Egg help.

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

It appears to have a slight blood-ring developing. But the embryo was alive last night, it will do no harm to leave the egg in the incubator until you know for sure.

 

[nuthatched]

It would have been two weeks tomorrow. I actually took a video of it moving around last night and it looked perfectly healthy. It is a mallard duck egg.

your incubator must be running very cool, it doesn't look much past a week.

 

[Ducklings100]

your incubator must be running very cool, it doesn't look much past a week.

The temperature has been 99.5 the whole time, and the egg was definitely up to date. No idea what happened...

 

[Ducklings100]

It appears to have a slight blood-ring developing. But the embryo was alive last night, it will do no harm to leave the egg in the incubator until you know for sure.

Okay, thanks. I am going to check it again at the end of today.

 

[Ducklings100]

I went ahead and threw it out. Definitely dead.

 

[Ducklings100]

But, I do have another question. I am going out of town the day after tomorrow and will be gone until the next day until nighttime. It’s my last one alive, and has been standing vertically in the incubator pointy end down due to its air sac issues. I’ve been turning it about 5 times a day, but with me going out of town I’m not quite sure what I can do. Is it fine to not be turned or should I get someone to do it? I could also just put it in my automatic turner but that’s horizontal not vertical so I’m not sure if that would mess it up or what.

 

[Climbingalbatross]

I incubated eggs early November and i candled them before I had to put them in lockdown. There was a fully developed chick that had a slight blood ring. (Means they’re dead.) and he came back to life somehow . Anyways, this is him now.

I am so glad I saw your post. I will never toss another questionable egg again. There is a chance that a little one can emerge.