This is a first for us

Yep, just incubating.
Nope, an infertile egg would never do that. People incubate those for three weeks all the time. Most of us candle at 7 days and remove them. I kiddingly call them lava lights, as when you candle, there's nothing there but a yellow glow. This OP has no rooster.
 
I wonder ... how long have you had these hens? Sperm can remain viable in a hen for at least a couple of weeks ... 🤔 I don't know. Just trying to make sense of this, don't mind me. 🤷🏼‍♀️
 
My husband was making some breakfast this am and one of the eggs he cracked was very strange. The membrane was thicker and didn't let the egg crack open and the insides looked like blood. When I cracked it open the liquid was pinkish, only a dot of yellow yolk and the membrane attached to the egg shell was bloody looking and a very bad odor too. I've never seen this before and her eggs since then have been normal. She's an Americana (Easter Egger) and is going on 3 years old. What do y'all think?? View attachment 4194339View attachment 4194340
In the lack of a rooster, often when a hen has an ovary issue, a hen might actually start acting like a rooster and start mounting other hens. This can happen in reverse as well but this is also generally rare cases. That could? be the reason you look to have a fertile egg. I've heard from some farms that out of curiosity they discovered refridgerated eggs can still be incubated and hatched in some cases. Either way though, I think others are right with the advice to look for infection or health issues and watch her laying and eating patterns. It is more likely she has an issue than got fertilized by another bird in this case, especially if she is not free range.
 

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