candling help day 21

[naithai]

hi guys
i have few questions since im new to incubating and stuff

1st - can someone tell me if those eggs are developing correctly?
my docs with photos of each egg
^ the photos are here
i got rid of number 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7
eggs are from indian runner ducks

2nd - so something happened to number 6 (at day 17) and it cracked a bit (nothing poured out) what do i do now?
i candled it today and it has few small black dots on the shell from the inside

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

They appear to be developing however I have never incubated duck eggs before. Let me tag a couple of members that might be able to help you. Good luck with the hatch!

@cheezenkwackers

@New duck mommy 2021

 

[TwoCrows]

I moved this thread over to our Ducks forum, hopefully someone stops by soon to help!

 

[naithai]

I moved this thread over to our Ducks forum, hopefully someone stops by soon to help!

thanks!

 

[Miss Lydia]

@New duck mommy 2021 has experience.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

So, I am so sorry but they do not look to be alive to me. By day 21 most of the egg is dark and full of a moving embryo. Number 6 has bacteria in it (the dark spots). It will start to smell bad soon. I would remove 6 but it won’t hurt to continue a few days more with the rest. Maybe they are just really behind.

 

[naithai]

So, I am so sorry but they do not look to be alive to me. By day 21 most of the egg is dark and full of a moving embryo. Number 6 has bacteria in it (the dark spots). It will start to smell bad soon. I would remove 6 but it won’t hurt to continue a few days more with the rest. Maybe they are just really behind.

thanks for the answer, i'll let them sit few more days, we'll see then

 

[cheezenkwackers]

thanks for the answer, i'll let them sit few more days, we'll see then

Wait please! I am stupid and didn’t see the pictures past the first week. 6 looks good, don’t take it out. The others do look behind. You can try to seal the crack with candle wax if you want.

 

[naithai]

OK, I'll try wax
Fortunately I did not take number 6 out