When you first collect an egg, how do you know if it's fertile?

[kays chicks]

Thanks. It's from my own hens. So I can put it in the incubator now?

yes i would if they were mine , there are lots of site you can see candled eggs which have helped me . if you are unsure that the eggs are the day they should be mark them and keep an eye on them . i always move them away from the good ones or the ones you can see movement . good luck and keep us posted

 

[LovelyBantam]

Thanks for all the help, everyone. I'm learning so much!

My eggs are marked with identification, age, front, back, whether it's a questionable hatch or not, and everything is marked in a notebook with profiles for each egg. Doesn't help the wait is already killing me.

 

[kays chicks]

Thanks for all the help, everyone. I'm learning so much!

My eggs are marked with identification, age, front, back, whether it's a questionable hatch or not, and everything is marked in a notebook with profiles for each egg. Doesn't help the wait is already killing me.

thats the worse bit

if you are not sure about the eggs keep until you are i didnt throw mine until 2 days after just incase they were late hatchers . i only had 2 hatch but mine was a home made bator and my first time but they went to about day 10 . you learn and im glad that 2 hatched . below 15 days old and first time out the brooder in the sun , they loved it .

 

[LovelyBantam]

Thanks.

How cute

 

[kays chicks]

if you look at my pic on my profile page i have took them hatching at every stage

enjoy and good luck

 

[Zippy007]

I crack it and use the others i collect lol

 

[LovelyBantam]

I have a small flock so I only get about two a day. Thanks, though.

 

[Zippy007]

ahhh fair enough, candling is the best then!

 

[LovelyBantam]

Another just started laying!

Better late than never I guess. XD

 

[Zippy007]

we've just collected eggs and one is huge just wondering if its a double yolker, deffo going in the bator!