Quick incubating question

[pbjmaker]

Do duck eggs develop blood veins right away like chicken eggs? I set a duck egg each day for the last 4 days and the first one doesn't have any veining yet. Just wondering how that works. I'm really good at candling chicken eggs so I know what to look for in them, just checking to see if it is the same thing in ducks.

Perhaps her eggs are just infertile even though I have seen Duck Dodger mate with her

 

[Big Dreamer]

7 days is when they you should see veins

 

[pbjmaker]

Actually - that would make sense since they incubate longer! I can usually see veining on a white chicken egg by day 3 or 4.

 

[showjumper_girl2002]

does veining in duck eggs start a week after they're in the incubator or a week after they're laid?

 

[NYRIR]

Quote:
Any fertile egg requires heat to start the growth process. If your eggs are fertile but have not been in the incubator or under a broody(except in rarer cases where it is REALLY hot outside and eggs are not gathered daily)they do not develop.
ETA: I have heard of eggs developing if left on the counter under a light...but still...they need heat