Unhatched eggs

[ChickenCanoe]

And that caused the mother to start a new clutch.

An empty nest may not be abandoned. It may be a nest a bird was accumulating eggs in for a couple weeks till they felt they had enough and it was time to start setting.
Waterfowl nests can sit for weeks while they accumulate eggs. They will deposit an egg a day or less frequently.

 

[AmberAres222]

Yeah, they're totally fine!

 

[AmberAres222]

I believe it was abondended because every time I went to check the nest there was never a mother there, and I checked quite frequently because I didn't want to steal a moms eggs, but the park is by a busy street and I think she might have been killed

 

[ChickenCanoe]

That's entirely possible. But a hen collecting eggs won't spend any time around the nest except to lay. She doesn't want to draw attention to the nest till she's ready to sit.

 

[AmberAres222]

Oh okay...so I did the float test and alll the eggs were submerged except for where the air sac would be, that stayed above the water. I also looked at the eggs with a flashlight and couldn't see through the egg. Does this mean they're dead?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

If the floaters didn't move after the water calmed down, they're likely toast.
It is difficult to see anything in an egg with a fully grown embryo.
How many days did you incubate them till the ducklings hatched?

 

[AmberAres222]

On day 28 the 1st egg hatched and on day 29 the 2nd hatched and now it's day 30

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Update on the kidnapped eggs?

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Contact a wildlife rescue. Migratory birds are protected. Being in possession of them is not really a wise thing to be doing. Your heart is in the right place but Uncle Sam could....

 

[AmberAres222]

Update on the kidnapped eggs?

2 hatched!