Is there anybody in this egg?

[Saigey]

I’ve had the amber liquid come from bad eggs left too long in the incubator.

That helps my suspicions. It had that weird movement, but the amber liquid didn't seem promising at all.

 

[Weeg]

That is so strange, any idea on when this thing [duckling] is going to hatch? Also seems what ever it might be isn't taking up much of the egg?

I noticed that to. Is the egg the same size as a duck egg?
If you compare the feel, shape, firmness, size, color, and any other oddities does it seem the same? The movement, and incredibly odd looks noise the egg is making me start to doubt this is a duck. It looks absolutely nothing like a by duck I’ve ever incubated. This is quite the mystery. What other species do you have in your area that may compare to this egg? I don’t think we’re incubating a duck….
Or anything if it compares to a duck egg.

 

[Weeg]

That helps my suspicions. It had that weird movement, but the amber liquid didn't seem promising at all.

True, but I can definitely it see movement in there. The egg it’s self looks like a quitter, but the movement is so puzzling. I’m stumped. Worst case scenario the egg explodes in your incubator, just be prepared for the worst lol!

 

[Saigey]

I noticed that to. Is the egg the same size as a duck egg?
If you compare the feel, shape, firmness, size, color, and any other oddities does it seem the same? The movement, and incredibly odd looks noise the egg is making me start to doubt this is a duck. It looks absolutely nothing like a by duck I’ve ever incubated. This is quite the mystery. What other species do you have in your area that may compare to this egg? I don’t think we’re incubating a duck….
Or anything if it compares to a duck egg.

I'm in Alabama, and it was in a wood duck house, so whatever laid it would have to have been small enough to fit through the opening.
The egg itself is the same texture, color, and shape as a regular wood duck egg, just a little smaller. Another kind of bird, maybe? I went back and looked at the videos of the rescue mallard eggs I tried to incubate, and there was nothing similar at all.

 

[Weeg]

I'm in Alabama, and it was in a wood duck house, so whatever laid it would have to have been small enough to fit through the opening.
The egg itself is the same texture, color, and shape as a regular wood duck egg, just a little smaller. Another kind of bird, maybe? I went back and looked at the videos of the rescue mallard eggs I tried to incubate, and there was nothing similar at all.

So odd! I'm really stumped lol! The egg definitely looks like a duck egg, and it seems unlikely that it could be anything else, but the movement and no veining is so confusing! I've never seen anything like it. Keep us posted on how it goes, I'm so, so intreated to see what is going on here.

 

[Saigey]

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I didn't see movement this morning, and it was pretty stinky, so I opened it inside a plastic bag. It was a very stinky, VERY thick membrane surrounding a very vaguely developed little blob, but I think it was a wood duck, because I think I saw a hint of dark feathers.

 

[WVduckchick]

Oh wow! I’m very sorry it didn’t go well. I can’t remember if you said or not, did you ever see the possible parents? It’s pretty amazing how they know when to dispose of an egg or whether they are developing or not.

I had a call duck on eggs earlier this spring, and one evening while she was off the nest, I candled a few of the eggs. Well I found one that had a pip and I could see the bill, but no movement, but I left it anyway. The next day, the whole egg was gone. I have no idea where she took it, or what happened to it. I once physically witnessed a duck carrying a bad egg from a nest to a drain in my yard a couple years ago. She was carrying it in her mouth. Dumped it in the water in the drain, and went back to her nest. I also found a fully formed, but dead one in a pool once, just a couple days before hatch day. They are extremely intuitive, so my guess is momma knew it wasn’t going to develop/hatch, so she left it.

 

[Saigey]

Oh wow! I’m very sorry it didn’t go well. I can’t remember if you said or not, did you ever see the possible parents? It’s pretty amazing how they know when to dispose of an egg or whether they are developing or not.

I had a call duck on eggs earlier this spring, and one evening while she was off the nest, I candled a few of the eggs. Well I found one that had a pip and I could see the bill, but no movement, but I left it anyway. The next day, the whole egg was gone. I have no idea where she took it, or what happened to it. I once physically witnessed a duck carrying a bad egg from a nest to a drain in my yard a couple years ago. She was carrying it in her mouth. Dumped it in the water in the drain, and went back to her nest. I also found a fully formed, but dead one in a pool once, just a couple days before hatch day. They are extremely intuitive, so my guess is momma knew it wasn’t going to develop/hatch, so she left it.

No worries! Momma duckie knew better than I did! Lol
Yep! I call the Momma wood duck Butterscotch and her mate I call Soda. She looks a lot like my rescue wood duck, Jackie, so I had to name her to differentiate! Sure enough, there were 2 eggs left, one was not good, and this one. It might be a community nest in the house, since the day after I cleaned it out there were 5 new eggs in it!!!

 

[DukesDucks]

Well that was an exciting thread to catch up on. Sorry it didn't work out. Still looks like it could have been an alien developing.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well we have a new ducky to look forward too so that is exciting. And nothing came out of the egg and ate Saigey and Downey.