Please help are my duck eggs going to hatch!

[Anielapacitto]

Hi all, I recently brought some fertilised duck eggs for my female duck ( pancake ) to sit on and hatch. Pancake sits on the eggs 24/7 and they are on day 19, however I’m slightly worried about weather they eggs are alright or not.
I brought 3 eggs 2 of which are very dark when candled and just solid darkness when the other 1 is very bright all the way through which I think means that one isn’t fertilised or something went wrong. My main concern is the 2 dark ones does anyone know what this means and if they will hatch?
Thank you in advanced!

 

[Anielapacitto]

What color are the shells? My duck lays white eggs but then it starts getting pale gray splotches like bruises (blood under the shell) on the outside unfortunately the baby has most likely died. You can try to do a sniff test if it smells rotten its a bad egg but if you can't tell its best to just let the duck sit them.

The eggs might also be further along than you believe.

The eggs are white And are khaki Campbell ducks according to the eBay ad. They don’t smell like rotten but yes they could be further along they are due to hatch this week!

 

[nuthatched]

Can you post pictures of your candling?

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

They have both been like this since around day 16/17. The whole egg is black and I see no air cell or movement just solid blackness. Will try and take a picture when I’m home later this evening

Ok hmmmm no air cell is concerning, are you candeling with the round side down?

 

[BelovedBirds]

Yes I tried all ways to be extra sure! I use my phone flashlight is there a better option for candeling?

are you candling in a really dark room?

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Yes I tried all ways to be extra sure! I use my phone flashlight is there a better option for candeling?

A very powerful flash light or they sell candlers but they can be expensive. My incubator has a built in candler but your using a broody so I don't know

 

[Frankiestein]

the bruising can also mean that they are trying to pip outside of the air cell and perhaps hit a blood vessel. It doesn't always mean deceased

Maybe I wasn't clear if the egg has these bruises patchy all over its not looking too good. But she said they were only about 18 days in and still have about 10 to go. I would still recommend the sniff test and letting the duck sit them longer. Even when I get the patchy bruises sometimes I leave them under the duck for a few more days until it gets obvious and they stink.

 

[HappyClucker7]

The darkness you're seeing is the baby inside! As the the baby develops, it takes up more and more space in the egg. Once you get close to hatch day, the baby will fill the entire egg.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

The clear is a dud the darks are developing

 

[BelovedBirds]

Hi all, I recently brought some fertilised duck eggs for my female duck ( pancake ) to sit on and hatch. Pancake sits on the eggs 24/7 and they are on day 19, however I’m slightly worried about weather they eggs are alright or not.
I brought 3 eggs 2 of which are very dark when candled and just solid darkness when the other 1 is very bright all the way through which I think means that one isn’t fertilised or something went wrong. My main concern is the 2 dark ones does anyone know what this means and if they will hatch?
Thank you in advanced!

did you see movement from the two dark eggs? Any veins? They have babies in by the sound of it.