molting or depressed duck--with a happy ending

[chicks4fun]

Okay it's been 21 days and one of the eggs is getting a darker band. I touched it and it is soft. Does this mean it's getting read to hatch? Or do I have a dud. I tried to candle but my flash light didn't let me see through the egg.
I have never had ducks hatch so I'm lost.
Anyone?????

 

[Amiga]

Not a hatcher, but I am thinking if it is about a week from being fully formed, it might not let much light through.

 

[chicks4fun]

Okay, I am asking about the egg at the top of the picture. The blue---what's that about???
Also I just noticed one of my chickens put an egg it----I also set five duck eggs. Yikes.

 

[chicks4fun]

Not a hatcher, but I am thinking if it is about a week from being fully formed, it might not let much light through.

I guess I was kind of late on checking.
Thanks.

 

[chicks4fun]

Well it is really too early for any breed---isn't it????
I know these are mixed breeds but every breed seems to be at least 28 days? Right?
Anyone know what the blueish tint is?

 

[nickie]

Small egg is chicken. Blue band thing... No clue. If you can try to smell it, if it stinks get it out, if not I would leave it be.

 

[chicks4fun]

Small egg is chicken. Blue band thing... No clue. If you can try to smell it, if it stinks get it out, if not I would leave it be.

Oh no, yuck, I bet that is what it is since it's too soon to hatch. I will check in the morning because she always comes out to eat & take her bath then.
thanks

 

[chicks4fun]

Small egg is chicken.

Yup, I even know which hen lays that shade of egg. Sneaky little hen as I've never seen her in the ducks box. I always spot checked as one of my brown hens that lays a large darker brown egg tries to get in with poor Duckie. So I looked for a dark brown egg---whereas the little hen's egg blended right in with the duck eggs. I didn't get much of a chance to count. Now I have no idea how long she has been sitting on it. We have rooster so it could be fertile. I guess I will have to candle it.

 

[chicks4fun]

If you can try to smell it, if it stinks get it out, if not I would leave it be.

Okay I tried to smell the egg but it has no odor. Can you smell a rotten egg through the shell? Are they are really that bad? I know if it gets broken it is horrible.

I have seen pictures online of eggs that look blueish= here is one:

http://www.google.com/search?q=duck...Xa6wHk8fD6BQ&ved=0CAUQrBE4QQ&biw=1024&bih=664


Well that was a lot longer than expected but it's an image on google that shows a duckling hatching. The eggs appear to have the blueish tinge too.

 

[nickie]

Yes, you can smell it through the shell.