Do I have a fertile egg?

[Ccisdacute1]

I’m new to hatching eggs and I found what I believe is a duck egg. (Sorry i know this forum is for chickens) but can anyone tell me if this egg is fertile? Somethings have happened inside since I found it. I just want to know if it’s developing or rotting. It’s been 3 days since I’ve started properly incubating it. So yesterday I noticed a dark dot and then early this morning I noticed a circle and now it’s gotten a bit bigger. Any help is appreciated! Thank you!

 

[The Chick Addict]

Hello, and !!!! Congratulations, your egg is fertile!!!

 

[nuthatched]

This forum is for all poultry and birds, chickens, Quail, ducks, geese, emus, peacocks, turkeys etc :] I don't think it's alive, I don't see veins. Try candling from the air cells, the light part on the fat end.

 

[Ccisdacute1]

Hello, and !!!! Congratulations, your egg is fertile!!!

Thank you! Wow that’s amazing news! Found it cold and alone in the forest to bringing it to life is awesome!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Hi, welcome to the forum from Louisiana. Glad you joined.

This link takes you to an article in the Articles section above that shows you what to look for when candling. It covers chicken eggs but the general idea is the same for all poultry eggs. The timing will be off though for different species because they take different times to develop.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/development-of-a-chicken-embryo-day-by-day.72537/

I don't have any idea what species of egg that is you found in the forest. How did it get out by itself? It could be about anything: turkey, duck, grouse, snake or many other things. I'm sure there is a story you will never know.

The first thing we usually see is veining. Other stuff can start to show up earlier but it's really hard to see, especially if you have no experience looking. Three days is fairly early to see veining in chickens and if that is something with a longer incubation period it may just be too early. I'd be patient and try again in a couple of days. As good of a view that you have it should be pretty obvious when veining starts.

 

[Ccisdacute1]

Hi, welcome to the forum from Louisiana. Glad you joined.

This link takes you to an article in the Articles section above that shows you what to look for when candling. It covers chicken eggs but the general idea is the same for all poultry eggs. The timing will be off though for different species because they take different times to develop.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/development-of-a-chicken-embryo-day-by-day.72537/

I don't have any idea what species of egg that is you found in the forest. How did it get out by itself? It could be about anything: turkey, duck, grouse, snake or many other things. I'm sure there is a story you will never know.

The first thing we usually see is veining. Other stuff can start to show up earlier but it's really hard to see, especially if you have no experience looking. Three days is fairly early to see veining in chickens and if that is something with a longer incubation period it may just be too early. I'd be patient and try again in a couple of days. As good of a view that you have it should be pretty obvious when veining starts.

It’s definitely a duck egg because there’s only ducks and geese in the forest it’s a small area. The egg is too small to be a goose egg so it’s definitely a ducks! It has a slight olive green tint to it.

 

[The Chick Addict]

Thank you! Wow that’s amazing news! Found it cold and alone in the forest to bringing it to life is awesome!

Wow, thats amazing!! I'm so glad you saved it!!

 

[Ccisdacute1]

Wow, thats amazing!! I'm so glad you saved it!!

Thank you so much!

 

[The Chick Addict]

Thank you so much!

Your very welcome!!!

 

[Ccisdacute1]

UPDATE! This is how the egg looks today! I think I can see some veins starting to form in the middle!