Photos of my 11, 7 and 5 day old incubating Muscovy duck eggs. I really need help with a few, as this is only my second time incubating!!

[AmyA248]

Good afternoon to all!

I wanted to post some new photos of my 8 Muscovy eggs.
Eggs 1-5 are 11 days old today.
Eggs 6 & 7 are 6 days old today.
Egg 8 is 5 days old today.

Yes, is confusing. Lol! I know that there are several that are not viable, definitely. But today I saw slight movement in 3 of them and the beginning of the black eyes.
The photos are not the best, but I’m really hoping someone can tell me if #4 died and how my 3 younger ones look good so far.
Number 2, 3, and 6 are definitely not fertile, as I’ve noticed no changes, as all the others are changing daily.
I’m definitely a novice, as this is only the second time I’ve incubated. My first time were 2 week old abandoned Wood duck eggs that did beautifully! And I couldn’t have done it without the help of this amazing group of kind and knowledgeable people!!
Any help would be wonderful!
I’m starting with egg #4 that I believe has died.
Also, I tried to put 3 photos of each egg together. I’m sorry there are so many, but I’m a nervous, new duck momma.
Thank you and blessings to all.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

The 3 bright yellow ones are not fertile
When they glow like that there is nothing
The rest all have started
Best way I do things is wait till day 10- 14 for recheck duck eggs
I usually see the embryo look like 2 babies ( head and butt with a thin string ( neck) between it and it’s moving like crazy
With Muscovy they may take a few days longer as they incubate longer then regular
For the non fertile you can wait till day 10 to be sure but I myself know by day 1-2 if mine are fertile
I have got really good at figuring out my eggs
Day 0-1 they get a little dark spot n the yolk and day 1-2 it grows I usually know within 24 hours if it’s fertile
Next early egg you put in try looking for that and see if you can spot it
I’ll show you two eggs that I could spot the spot right away both yolks did get them but both eggs took an extra day to show the spots in both yolks
But single eggs it’s easy to find once you know what your looking for

 

[AmyA248]

The 3 bright yellow ones are not fertile
When they glow like that there is nothing
The rest all have started
Best way I do things is wait till day 10- 14 for recheck duck eggs
I usually see the embryo look like 2 babies ( head and butt with a thin string ( neck) between it and it’s moving like crazy
With Muscovy they may take a few days longer as they incubate longer then regular
For the non fertile you can wait till day 10 to be sure but I myself know by day 1-2 if mine are fertile
I have got really good at figuring out my eggs
Day 0-1 they get a little dark spot n the yolk and day 1-2 it grows I usually know within 24 hours if it’s fertile
Next early egg you put in try looking for that and see if you can spot it
I’ll show you two eggs that I could spot the spot right away both yolks did get them but both eggs took an extra day to show the spots in both yolks
But single eggs it’s easy to find once you know what your looking for

Thank you so much!!!
I knew the clear ones were not fertile and I disposed of them.
I’m very concerned because one of my moving ones slipped last night and got a hairline crack!!! It did crack the membrane and there is no leakage, so I immediately put 3 coats of paraffin was over the crack and I’m going to candle it as soon as it gets dark.
I actually started to cry!! I want these babies to hatch so badly because we adore our ducks so much.
It’s hard because they are all different ages. The mom laid them days apart and it’s too cold in CT to wait for her to finish laying her clutch, so I’m incubating them. Mom is young and these are her first eggs, she’s a bit confused I think.
I REALLY appreciate your response, as I’m not getting very many. I’m still a novice and I need as much help as I can get.
I can’t figure out why some posts get hundreds of responses and others get none, but I have to say, this group helped me save my abandoned Wood duck eggs from last summer! If it wasn’t for the wise people here they would have died.
Here’s a picture of them with the mommy and daddy of the eggs I’m incubating now. So precious!