Question about my duck and her nest.

[Angel9_999]

These are pics of my eggs. Want to make sure they indeed are no good. She’s not laying on them just next to them and before I pull them I want to be sure that’s the right thing to do.

 

[Miss Lydia]

It does look like something is going on but if they don't brood them they won't continue on to hatch. Unless you use an incubator.

@WVduckchick have a look at the candling pics hopefully her eyes are better than mine.

 

[WVduckchick]

Some do look like they may have had some development, but I really can't tell for sure. I would expect veins to be more prominent at this point, and your light looks bright enough. Are there others that you are sure are growing?

 

[Angel9_999]

I don’t have any others to compare too. Now if she was sitting on them and the embryo started to grow then she stopped but there’s still some sorta life would they really continue to grow again being put in heat?
I have an incubator but haven’t used it before for poultry eggs. Used it for reptile eggs. I thought maybe Incase if a really really slim chance something still has life maybe I stick the eggs in there for a few days and see if any changes. I’m not expecting there will be but there isn’t that distinctive red circle meaning they have died.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'll let @WVduckchick rec on this since I don't use bators. Might be worth a chance though. Lets see what she says.

 

[WVduckchick]

Ducks amaze me. I removed eggs from a broody Call duck's nest after we had sub-zero temperatures overnight. I put them in my incubator and 15 of 18 developed. Some developed faster and I suspect my hatch will be a little staggered because apparently she had pre-incubated some of them. We're on day 17 today.
So really, you don't have anything to lose by putting them in your incubator and seeing what happens, right? Just do it!

 

[Miss Lydia]

 

[Angel9_999]

Thank you so much for you help. Very true I have nothing to loose to at least know. And then if nothing happens at least I can know I tried everything I could for the eggs. Whats a good temp for heat and humidity I need to have it at? I will get the eggs in there this evening after work. When do you suggest candling them again? in a few days?

 

[WVduckchick]

If the incubator has a fan, you'll want it around 99.5-100°, if it doesn't have a fan then around 101-102° is a good range. This is measured at the top height of the eggs.
If you are laying them down, remember they will need to be rolled/turned at least 3 times a day. Try running it without adding any water. Your humidity will still probably read 20-30% which is fine. If it drops lower than that, then maybe add a wet sponge in a small bowl.
Candle whenever you want (candle-aholic here!) but I would expect within 3-5 days you should see some veins if it is going to happen.

 

[Angel9_999]

Thank you so much for helping me. Here’s some pics from this afternoon.
How far do I rotate the eggs? I read online to rotate 180 degrees.