Muscovy Eggs

[ForeverFactor]

I have some Muscovy eggs that I took from my broody hen and a few of them seem to me like they aren't alive anymore but I was hoping to get a second opinion before I give up on them.

They are kind of cloudy with little to no signs of veins depending on the egg. The ones I know are alive I can see movement.

This is only my second time hatching eggs so any help is welcome.

Thanks for the help.

 

[nuthatched]

How long incubated? Looks dead, sorry

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

I have some Muscovy eggs that I took from my broody hen and a few of them seem to me like they aren't alive anymore but I was hoping to get a second opinion before I give up on them.

They are kind of cloudy with little to no signs of veins depending on the egg. The ones I know are alive I can see movement.

This is only my second time hatching eggs so any help is welcome.

Thanks for the help.


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Yeah, those aren’t alive. It’s said that it’s hard to hatch Muscovies in an incubator, it’s best to hatch under a broody.

 

[Quatie]

@casportpony hatches muscovy eggs and may be able to give you advice.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

That one doesn’t look alive to me
How far along are they in incubation ?
I know many say Muscovy’s are great broody ducks and prefer for mom to do the work

 

[ForeverFactor]

I thought I would give an update on how this went. Of the 11 I stole 3 successfully hatched on their own and then I had one that somehow had its shell crack not in the air cell and it had its beak on that said. I noticed when I was removing the 3 that had dried out. By this point the membrane was really dry and tough so I decided to intervene. Fortunately, everything went well and so far I have 4 healthy Muscovy ducklings in the brooder. I checked on Chia, their mom and she hatched out 6 eggs and left one in the nest that I'm guessing wasn't good. Definitely harder to get a good hatch rate than chickens but considering this is my second time incubating eggs I'm happy with the outcome. Also I know these 4 will be safe from the fox that we have tormenting our poultry right now. The chickens are secure in their run but I haven't been able to convince Chia to let me protect her yet.