Are these dead?

[fredsmomma]

I have no idea how old there mom got eaten by a gator in the pond. Please help me tell if there alive or not. Thanks. There's 5 eggs picture one is egg one and so on.

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[HouseElfSphynx]

Looks to me like they might be alive still. But I'll leave it to the more experienced hatchers: )

 

[fredsmomma]

Thanks

 

[fredsmomma]

Looks to me like they might be alive still. But I'll leave it to the more experienced hatchers: )

Can you tell how old they are?

 

[HouseElfSphynx]

well i have hatched my own eggs but only two survived because i was using the wrong incubator. I used a chart that i found on google to compare when i would candle the duck eggs. here is the chart


to me they look like they are inbetween day 4 and day 6 as you can barely see the veins in the photos. you can try putting them in an incubator or with a broody hen or duck. they should take 28 days to hatch, take 4 or 6 away and they should hatch within that time limit. never freak if they are late. If they turn black inside during incubation they are dead and you might want to remove the egg carefully.

 

[fredsmomma]

well i have hatched my own eggs but only two survived because i was using the wrong incubator. I used a chart that i found on google to compare when i would candle the duck eggs. here is the chart to me they look like they are inbetween day 4 and day 6 as you can barely see the veins in the photos.  you can try putting them in an incubator or with a broody hen or duck. they should take 28 days to hatch, take 4 or 6 away and they should hatch within that time limit. never freak if they are late. If they turn black inside during incubation they are dead and you might want to remove the egg carefully.   

So they do not look already dead? Thank you for helping

 

[HouseElfSphynx]

no they dont not to me they look alive and just waiting to hatch in a certain amount of days

 

[fredsmomma]

no they dont not to me they look alive and just waiting to hatch in a certain amount of days  

I have a female pekin duck. She's just over 2 months old not laying. Could I put the eggs with her or would it be better to incubate them?

 

[HouseElfSphynx]

it might be better to incubate them im not sure if the 2 month old pekin will know what to do or accept them if shes not laying. You could always buy a hen box and get a broody hen from a local chicken farmer. You could even ask to lease one. or check craigslist. incubators for duck eggs are quite expensive. which is why i used a still air which only gave me two ducklings. It was not a good hatch lol. i hope alot of others who have alot more experience in hatching duck eggs will come here and offer advice. as im pretty useless after this point but i can research for you if you need i always find my best answers that way if i cant get them here i get better luck with answers on thegoatspot.net sign up for there and see if you can get some answers there as well they are fast responders they respond within a day. Faster than here.

 

[Junibutt]

Well I think those eggs did not develop at all and its just the shadow of the yolk. The only way to test is to put in an incubator for 4-5 days or under a broody and candle afterwards for any changes.