AboutRoger Lederer Expertise Any and all about wild birds - the science of ornithology. Information about birdwatching, ecology, conservation, migration, behavior, banding, rehabilitation, feeding, songs, binoculars, identification, and careers in ornithology. No questions about pet or caged birds, please.
Experience Have a PhD and thirty five years as a professional ornithologist - research, teaching, author, speaker, webmaster of Ornithology.com . Have written thirty scientific papers, two bird field guides, a textbook in ecology and two recent books entitled "Amazing Birds" and "Birds of New England". Have traveled to over 80 countries watching birds.
Expert: Roger Lederer Date: 8/23/2008 Subject: I found wild duck eggs but i have no incubator
Question Hello im not sure if you can answer this but how do you hatch a muscovy duck egg if you have no incubator? also since hurricane Fay brought lots of rain, the eggs have been under the lake for about 3 days, so how can you tell if the eggs are alive or not?
Answer Muscovy Ducks are domestic, not wild ducks, although they may have been living in the wild. They are not native ducks. If the egss have been underwater for three days (or even three hours) they are no good. Don't bother trying to hatch them. Eggs breathe - they need oxygen, just like other creatures.
