HELP DUCK ABANDONED DUCK EGGS ARE THEY ALIVE?

[sossgrl]

Yesterday i found about 7 duck eggs abandoned at a park, 3 where smashed and one was corrupted by ants.. I brought home 3, I was candling them last night and one had a very bad smell and didnt look right. The other two one looks like its day 25, the other looks like its day 23, Theres no movement, they dont smell bad. Today a blood spot appeared inside the day 25 egg idk what i should do I cant tell if theyre alive HELP PLEASE

 

[Weeg]

Hmm, I can't get a very good look in the eggs from the photos, but if you take them into a very dark room and candle do you see any veins? Those don't look to good to me sadly, but you never know. Do you have an incubator?

 

[sossgrl]

Hmm, I can't get a very good look in the eggs from the photos, but if you take them into a very dark room and candle do you see any veins? Those don't look to good to me sadly, but you never know. Do you have an incubator?

i dont have an incubator because I dont usually hatch eggs, I have them in a box with a warm cloth, leaves and under the box I put boiling water in a container so it will warm the box, I also have a heat light.. I was going to get the incubator today, I will try to post a photos from a video from last night its easier to see one of the eggs

 

[sossgrl]

i dont have an incubator because I dont usually hatch eggs, I have them in a box with a warm cloth, leaves and under the box I put boiling water in a container so it will warm the box, I also have a heat light.. I was going to get the incubator today, I will try to post a photos from a video from last night its easier to see one of the eggs

I’ll take more candling pics tonight maybe it will come out better

 

[Weeg]

Hmm, I don't see any veins and the eggs don't look promising. For now, you can take a plastic Rubbermaid bin or styprophome cooler and place a desk light in it. Put a small glass of water in the bottom and lay the eggs on some paper towels. Do you have a humidity/temperature gauge you could put in there?
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[WVduckchick]

The last pic in the first post may still be alive, the others look like quitters to me. The fullness of the egg and lack of fluid up around the membrane is a good sign, but candle that one all the way around the egg, looking for spaces of clear fluid.

Do you see any movement in them?

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Agree with @Weeg the lack of visible veining (from what I can discern from the photos) is concerning. Unfortunately, there's no way of knowing how long the broody was off the nest and whether the eggs may have quit because they were chilled.

An incubator would definitely be the best method to get any viable ones to continue developing...but you'll need to monitor them carefully to ensure you don't have quitters that may explode once incubated.

It never hurts to try, IMO, and best of luck!

 

[Weeg]

It definitely never hurts to try. I would probably give it a go if it was me. Good luck and keep us posted!

 

[sossgrl]

The last pic in the first post may still be alive, the others look like quitters to me. The fullness of the egg and lack of fluid up around the membrane is a good sign, but candle that one all the way around the egg, looking for spaces of clear fluid.

Do you see any movement in them?

I didnt see any movement, I’m going to take better pictures once it gets dark and post it on here, i appreciate your help

 

[sossgrl]

Agree with @Weeg the lack of visible veining (from what I can discern from the photos) is concerning. Unfortunately, there's no way of knowing how long the broody was off the nest and whether the eggs may have quit because they were chilled.

An incubator would definitely be the best method to get any viable ones to continue developing...but you'll need to monitor them carefully to ensure you don't have quitters that may explode once incubated.

It never hurts to try, IMO, and best of luck!

Yes, thankfully where I live its been hot the last couple of days and nights, they look like they were left alone for 2 days, I’m going to candle them tonight and keep monitoring them, I dont want to give up on them because they look like theyre in the last stages! Thank you for your help, I’ll be posting more pics of them tonight!