goose egg vs duck eggs

[bernie131]

Can you tell the difference in a goose egg vs a duck egg? There are several Mallards and one Pekin duck and one white goose at the local college lake and I am finding eggs and wondered who is laying them. Don't really know the gender of the pekin or the goose.

 

[Poultry parent]

goose eggs are much bigger than duck eggs

 

[bernie131]

Ok so MUCH bigger because the ones in the nest are bigger then the largest chicken eggs but I was hoping for maybe a assessment with numbers (ie,...inches) or maybe an object comparison

 

[Poultry parent]

well a duck egg is about the same as 2-3 chicken eggs, a goose is around 4-5 i think

 

[bernie131]

OK,...Thanks,...well we definitely have a duck egg,....another question,..does it take a few days to candle it to see if it is fertilize, (if u don't crack it open)then I can make sure that I put it in the incubator and try to hatch it? About how many days? OR do you have to start the incubator and have it in there for a certain (?) amount of days to see if it is fertilize. Way to many females on the pond to tell who is laying them but I think it is the Pekin duck and possible a Mallard,...

 

[Poultry parent]

it can take a few days to start to see the veins, yes you can then put in back in the incubator, as long as it hasn't been out that long.
maybe 3 days to start to see the veins, about 8 and they are very easy to see.