Silly Bullseye Question

[TK Poultry]

i was hard boiling eggs like i do every week, and i was cutting them up for my chickens and i seen that the center was like orange unsead of a rich yellow like the rest of the yolks. i have been collecting eggs from my bantam ameraucanas tried a couple of times incubating them but with some failure, but what im really asking is does that orange mean some of my eggs are fertile? because honestly ive never seen my lil roo do the deed

 

[jenjscott]

No, the yolk color has nothing to do with fertility.

 

[TK Poultry]

well dont you have a "bullseye" if they are fertile and wouldnt that show in the yolk? the actually color is a deep yellow but the centers of some were orange not the classic yellow i was just wondering if the "bullseye" would discolor the middle of the yolk

 

[Egg_newton]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008

Bullseye won't change yolk color. Check out this thread. It will explain.

 

[debilorrah]

You see the bullseye as a small white dot on a raw egg.

 

[jenjscott]

The bullseye basically floats on the outside of the yolk.

 

[TK Poultry]

ok because i was freaking out that i boiled some of my future babies!!!!! i about cryed but that makes me feel better

 

[speckledhen]

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No, not quite true. ALL yolks have the white dot. Its just that when the dot has a white circle around it, that is fertile.

 

[Keri78]

Umm..the only way your going to see the bullseye is if you crack the egg raw...a hard boiled egg is not going to help you out any. Maybe do a week of scrambled eggs instead of boiled and you will know better what's going on(or not going on) with your Roo Boy!

 

[TK Poultry]

great idea ill just do a scrambled egg week and they get treats and i get answers....ive never seen a flock of chickens freak out like they do on egg monday!