Will a broody mama duck and eggs be okay in snow?

[PaintedDuckling]

My khaki went broody yesterday and has been whole heartedly tending to her nest of eggs. However, we woke up this morning to two fresh inches of snow... in mid April (and we’ve had several colder nights before she started sitting on the eggs). Are the eggs under her still alive and well or is she trying to hatch what is a lost cause?

 

[_-Captain BRM-_]

Candling is really the only way to tell for sure

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Candling is really the only way to tell for sure

agreed.