Are my eggs fertile or bad?

[hollytamale]

My Chinese goose has been sitting on two eggs for about 3 weeks now. I took them in to look at them with a flashlight and couldn't see through them except a large clear part at the top. Is that good? Or are they rotten?

The male and female were getting along quite well a while back

But theyre each under a year old...

And also, how long can goose eggs be left unattended in 70* weather and be okay?

 

[BellLisamo]

i believe its 28 days til they hatch??? (someone else will know)

 

[tellynpeep]

At 3 weeks, if they are developing, the egg will appear solid dark when candled except for the air space at the top.

 

[KnightslilAngel]

you're eggs are good dont worry :3

 

[hollytamale]

Thanks for the encouraging words, guys! Its funny, though. The sitter isn't the mother! The real mom had a huge nest (18 and wouldn't sit) and the other female lived alone at my cousins and would sit on infertile chicken eggs like crazy! I felt bad for her so I gave her 2 (hopefully) fertile eggs from my original pair and shes been sitting ever since, even after we moved her to my house with a new nest and a gander and everything! (Coyotes got his mate, the real mother, and the gander was depressed so she became his companion)

I guess she's got a very strong maternal instinct to be so young!

Can anyone answer my question about how long eggs stay good?