first egg three days, 2nd egg two days on down. However, they are in the refrigerator and here in Michigan the last four days, it has been colder outside then the fridge.
worried about human scent on the egg or is that a wives tale?
We have a mating pair of Mallards. she began laying eggs three days ago. I contacted the person we got her from and they said, "if she don't sit on it, then its infertile". So we removed 3 eggs (1 each day). Now after some more research we learn that a Mallard won't sit until there is 8 eggs or...