My lovely yellow goldens.

[Ecarroll]

First ever egg today! I'm so excited!
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Yay!!! Congrats!
Have been slowly reading through this thread and just want to say that they are gorgeous, and you’re doing great with them!

 

[ChikaInu]

If your not going to incubate but maybe sell? After about 2 weeks of laying you can crack them open into a small class to see if they are fertile. The fertile eggs will have a 'bullseye' on the yolk. Here's a couple of picks of what to look for.

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Thank you!
I'm not going to do either, I was mostly curious if Prim might be fertile the first season or not.

 

[ChikaInu]

Yay!!! Congrats!
Have been slowly reading through this thread and just want to say that they are gorgeous, and you’re doing great with them!

Thank you! I feel like such a proud mama today, almost like I laid the egg myself!

 

[007Sean]

Thank you!
I'm not going to do either, I was mostly curious if Prim might be fertile the first season or not.

Yes, Goldens are fertile their 1st breeding season.

 

[ChikaInu]

Yes, Goldens ate fertile their 1st breeding season.

Thank you! I am sure I've read/heard that the males are not fertile until second season but I wasn't confident. He certainly acts fertile!

 

[007Sean]

Thank you! I am sure I've read/heard that the males are not fertile until second season but I wasn't confident. He certainly acts fertile!

I bought some eggs one time, they were suppose to be pure Amherst but the male I hatched out wasn't colored out yet but fertile, I didn't find out until he colored out that fall that it wasn't pure...too late, I hatched out about 25 Amherst cross chick's. Goldens are the same, fertile the 1st breeding season.

 

[ChikaInu]

I bought some eggs one time, they were suppose to be pure Amherst but the male I hatched out wasn't colored out yet but fertile, I didn't find out until he colored out that fall that it wasn't pure...too late, I hatched out about 25 Amherst cross chick's. Goldens are the same, fertile the 1st breeding season.

Wow, that's bad luck! What did you end up doing with the chicks? Just sold them as crossed?

 

[ChikaInu]

Also, I only Thought that was the first egg... when I did a more thorough search the next day I found a hidden nest with eight perfect little eggs in it!
I'm pretty sure Buttercup and Daffodil are both laying since they are "fussy" with the eggs. Not too sure about Dandelion since she doesn't seem to bother or nest at all.

 

[ChikaInu]

A duck egg, some pheasant eggs (they almost look fake) and a chicken egg. A wonderful wee Easter collection.

 

[007Sean]

Wow, that's bad luck! What did you end up doing with the chicks? Just sold them as crossed?

I still have them, the males I gave away to a couple of friends that think they were beautiful. I may just enroll them in freezer camp!