Serious Gal but has poop on her egg

Post by **WLLady** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:11 am

I agree 2 on bottom were not fertilized and ones above quit really early theres not enough blood to be past about day 7 or so i would say.

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:21 am

I don't see any veining, could be my phone though, doesn't look like any were fertile.

SandyM · Post by **SandyM** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:28 am

Those aren't the bullseye?

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:33 am

Fertile

Infertile

Jaye · Post by **Jaye** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:43 am

No, sorry, Sandy. Thanks for posting bigger pics. Those look to me like blastodiscs (unfertilized), not blastoderms (fertilized). Blastodiscs are slightly irregular shaped "dots" , whereas blastoderms have rounder concentric rings around a middle dot, like a dart board bullseye.
Here's an example:

Edited to add: LOL, Ontario Chick - you must have posted while I was still replying. Oh well, more examples can't hurt, right?

SandyM · Post by **SandyM** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:45 am

So I have a sterile rooster?? Eeek!!

SandyM · Post by **SandyM** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:46 am

Thanks for clearing that up!! I thought that was fertilized. Ugh!!

Jaye · Post by **Jaye** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:47 am

Not necessarily sterile ... he may just not be hitting the mark.

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 12:10 pm

those were silkie eggs eh Sandy? sometimes the fluff around their vent can prevent copulation. a lot of people trim or pluck around the vents on both the hens and the roosters to prevent that from happening.

Best of Luck.

Jaye · Post by **Jaye** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 12:12 pm

thegawd wrote:QR_BBPOST those were silkie eggs eh Sandy? sometimes the fluff around their vent can prevent copulation. a lot of people trim or pluck around the vents on both the hens and the roosters to prevent that from happening.

Best of Luck.

I agree - that's actually what I meant when I said he might be "missing the mark". You said it better.