Ducks

[Nana C]

raccoon got 9 of 11 mallard duck egg. I took the other 2 in and have had them in a homemade incubator for about 2 weeks. They were obviously growing but over the weekend the incubator reached 107ﾟ It was only for a short time and I took the eggs out and let them cool.I am not sure if they are still alive is there any way to tell??

 

[BelovedBirds]

raccoon got 9 of 11 mallard duck egg. I took the other 2 in and have had them in a homemade incubator for about 2 weeks. They were obviously growing but over the weekend the incubator reached 107ﾟ It was only for a short time and I took the eggs out and let them cool.I am not sure if they are still alive is there any way to tell??

Have you candled them? Post pics of them being candled and we should be able to see if they're alive.
Are these your ducks eggs or wild ones?
What happened to the mum? Did the raccoon get her?

 

[Nana C]

Have you candled them? Post pics of them being candled and we should be able to see if they're alive.
Are these your ducks eggs or wild ones?
What happened to the mum? Did the raccoon get her?

These are wild duck eggs. The mom left and did not come back. I think the raccoon might have injured her. I will try to get pics out to you. Thank you

 

[BelovedBirds]

These are wild duck eggs. The mom left and did not come back. I think the raccoon might have injured her. I will try to get pics out to you. Thank you

Do you have any local wildlife rescues/wildlife rehabbers? In most areas mallards are a protected species so having the eggs in possession is illegal-
Being wild animals, if they hatched successfully they'd need to go to some sort of rehabber to be raised for release

 

[Nana C]

These are wild duck eggs. The mom left and did not come back. I think the raccoon might have injured her. I will try to get pics out to you. Thank you

 

[BelovedBirds]

Those don't look too great, are you seeing any movement? Any veins?

 

[Nana C]

Those don't look too great, are you seeing any movement? Any veins?

I will try for better pictures.

 

[Nana C]

The one looks like it has water droplets inside of it.

 

[BelovedBirds]

The one looks like it has water droplets inside of it.

Those look like quitters to me. Is there any movement? Can you see any visible veins? Can't see any in the photos.
Does your incubator have a calibrated thermometer or anything? What is the heat source?

 

[Nana C]

It is a homemade incubator.I do not see any movement and and not sure on the veins. The embryos have grown a lot and fill up pretty much the whole egg.But like I said I think when it reached a 107 on Sunday in the incubator it may have killed them. I was holding on to hope. Not sure if I still should be.