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I got my chicken eggs free from a family friend. But although I assumed they were fertile, I couldn't be sure. She sells eggs for eating and doesn't sell hatching eggs. So, yes, it is possible to get eggs without knowing if they are fertile or not.
My friend offered me duck eggs also, but I had only read about hatching chickens not ducks. So, I didn't take the eggs. But like the original poster, I would have not known which of her ducks my friends eggs came from.
I could see why you would be vigilant about protecting wildfowl though, considering your tagline. I bet you have to deal with such issues a lot. I hope that it isn't common to steal eggs from the nest of wildfowl.