Is this egg fertile? (pics)

[Poliwag]

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These are pictures of the same egg.
It's hard to get a good picture.
It's a first egg. Is it fertile?

 

[mulia24]

seems the age of the egg is old enough, perhaps more than 5 days, i'm not sure.

better let expert to check it.

 

[Poliwag]

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5 days? I just got it today o.o

 

[mulia24]

well, then i assume the egg is fertile, but, it always good to wait for the expert to start talking.

and, for the most certainty, simply set it inside bator for 3 days, if vein appear than the egg is fertile, that's the best way i've found out.

 

[Kittymomma]

It looks like #3 shows the fertile bulls-eye. It's always hard to tell from pictures though. If you do a search for Speckledhen and fertile egg pictures you should come up with some really good ones that she posted a little while back.

ETA: I found the line-- https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008

 

[Poliwag]

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One small problem... I broke open the egg

My chooks are 7 months (30 weeks) old and I am not sure if my rooster has been doing his "thing" yet.
If it is fertile, the next egg I get is going in the incubator.
I had to, sadly, give away my rooster due to a neighbor... but the eggs should be fertile for a month or so after he is gone.

 

[mulia24]

well, i mean that the scrambled one isn't included into bator test.

true, the egg produced by hen will still fertile for more than 2 weeks, great creature they're.

 

[Kittymomma]

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At 7 months I'm sure he's been doing his job. I wouldn't count on 4 weeks of fertility though. They can be fertile for up to 4 weeks so you want to wait that long before you sell/hatch eggs that you want from a particular roo. I'm pretty sure fertility will drop significantly after 1-2 weeks though.

 

[Poliwag]

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At 7 months I'm sure he's been doing his job. I wouldn't count on 4 weeks of fertility though. They can be fertile for up to 4 weeks so you want to wait that long before you sell/hatch eggs that you want from a particular roo. I'm pretty sure fertility will drop significantly after 1-2 weeks though.

Well, I wasn't sure exactly how long... should be long enough for me to be able to hatch my rooster's babies

 

[joebryant]

Yes, that egg is definitely fertile.
EDIT: Note the donut around the white spot.