Is this egg fertilized?

[sarahandjay]

Looks to be! I would post up pictures of your girls and see what people say. Could you possibly have had a sneaky visitor?

 

[Bryam]

The egg is definatly fertalized! You should buy a Lotto ticket, you have good luck! You have a rooster that acts like a hen. Your lucky if he never crows!

 

[CrazedCowgirl]

The only chicken I have that might be a roo is my little 16 week old orpington. But she definitely doesn't crow. No large comb, spurs or saddle feathers either.

Pics are a couple weeks old but she still.looks the same. That and my other hens don't like her getting close to them....I'm so confused right now. Lol

 

[josy]

Id say that's a roo. A bit sneaky though. If your hens don't like it getting close that confirms it for me.

 

[CrazedCowgirl]

My Orp is a new addition to my flock. Only had her a little over a month. My question. When do roo's start looking like roos? My little orp has no saddle feathers, no crowing, no spurs, no large comb or wattles.....I'd love to keep a roo but I'm in the city limits and once he crows, he's going a a stew pot.....


Here's some new pics.

 

[josy]

Some are very slow to feather out like a roo. I just sold a 5 month old roo that never crowed, not even trying yet. Almost made me keep him but he went to free range with 30 hens. I had another that I was SURE was a hen at about 3 1/2 months and then suddenly it started getting saddle feathers and quickly changed attitude as well becoming the meanest one I've had. And then others like my partridge Chantecler I could tell was a roo easily at less than two months. So it really depends on the individual.
With yours I mainly think it's a roo because of its body structure and stance. I expect that soon you will see some saddle feathers and redder wattles. If you really want to keep him and he starts to crow you could use a crow collar. I have never used them just heard about them.