first duck egg today

[prospecthill]

I received ny first egg from my Runner Duck today and it was 30 degrees in the barn. Will this egg be ruined? Where should I store eggs until I have a clutch? Should I start leaving them in the nest when it is warmer to see if she will set on it?

 

[duckyfromoz]

Congratulations on the first egg!!! If you plan on incubating them- take them into the house to store them. If you are only going to let her sit on them- you can mark them each day so that the oldest ones can be removed as needed. But with it still being so cold- you may as well take them for cooking for a while until it warms up - then you wont ever have to worry about them freezing.