Is this egg fertilized?! (I thought my roo infertile)

[CoopBoots]

First pullet egg from my flock and I think I see a bullseye. Am I crazy?!

The disc is so tiny I thought maybe I'm looking at the wrong spot, but I couldn't find another. My rooster is ancient and I've never seen him do more than a clumsy dance. He's so bad at gauging distance he never even perches. And he is incapable of chasing down a hen. Is he possibly still managing to mate?!

 

[room onthebroom]

Looks fertile to me.

 

[BelovedBirds]

First pullet egg from my flock and I think I see a bullseye. Am I crazy?!

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The disc is so tiny I thought maybe I'm looking at the wrong spot, but I couldn't find another. My rooster is ancient and I've never seen him do more than a clumsy dance. He's so bad at gauging distance he never even perches. And he is incapable of chasing down a hen. Is he possibly still managing to mate?!

I'm no expert but it sure looks fertilised to me. Maybe a fluke? Id check a few more eggs

 

[Tonyroo]

Looks fertile even though the disc is faint you can still see it.

 

[CoopBoots]

I'm no expert but it sure looks fertilised to me. Maybe a fluke? Id check a few more eggs

I definitely will. If he's actually managing any type of fertility at all, it's 100% more than I expected. Still likely he might not manage to take care of all the eggs considering he has 9 hens all to himself in his twilight years...

 

[Tonyroo]

BTW older roosters can ambush mate the hens. While she's distracted from eating he jumps on her.

 

[BelovedBirds]

I definitely will. If he's actually managing any type of fertility at all, it's 100% more than I expected. Still likely he might not manage to take care of all the eggs considering he has 9 hens all to himself in his twilight years...

That is a fair few hens. If you want chicks from him, Id pay close attention to his behaviours-- He may have a favourite hen or two. If he does, he may have more success mating them and they may have more fertilised eggs. Just a thought