I rescued ducks with eggs

[Rachael Hammy]

One of our neighbors were moving and could not keep their ducks. We picked up their pair of cresteds and one Rouen, the Crested pair have eggs. As of June 7th she had already had them. From what I've read duck eggs can hatch anywhere between 28 and 35 days. We don't know exactly when she laid them because the previous owner wasn't sure. This Sunday will be 21 days since we found out we'd be getting the eggs along with the mom. I did candle a few and there's definitely SOMETHING in them. Not sure if they are viable or what stage they're at, but considering they're in the 3 week range they look normal. Please give me any info since none of my birds have ever hatched eggs.

 

[3bird]

We're letting our girls attempt to hatch their first clutch as well. I don't have answers, but I'll be following along. You can also check out our thread here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/will-we-have-ducklings-on-the-farm.1390461/

Good luck!