Well, we're into week 3 of incubation. On day 11 I discovered egg 4/8 (recall they're ID-ed by the date they were collected) no longer had visible blood vessels nor a noticeable dark spot indicative of a developing embryo. Based on comments and info I researched online, I waited several days (having been out of town the last couple days) to candle it again only to discover no change. So, to make sure what killed the developing embryo wasn't a risk to my other eggs, Ben and I cracked open the egg to examine the contents. The only thing we saw was plain ol' egg yoke with barely discernible remnants of blood vessels that I had previously seen. No bad odor or blood rings...apparently just an early death. I am well aware that 100% hatches are rare in artificial incubation and anticipated losing one or two (besides, my duck run wasn't set up to house six ducks!). So now I am down to five eggs and they all seem to be doing swimmingly! Ha ha! Get it? Ah, duck humor. It's hard to believe that in 10-11 days I should be seeing the little ones hatch! I'm nervous but very eager to see them. I'll be sure to post lots of pics of their birth!
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