Help!!

[quailkid]

I have a pair of Rouen Ducks..She layes every other day or so..but none of my eggs have been fertilized! He is over a year old I just dont know what to do about it!

 

[duckyfromoz]

Rouens can have issues due to their size. It is easier for them to mate in water than on land. Do you have a large pond for them that they can both get into together??

 

[quailkid]

I have a large stock tank they both get in..I have never actually never seen them do anything..and their both a year old this month.

 

[Hattiegun]

how do u know they are NOT fertilized ??

 

[Paintedhorsegirl]

I also have 2 rouens, they mate all the time...On land..but Im curious how do you know theyre not fertilized?

 

[quailkid]

I candle all my eggs..

 

[KansasKid]

So have you tried incubating all her eggs or just the first ones?

 

[quailkid]

I havent tryed incubating any of them. I have just been candleing them and can see that they arnt fertial. So we have been eatting them..haha

 

[tia]

I thought you had to open them up and see if there is a bullseye to see if they are fertilized. Then when they are in the incubator you have to wait about seven days and if you see some veins then you know they are fertilized. You would probably have to open a few up and when you see they are being fertilized then the next eggs you start saving to incubate.

 

[KansasKid]

you might try and put a few eggs in the incubator and give 'em a few days to see if they start to develop, then you can always throw them out or put more in.