Is my roo "getting the JOB" done??? (PIC'S ADDED)

[SC_Hugh]

Today, I saw my rooster (Azul) doing his quickie with the one pullet that is laying. I give him credit for knowing which pullet is laying eggs.

I hope that he is nice to the three of them, anyway I am looking into buying some protective saddles.

--Hugh

 

[k2chickens]

well i cracked open her VERY FIRST egg she ever layed today. If i were to try to incubate it, it wouldn't of gone in the bator untill the 7th day after it was layed due to eggs coming in the mail. Still think it would of had a chance to hatch??? I was also told in this thread NOT to incubate my first few eggs from my silkie pullet because they would not be healthy/hatch healthy. Is this 100% true?

here are the pics

I tried several different settings on my camera to get the best picture i could of the cracked open egg. I had to get a flashlight and try and highlight the area where "i think" i see a bulls eye!!! What do you guy's think??

 

[happi752]

yep thats a fertile egg.

 

[BarkerChickens]

The reason you don't want to use the first few eggs isn't because they are "unhealthy" to hatch, but rather are smaller than normal eggs and, therefore, don't give the chick enough room to develop. Some people have hatched pullet eggs, but it is no recommended because of the "squish" factor.

I think your roo is doing his job.

 

[birdsofthefarm]

he is getting the job done

 

[k2chickens]

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ha!!! you guy's really think so??? i guess when i look at speckeldhen's post...it makes me think it had a chance of NOT being fertile because her egg has a very white center/bullseye, where as mine is hard to see. But my eggs IS a bantam egg i suppose.

 

[k2chickens]

any other opinion's??

 

[fshinggrl]

Looks fertile to me.

 

[BarkerChickens]

The fresher the egg, the lighter the bulls-eye. Let one sit on the counter for a few days and then crack it open. It will be MUCH easier to see!

 

[greathorse]

That is a fertile egg. Non fertile will have no bullseye. There are very few absolutes when breeding any animal. In general breeding very young stock whether it is a horse, dog, or a chicken there is a risk for any number of reasons. That is not to say you cant have success, the odds are just less. Hatching pullet eggs is not recommened due to the amount of space the chick will have to properly hatch, on the other hand I am sure you will hear more than one story about someone hatching a clutch of pullet eggs and having had great hatches and great birds.