Duck Incubation time.. (first timers)

[chickens really]

I was thinking the same, i cracked one more and looks exactly the same.

Refresh my memory..How old are these Ducks and do they have water to breed in?...

 

[casportpony]

I was thinking the same, i cracked one more and looks exactly the same.

Set them and see what happens.

 

[chickens really]

They have one. My male does not seem to mate my Pekin. She is the only one laying. I have witnessed him on my mallard and the other Blue Swedish. Im thinking because she is lame he might not want to, he does try to protect her, just not mate with her.

How old are these Ducks?

 

[GeoGreyWolf]

Set them and see what happens.

I can see, if they dont hatch then they dont.. Im not big into eating eggs, my daughters love hard boiled so I will save some for them.

 

[GeoGreyWolf]

How old are these Ducks?

Mal (mallard0 and Princess (Blue Swedish) Not sure.. bought them from a lady and asked for egg laying age. She did not know their exact. Their bottom halfs are getting a little bigger so maybe they will lay soon. Cleaner (pekin) is about 7 months and Prince (male Blue Swedish) is about 5 months

 

[chickens really]

Mal (mallard0 and Princess (Blue Swedish) Not sure.. bought them from a lady and asked for egg laying age. She did not know their exact. Their bottom halfs are getting a little bigger so maybe they will lay soon. Cleaner (pekin) is about 7 months and Prince (male Blue Swedish) is about 5 months

That's your problem..They are all too young..wait till May to hatch them. Your Drake is very young..

 

[Pyxis]

Opened one of the eggs to see if fertilized.. not seeing a bullseye. but seeing something whitish in the clear yolk.. Left part of the egg. @chickens really @casportpony
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I actually don't see the blastodisc in this picture. It was probably on the other side of the yolk. In an infertile egg it looks like a small white dot. When fertile it looks like a white dot with a faint white ring around it, called a bullseye.

A five month old drake can definitely fertilize the females if he's actually mating with them and doing it correctly. It might take him some time to get the form down.

 

[GeoGreyWolf]

I actually don't see the blastodisc in this picture. It was probably on the other side of the yolk. In an infertile egg it looks like a small white dot. When fertile it looks like a white dot with a faint white ring around it, called a bullseye.

A five month old drake can definitely fertilize the females if he's actually mating with them and doing it correctly. It might take him some time to get the form down.

Seeing this i flipped the yolk and took this picture.. i kind of see a bullseye.. what does everyone think? @casportpony @chickens really @Pyxis

 

[GeoGreyWolf]

better picture

 

[chickens really]

better picture
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Not fertile ...