January Hatch-a-long 2018

[Scott214]

 

[Scott214]

Does this look like it’s fertile? It’s at day 3 and UT said that the dark and light could mean its fertile what do y’all think about this egg?

That's wonderful news! I love candling. It's difficult for me to keep my hands off them.

Something else you can notice on your photos, that tells fertility, is the clear delineation of and change to the yolk. They only change like this, becoming pancake like, when it's fertile. Early on it's much easier to look for this on dark eggs than veins.

 

[chickenmama109]

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Thanks they are very pretty

 

[Scott214]

No problem

 

[chickenmama109]

Partridge!

What does partridge mean

 

[Scott214]

Here is a partridge

 

[chickenmama109]

That is a very pretty one i hope she has some thanks for every thing every one

 

[Scott214]

Oh it’s no problem!

 

[chickenmama109]

These are the air sails and one egg are they fertile it is day 7 and there are no vains and is the air sail a good size for the day they are one

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Does this look like it’s fertile? It’s at day 3 and UT said that the dark and light could mean its fertile what do y’all think about this egg?

Yes, it looks fertile to me. It gets noticeable at days 3-5. I took some pics of my Marans eggs in this time frame last week. I'll find some on my phone and post for you to reference. I need to add in this is something I've noticed on my own. Other references to it are few and far between but are out there. "Yes" means most likely fertile. "No" just means maybe. It's just for fun not purging.