Do these muscovy eggs look viable

jus10inla

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Back story; momma muscovy decided to make her clutch on my roof. She has them positioned as to not fall out. When i found her she had been missing for around 3-4 days. So i just went 28 days and marked as sometime in the next few days will be day 35. I’ve hatched numerous chicken eggs, both in incubator and under a broody.

However thesr have me concerned. Never seen an egg really change color like this. She has been sitting pretty constant for at least 3 weeks. But over the last few days she has been off the nest lot more than on it i think. The drake is definitely doing his job ; just wondering if this first time mom is actually doing what she should;
 

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Back story; momma muscovy decided to make her clutch on my roof. She has them positioned as to not fall out. When i found her she had been missing for around 3-4 days. So i just went 28 days and marked as sometime in the next few days will be day 35. I’ve hatched numerous chicken eggs, both in incubator and under a broody.

However thesr have me concerned. Never seen an egg really change color like this. She has been sitting pretty constant for at least 3 weeks. But over the last few days she has been off the nest lot more than on it i think. The drake is definitely doing his job ; just wondering if this first time mom is actually doing what she should;
If it’s really hot out she will be off more on the heat
The colouring can be from her getting belly wet then the eggs and any bedding may colour them
 
Well it was a 100% bust. I kinda knew when 35 days shoulda been up. Needless to say 3 or 4 days later i saw her fly down AND DROP 2 EGGS ONE AT A TIME next to the pond.. she scuddled around with the pissed off broody face, when i got home i pulled the nest down. 1 egg left; look’s like shrunk wrap rite at the end. The other 2 eggs that she dropped looked maybe half to almost fully developed. Oh, there was an egg that never developed in the nest and had a huge chip in it.

Have no idea what happened to the other 3 or 4 eggs
 

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