Hi everybody! A few weeks ago a friend called me because a wild duck sitting on a nest of 11 eggs in her backyard was killed by a cat. This was very sad ofcourse, but we hoped we could maybe save the eggs. The duck had been sitting/incubating for about 1-2 days. The eggs had been cold for some time tho. I candled the eggs and saw development in every egg. I decided to put the eggs underneath a broody hen and hoped for the best. After a few days I decided to candle them again. Sadly only 1 egg had survived. Now, at day 22/23 I candled the egg again and found that the egg has a very weird shaped and big air sac. It takes in about 60% of the entire egg. On one side of the egg, the air sac runs from the base of the egg almost up to the pointy side of the egg. I do see clear veines and some movement in the “dark part”, so the chick is still alive I guess. Does this egg have any chance of hatching? I worry there is way to little space for the duckling to develop properly. I will try to post a pic of the candeling tomorrow. Thanks in advance for your reactions/answers!!
P.S. Sorry for my bad English, Dutch is my native language.
P.S. Sorry for my bad English, Dutch is my native language.