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