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Miss Cheep said:
Ok candling it... is it fertile? Or should I wait and just keep incubating it for 30 days? Also tell me if you want a different angle of the egg.
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No visible yolk, you should be able to see it move as you move the egg while candling. Does it look completely clear to your eye in person?
 
MadamContrary said:
No visible yolk, you should be able to see it move as you move the egg while candling. Does it look completely clear to your eye in person?
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It is not completely clear in person, and when I turn the egg I can see a little black dot moving inside... I also put a dot on it when it was facing up. I flipped it to the side that didn't have the dot and it returned to the exact same spot as where I had put the dot on. The black dot has a like a darker ring around it and I can see it move with the dot. What does this mean?
 
Miss Cheep said:
It is not completely clear in person, and when I turn the egg I can see a little black dot moving inside... I also put a dot on it when it was facing up. I flipped it to the side that didn't have the dot and it returned to the exact same spot as where I had put the dot on. The black dot has a like a darker ring around it and I can see it move with the dot. What does this mean?
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Sounds like it may have a tiny yolk. Fairy eggs can have some till, it's usually just not a fully developed one. I don't think it's a viable egg. If you're super curious and it doesn't smell you can give it a couple more days, but honestly I would be shocked to see anything happen.
 
MadamContrary said:
Sounds like it may have a tiny yolk. Fairy eggs can have some till, it's usually just not a fully developed one. I don't think it's a viable egg. If you're super curious and it doesn't smell you can give it a couple more days, but honestly I would be shocked to see anything happen.
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Yes I am super curious :D I will give it a few more days. If nothing happens I want to break it open to see what is inside of it.
 
Miss Cheep said:
Ok! I won't wash it. The only ducks we have in that even go over there are muscovies. It's shell is hard, so if its a muscovy egg why is it so small? I really want to hatch it! :D
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You would incubate it at the same temperature as you would any other egg, the difference would be in the duration. After 2 wks check it every few days to see if it has pipped or hatched. Candle it at the beginning of the 3rd week & check it after 35 days at which time you should probably discard it. A Muscovy takes 31 days normally but if the temperature drops a little which it will every time you check it then it could take longer.
 
Bill752 said:
You would incubate it at the same temperature as you would any other egg, the difference would be in the duration. After 2 wks check it every few days to see if it has pipped or hatched. Candle it at the beginning of the 3rd week & check it after 35 days at which time you should probably discard it. A Muscovy takes 31 days normally but if the temperature drops a little which it will every time you check it then it could take longer.
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Ok! I am planning to leave in in there for 35 days anyways just in case... ;)
 

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