Help. Call duck left her egg

[Camsmum]

Hi. I joined yesterday and some of you were kind enough to identify a duck that had shown up and joined my ducks. Anyway this little call duck has been sitting on an egg for the last three weeks. Occasionally she wasn't very good at it and it kept not being quite underneath her. I candled it yesterday and it looked as though ait was developing. However this morning she got up to have a feed and swim but then went off and hasn't come back to sit on the egg. It is now cold. What do I do? Has she decided it's dead? Do I try and keep it warm? I do not have an incubator.

 

[Isaac 0]

Is she back on the eggs yet?

 

[Camsmum]

No she is merrily wandering round and hasn't even been back to the area.

 

[Isaac 0]

No she is merrily wandering round and hasn't even been back to the area.

I don't think she will come back, they get pretty determined during the last week, so her running around, doesn't sound too good. Did you see any veins in the eggs?

 

[Camsmum]

I don't think she will come back, they get pretty determined during the last week, so her running around, doesn't sound too good. Did you see any veins in the eggs?

It is dark all except for small area at the bottom. I can't see veins.

 

[Isaac 0]

Day 21, you should be able to see some obvious veins in the egg.

 

[Camsmum]

Day 21, you should be able to see some obvious veins in the egg.

On my candling instructions it matches the diagram saying "live chick with beak in air sac"

 

[Isaac 0]

On my candling instructions it matches the diagram saying "live chick with beak in air sac"

That's for a chicken, Calls hatch 26/28days

 

[Isaac 0]

Day 21

 

[Isaac 0]

You can post some candling pictures of the eggs, If you'd like.