Worms in Eggs ..?

[flymamma]

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/35/roundworms-in-eggs

I am confused about the picture in this link .. I have had a few eggs with the white "bulls eye" that this picture illustrates , but I am not sure if the "bulls eye " is the worm or the long white thing to the right . My chickens are 7 months old , I have never wormed them .. BUT I have never seen a worm in their poop . I scrape the fresh poops under the roost every morning . I have found references to the Bulls eye being a sign of a fertile egg , But I have no roosters . Wouldn't I see worms in the poo first ? Before they apeared in the egg ?

 

[canada-goose]

I doubt you have worm problems but if you take a picture, we can check!

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

The "stem" to the right of the yolk is the roundworm. Same worm all animals are prone to getting without proper care.

 

[flymamma]

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Thank you . That is what I thought .. But thought I would clarify . So what is the "bull eye" On the yolk .. if I have no roosters to make fertile eggs ?

 

[edselpdx]

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Infertile eggs can have a small roundish white spot. When it is as pronounced as the one in this picture and a "true" bullseye with a white ring around a spot, that indicates fertility. Most of mine have the white spot, but not a bullseye. I also have no roosters. And as stated above, the worm is the thin white string/stem in the picture.

 

[shaggy]

Bullseye

 

[vtara16]

typically a bulls eye means that the egg is fertile. Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[ranchhand]

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You got it right. The following is a great thread with excellent pics for reference. The whole index is full of info for when you aren't sure about something.

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

 

[cassie]

Roundworms are intestinal parasites. I have never heard of one getiing into an egg. I don't know how that would be possible.