Is there anyway to tell..

[chicksinthemachine]

If a hatched eggs is fertile or not, I mean is there a mark or something on the shell to indicate the fertility?

 

[Hooterville]

I've never heard of anything on the shell--only the "bullseye" that can be seen after the egg has been cracked.

I recieved some shipped eggs and a couple had cracks so I went ahead and opened them to see if the yolks were scambled.

I had read on here what the bullseye looked like~~~
This was the first time I had actually seen one in person

It's a shame you have to open the egg to see it!
Becky

 

[speckledhen]

No way to tell on the outside of the shell, sorry.

 

[Hooterville]

This link will take you to the posts that helped me figure it out--I think the info was from Speckledhen.

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