Natural breeding Indian Runners

[Kevfromengland]

My 2 female Indian runner ducks have been laying on fertilised eggs (I bought off the web) for 29 days. They have discarded 5 eggs over the 4 week period.

How long do I leave them before I give up on the remaining eggs? Do I just need to be more patient.

 

[duckyfromoz]

Have you candled the eggs recently to see if the ducklings are still alive? Its best to not disturb the mother too much at this point- but you may need to intervene to save some of the ducklings now since they are late. I would suggest try and candle the eggs to see if they are still alive - or if they have broken into the aircell. That will then give you a better idea of how things are going and if you may get any ducklings.

 

[Kevfromengland]

I have just candled the eggs (some of them) and it looks like they are only 24 or 25 days old. It must have taken a few days for them to start to develop after I put them under the ducks.

Thanks for the advice.