Trying to hatch duck eggs!

[Local Ditto]

My sister found some duck eggs in a destroyed nest and we're wanting to hatch the surviving eggs we found but have no idea what we're doing if they're any good or how far along they might be and I'm looking for help from people who may know far more than me.

Egg one

Egg two

 

[KathiQuacks]

If you’re in the USA, it is illegal to incubate wild duck eggs. I also would not recommend rushing into incubating eggs. It’s a lot of work hatching, raising, and caring for ducks. Please, in the future, do research first, and then decide if you’d like to purchase hatching eggs or not.

Egg 2 has passed away. I can’t really tell with Egg 1. If you could take photos again with the egg stood up & the light shining into the clear air cell, that would be better.

 

[Local Ditto]

If you’re in the USA, it is illegal to incubate wild duck eggs. I also would not recommend rushing into incubating eggs. It’s a lot of work hatching, raising, and caring for ducks. Please, in the future, do research first, and then decide if you’d like to purchase hatching eggs or not.

Egg 2 has passed away. I can’t really tell with Egg 1. If you could take photos again with the egg stood up & the light shining into the clear air cell, that would be better.

They're Muscovy ducks (the only ducks in my area) not any native species. This wasn't my idea either my older sister brought them home and asked me to help so I'm figuring this out as I go. and I can try to get a picture of it standing up instead!

 

[Local Ditto]

The camera likes to struggle with it but this is the best I could get

 

[KathiQuacks]

The camera likes to struggle with it but this is the best I could getView attachment 4054679View attachment 4054680View attachment 4054681

Muscovy being invasive, I believe it’s okay to incubate, then.

I cannot see any veining in this egg, but it also seems decently far along, which can make it harder to see. You’ll be able to see better than a photo. If you can see spiderweb-like veining, it’s good. If not, and if it seems splotchy and sloshy, it has passed.

Do you have an incubator / can you make one? If it’s alive, it will pass quickly without proper heat, humidity, and turning.

 

[Local Ditto]

Muscovy being invasive, I believe it’s okay to incubate, then.

I cannot see any veining in this egg, but it also seems decently far along, which can make it harder to see. You’ll be able to see better than a photo. If you can see spiderweb-like veining, it’s good. If not, and if it seems splotchy and sloshy, it has passed.

Do you have an incubator / can you make one? If it’s alive, it will pass quickly without proper heat, humidity, and turning.

I've been using a heat lamp and damp clothes as well as turning it, it doesn't seem splotchy or sloshy but I don't see veins (however that's not to say there aren't any because the light messes with my eyes and makes it hard to see)

 

[KathiQuacks]

I've been using a heat lamp and damp clothes as well as turning it, it doesn't seem splotchy or sloshy but I don't see veins (however that's not to say there aren't any because the light messes with my eyes and makes it hard to see)

You’ll definitely need a calibrated thermometer + hygrometer to make sure the temperature and humidity are good. 99.5°F, 50% humidity is about what you should aim for right now. Also, incubating in a more enclosed area, like a styrofoam cooler or a cardboard box, will make it easier to maintain the right conditions. You can find many DIY incubator tutorials online for more information.

I’d keep up what you’re doing for a few days, and then check the egg again.

If it’s alive and ends up hatching, you’ll need to decide if you’ll be keeping or rehoming. If keeping, you’ll need to get the baby a friend.

 

[Local Ditto]

Also Can you define what you meant by sloshy?

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC. Have you seen this article?
Incubating And Hatching Muscovy Eggs

 

[KathiQuacks]

Also Can you define what you meant by sloshy?

If you turn the egg back and forth, and the stuff inside moves freely like a liquid, that’s sloshy.