No rooster fertile eggs?

[The Happster]

Can we see the hens? I want to make certain it isn't them. I'm sure it's not, but then either it's the ducks or you have a visiting cockerel.

 

[Trisseh]

I suppose there’s a possibility of the drake not being able to fully penetrate in which case the chicken would be no worse for wear. Or, in the case of some drakes, if one has a damaged phallus that is more like a nub, then that could preclude any damage to the chicken...

Try incubating a couple and see if they’re actually fertile.

 

[cmobley]

That was 2 dozen eggs I cracked to freeze. There was 5 out of the 2 dozen like that. Theres no size difference or way to tell them apart just crack and see what comes out.

 

[The Happster]

Yeah....all the chickens are definitely girls.

 

[MysteryChicken]

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Those chickens are ladies.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

We have a mystery on our hands!

 

[The Happster]

Enter, @MGG.

 

[cmobley]

I was reading about some animals that reproduce without a male but that's just weird. Could one of my hens have ovaries and testes? I noticed these eggs about a month ago but was hoping I was just confused. I've hatched tons of quail and chickens before and knew to look for the bullseye in eggs before incubation. I dunno what's going on theres no roosters around me and all these birds are confined to the back yard.

 

[Vickischics]

Hummm, that's crazy.

 

[MGG]

Are the fertile eggs all from one hen?
I agree, definitely incubate some. I'm as puzzled as everyone else is. Can you keep them all penned together and set up a camera for a few days? You might be able to get footage.