Found some duck eggs at local pond- you think they will hatch?

Dec 8, 2019
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I found some nests with a few eggs in it and collected the eggs and wanted to know if there was any chance they may hatch if I incubated them. I candled them and all showed no sign of development, and when cracked open they had no odor. There is 20+ ducks at this pond, and there’s been... you know...
Anyways, thoughts?
 
Stealing eggs from wild mallards is illegal. You don't even have a good reason for breaking the law.

The eggs showed no development because their mothers hadn't started incubating yet. The mother only starts to incubate when she has a full clutch of eggs, that way all of the eggs hatch simultaneously. Now the ducks have to start all over from zero.
 
I found some nests with a few eggs in it and collected the eggs and wanted to know if there was any chance they may hatch if I incubated them. I candled them and all showed no sign of development, and when cracked open they had no odor. There is 20+ ducks at this pond, and there’s been... you know...
Anyways, thoughts?
she was in the process of laying them, now she won’t take them back
 

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