Muscovy duck egg shell translucent??

[Miss Cheep]

Hello! I have a Muscovy duck that has been laying for about two years and has had eight ducklings. So now I am letting her have some more. I went to candle it today when she was off her nest eating, and I noticed that when I just held it in my hand regular, I could see the air sac without even candling it. It’s close to hatching because I can only see the air sac. Do you know why I can see through the shell and see the darkness of the duckling and the air sac without a flashlight? I have never seen this in any of her eggs. Thanks!

 

[casportpony]

Can you post a picture of it?

 

[Miss Cheep]

Can you post a picture of it?

I’ll get a pic as soon as I can but she doesn’t come off her nest often

 

[BelovedBirds]

Hello! I have a Muscovy duck that has been laying for about two years and has had eight ducklings. So now I am letting her have some more. I went to candle it today when she was off her nest eating, and I noticed that when I just held it in my hand regular, I could see the air sac without even candling it. It’s close to hatching because I can only see the air sac. Do you know why I can see through the shell and see the darkness of the duckling and the air sac without a flashlight? I have never seen this in any of her eggs. Thanks!

Ive seen a couple duck eggs (not from my birds) where I can see the air cell without candling-
You have candled it though, right?
Can you see the duckling moving against the air cell without candling?
A picture would be very cool to see

 

[Miss Cheep]

Hi guys, I finally got a picture of the egg and I attach the pics below I don’t know how good you can see them.

 

[casportpony]

Can you candle and check n for signs of life?

 

[Miss Cheep]

Can you candle and check n for signs of life?

I will when she gets off her nest again.

 

[casportpony]

I ask because, with mine, that usually means the egg is a dud.

 

[Miss Cheep]

Ok, I FINALLY got those pictures of me candling the egg, along with a new picture of when it’s not being candled.

 

[casportpony]

So sorry, that looks like a quitter. Is it moving?