No rooster fertile eggs?

[cmobley]

I have 3 isa browns and 3 golden comets all laying an egg everyday. I also have 4 crested magpie ducks a magpie drake and 4 buff ducks a mallard duck and a mallard drake. Now the weird part. My chickens are laying eggs with bullseyes in them like their fertile. Not a solid dot but the very distinct dot with ring. I do not have a rooster and no roosters around. Anybody else ever seen this? My wife thinks my drakes may be doing this but the chickens and all ducks usually stay pretty well within their own groups other then feed scrap times.

 

[Lovem all]

My only thought is the drakes. They might be doing some sneak attacks lol. Incubate them and find out.

 

[FortCluck]

Can you post a pic of the eggs bullseye please?

 

[The Happster]

Guinea fowl can fertilize chicken eggs. Maybe ducks can, although I've certainly not seen it.
Photos of the fertile eggs will definitely help.
I don't see that any of your hens are roosters, since they're sex links.

 

[cmobley]

Ill post some pics next time I break some open.

 

[black_cat]

From what I've read, a drake mating with the hens could kill them? But obviously yours aren't dead, so that may not be the case. I thought that golden comets and ISA browns were the same thing? Please correct me if I'm wrong about any of this post.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

From what I've read, a drake mating with the hens could kill them? But obviously yours aren't dead, so that may not be the case. I thought that golden comets and ISA browns were the same thing? Please correct me if I'm wrong about any of this post.

ISA browns and golden comets are separate hybrids, I think.

 

[black_cat]

ISA browns and golden comets are separate hybrids, I think.

Oh, ok, thank you! I was under the impression that they were all basically red sex links.

 

[cmobley]

They look identical to me maybe a little different feather orientation but I cant tell which is which. They did start laying at 16 weeks which was a surprise I didnt know that benefit of them when buying them.

 

[FortCluck]

It is not possible for a duck to mate with a chicken. A duck has a physical penis that will kill a hen or mess her up badly because roosters do not have what ducks have. A ducks penis a like a corkscrew and fits perfectly with a female duck. Chicken hens have a straight vent entrance that works with a chicken rooster. I do not advise you keep drakes with chickens unless you want damaged hens or possible dead ones since drakes get quite aggressive during mating season.