FOUND 8 Muscovy duck eggs! 2 are turning dark need advice please.

[isabellaaddison]

The shadow in the aircell isn't moving at all?

No Not that I noticed when I candled it.
This is the same egg that I candled earlier in the thread if that helps anything.

 

[isabellaaddison]

The less you mess with them the better.
I know it's hard but try not to move them around too much.

Yeah I figured. going to let them do their thing and I'm not going to touch them.

 

[Kiki]

Thanks for the replies guys! Here are some pictures with a light.

It's this same egg?

The air cell is more drawn down now correct?

 

[Kiki]

Same egg?
Then yes it is an internal pip.

The second one, the one with the dark spot... Do you see how that lowest part of the air cell is further down towards the middle of the egg?

 

[Raenh]

I know very little about the keeping of ducks but that looks like a possible internal pip to me. Have you tried quacking at it?

Muscovys do not quack they trill and make quiet cooing noises.

 

[isabellaaddison]

Same egg?
Then yes it is an internal pip.
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The second one, the one with the dark spot... Do you see how that lowest part of the air cell is further down towards the middle of the egg?

Yes, same egg! It looks like it forsure.
It's hard to tell in the picture but the bit of yellowish liquid that contained some veins looks farther down and slightly clearer and thinner as well.

 

[isabellaaddison]

Muscovys do not quack they trill and make quiet cooing noises.

I've noticed that! The ones in the wild only seemed to hiss haha

 

[Raenh]

I've noticed that! The ones in the wild only seemed to hiss haha

the males usually hiss or huff, the females only hiss if they feel threatened or are protecting young/eggs... usually they just make soft noises or stay quiet...

My fancy and speedy seemed to know to be quiet when I hid them in my room once from the maintenance guy at my old place. They didnt make a peep, not so with Donella and Isabella - they were still scared of me back then and were constantly making loud putt putt noises and scared noises... they the ones that alerted my previous leasing agent to their presence, lol - big mouths.

 

[nuthatched]

Muscovys do not quack they trill and make quiet cooing noises.

Oh cool, I didn't know that! All the time I've been around Muscovies, they were in with a bunch of other ducks and chickens and things.. I did know they hiss though.

 

[Kiki]

Same egg?
Then yes it is an internal pip.
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The second one, the one with the dark spot... Do you see how that lowest part of the air cell is further down towards the middle of the egg?

@casportpony hatches Muscovy. I have not yet.
I wonder if this looks familiar to her.