Duck egg help

[Newbefl89]

We had vultures in the empty overgrown lot next to us. We went to scare them away and I saw a dead duck, about 3 feet from the duck in an overgrown area we found a nest. 1 egg was completely opened, the top was about 3ft from the nest and was completely empty. We found 7 others in the nest. A few I could clearly tell didn’t develop. But we are trying to figure out with these. We were able to get an incubator off Facebook for use and have had them in there for the last day. Temp is 100 and humidity about 60-65 ranging. I don’t mind waiting to see if they hatch but I’d rather know ahead or know roughly how much longer till we know if our clueless efforts have paid off and saved these poor little ducks. Sorry for the crappy photos. I have no clue what I’m really doing here and never thought I’d be here. I’d love if there is hope but know to be fully realistic. We don’t feel movement but we haven’t held them long enough (maybe).

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

We had vultures in the empty overgrown lot next to us. We went to scare them away and I saw a dead duck, about 3 feet from the duck in an overgrown area we found a nest. 1 egg was completely opened, the top was about 3ft from the nest and was completely empty. We found 7 others in the nest. A few I could clearly tell didn’t develop. But we are trying to figure out with these. We were able to get an incubator off Facebook for use and have had them in there for the last day. Temp is 100 and humidity about 60-65 ranging. I don’t mind waiting to see if they hatch but I’d rather know ahead or know roughly how much longer till we know if our clueless efforts have paid off and saved these poor little ducks. Sorry for the crappy photos. I have no clue what I’m really doing here and never thought I’d be here. I’d love if there is hope but know to be fully realistic. We don’t feel movement but we haven’t held them long enough (maybe).
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Omg incubate them! Judging by the picture, at least one is viable, and they look about lockdown ready.

 

[KathiQuacks]

Welcome to BYC

Photos 1, 3, and 4 look promising, photo 2 I’m unsure about.

They’re definitely far along. I expect they could hatch sometime this week. You’ll want to have them turning with the incubator’s auto turner until one shows obvious movement inside that big, clear air cell. Then, remove the turner and let them sit.

Was mama a wild duck? If so, it may not be legal for you to hatch these, at the very least not legal for you to keep after hatch. Check your local laws.

 

[Newbefl89]

Omg incubate them! Judging by the picture, at least one is viable, and they look about lockdown ready.

Got them in an incubator. that is awesome news! what do we do with lockdown?

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Got them in an incubator. that is awesome news! what do we do with lockdown?

If they start hatching/ look like they are going to hatch, you stop turning them. It doesn’t matter that much. The real important part of lockdown is to slightly raise the humidity, so it’s not too hard for them to get out, while also keeping it low enough they don’t drown. I’d say between 60% and 70% humidity.

 

[KathiQuacks]

If they start hatching/ look like they are going to hatch, you stop turning them. It doesn’t matter that much.

Not sure I’d say stopping turning doesn’t matter much. It’s still a step to practice to help ensure the babies pip and hatch in the right spot.

@Newbefl89 please read my message above about the legality of this situation. Wild duck eggs cannot be incubated, or at the very least not kept after hatch.

 

[Newbefl89]

Not sure I’d say stopping turning doesn’t matter much. It’s still a step to practice to help ensure the babies pip and hatch in the right spot.

@Newbefl89 please read my message above about the legality of this situation. Wild duck eggs cannot be incubated, or at the very least not kept after hatch.

We contacted the local wildlife, once we saw the eggs, who told us we can call them to collect the baby ducks if they do indeed hatch. We live in a HOA so besides law our HOA wouldn’t allow us to keep. And with my little knowledge I wouldn’t as i wouldn’t even know where to start. But thank you for that information.

 

[KathiQuacks]

We contacted the local wildlife, once we saw the eggs, who told us we can call them to collect the baby ducks if they do indeed hatch. We live in a HOA so besides law our HOA wouldn’t allow us to keep. And with my little knowledge I wouldn’t as i wouldn’t even know where to start. But thank you for that information.

Awesome. I wish you great luck with the hatch. Please feel free to ask any more questions if you have them