First time incubating- does this look like its developing?

[Eggsellent92]

I put a duck egg I ordered online in an incubator on December 13th. Does it look like it's developing? If so, can someone label what's what? (Beak, feet, etc.)

 

[Pyxis]

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So it does look like some development did occur, but I'm not seeing any veining, which is a bad sign. Is it just in this picture, or is there no veining? This is what a developing and alive day 23 duck egg looks like:

Almost entirely dark aside from the air cell, but some veining still visible at the top of the dark mass, which is the duckling. From your picture, if it is accurate, I would say that the embryo quit sometime earlier and has died

The day ten one shows no life at all. Either it wasn't fertile or just never started developing.

 

[Eggsellent92]

There is some veining. I can't get my camera to focus because of the light.

It seems a lot bigger than it was on day 20?

 

[chickens really]

Keep waiting I guess..Takes 28 days.

 

[chickens really]

The egg should actually be full by day 23..

 

[Eggsellent92]

Is there any possibility it could have a delayed development since it was shipped?

I received two eggs, but the other wasn't fertilized I guess. The one that is, It was about half this size three days ago. Sorry if I sound stupid, I've always wanted to hatch ducks and this is the first time doing so. ^__^;

 

[Pyxis]

The picture you just posted is definitely one that has quit. All the veins have disintegrated, and the weird shape in the middle is the dead embryo that is starting to break down.

 

[lazy gardener]

Agreed, and sorry. Shipped eggs are very difficult to hatch. Can you get some local eggs to try next time, even if they are not the breed you want? Incubation carries with it a steep learning curve. Best to do that learning with eggs that are more likely to give you a taste of success instead of disappointment.

 

[chickens really]

That's too bad..Sorry it's not going to workout this time.