Help!!

[stetsondoug]

I had this mallard duck in a nest for a few days I would see it in its nest with eggs. But then I didint see it, I waited for 2 days waiting if it would come back but it didint so then I new something was wrong. I brought in seven eggs and I don’t know if they’re alive . Can you please help me? All of the eggs look like this

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Welcome to BYC @stetsondoug

Right now they look like no development has started. Can you see any veins? How long was the duck sitting before leaving the nest? Do you have an incubator?

 

[stetsondoug]

Yeah I have a incubator and the duck was sitting on the eggs for 2 days when I discovered the nest

 

[stetsondoug]

Welcome to BYC @stetsondoug

Right now they look like no development has started. Can you see any veins? How long was the duck sitting before leaving the nest? Do you have an incubator?
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I have a incubator and the duck was sitting on them 1-2 days before she left

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

If incubation had begun then they have been left to go cold for 2 days the very early stages of development may have stopped so it’s unlikely they survived being abandoned. You could put them in the incubator to see what happens but I wouldn’t be overly optimistic about them I’m afraid.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

2 days would be very hard to tell
But the colouring tells me they are fertile
Not sure after getting cold what will happen but you can try
Check in 4-5 days after setting them in and see