I'm sure this has been discussed but fertilized vs un-fertilized eggs

[mommas_got_peeps]

Hey there,

My husband made a comment to me the other day about getting rid of our roos because all of the eggs would have nasty "red" in them from being fertilized. Is this accurate.? being a newbie here I couldn't dispute..I just looked at him and said "What? REally?"

I don't think I could crack open a "bloody" egg every morning for breakfast... ick

 

[sonew123]

Quote:
Your husband is sooo wrong Tell him the fertile eggs are amazing to eat-there's is absolutely NO taste difference. There are blood spots in eggs -all eggs fertile or not. When I used to buy store eggs I would get a bloody egg from time to time and by bloody I mean a speck of blood. That happens when the eggs is developing in the chicken long before the shell is finished forming

 

[sgtmom52]

Take a look at the first post in this link and it will show you the difference between a fertilized egg and an unfertilized egg.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008

It has nothing to do with blood spots which are a little "oops" in the egg development.

 

[Mattemma]

Thanks for the picture.I was wondering too.Thought there was some sort of dimple or something diiferent looking in the shell.
Regardless of the blood spots I have found some people just get all funky over the idea of eating rooster sprem,lol.

 

[Judy]

There have been some threads on here of hatching store bought eggs, not necessarily those marked as fertile.