How is my egg supposed to look at day 6?

[PoultryBird12]

I am trying to hatch some duck eggs and this is day 6 and I am not seeing any growth. Is this normal? Or should I toss them? I don't really want to toss them yet.... Help!

 

[TLWR]

You don't really see too much with duck eggs until around day 7 or 8. If they still look like duds after 12 days, then toss them, but not seeing anything at day 6 isn't long enough yet to see if anything isn't happening.

 

[Miss Lydia]

http://wildliferehabber.com/candling-eggs

 

[PoultryBird12]

You don't really see too much with duck eggs until around day 7 or 8. If they still look like duds after 12 days, then toss them, but not seeing anything at day 6 isn't long enough yet to see if anything isn't happening.

I'm glad to hear that! Thank you!

 

[buff goose guy]

what breed are they ?

 

[PoultryBird12]

what breed are they ?

Pekin/Mallard mix.

 

[buff goose guy]

maybe a few veins but, i know for certain that if you check on day 12 is should move a bit, ( some might not because some are lazy but still alive) but alot of mine move on day 12

 

[PoultryBird12]

Day seven and still look like duds.

I will wait until day twelve.... Really hoping right now.....

It just confuses me that I'm not seeing anything because I hatched guinea fowl and I could see the embryo by day two!

 

[buff goose guy]

Well ducks are courting right now not really passing on genes

 

[PoultryBird12]

Well ducks are courting right now not really passing on genes

I cracked open an egg a couple days before I started incubating these eggs and I saw fertilization in the yolk. :| apparently mine are.