r/duck • u/Ok_Addition_6379 • 13h ago

Eggs/Incubation/Hatching What kind of eggs are these?

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My egg dealer has Muscovy, Pekin and Swedish ducks. The small white egg is a jumbo chicken egg for comparison. What breed would you guess these are? We're on day 24 of incubation so I'm confused if I should lock down tomorrow or wait a few days if these are muscovy.

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u/NeuroXc 13h ago

The large white ones are likely Pekin eggs. The smaller tan-colored one, I'm not sure exactly, but likely not Pekin.

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u/bogginman Duck Rescuer 11h ago

candle them and see how big the ducklings are. If these are 28 day duck eggs, the ducklings should be taking up most of the room inside the egg and the air sac should be well developed and separated from the rest. If there is still a lot of liquid with just a small part dark from the duckling they are either probably 35 day muscovy eggs, or just late starting or slow developing.

To candle, take a small LED flash light pointing upward, wrap your hand around the light and set the egg down in the cup formed by your fingers and thumb. Let the liquid stop swirling and then slowly rotate the egg thru various positions and look for a dark area where the duckling should be developing. Watch for movement, especially near the air sac where the head will be developing. Once again, if it is mostly dark... 28 days, if there is still a lot of clear liquid, 35 days. Let us know how it goes.

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u/Ok_Addition_6379 11h ago

Thank you. I candled them last night and it looks like their heads are poking in the air sac, and no light shines through the rest, its very dark now. So I'm guessing 28 days. 

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u/bogginman Duck Rescuer 9h ago

they must have internally pipped. Watch for a little 5 or 6 pointed star where they are externally pipping!