ok, i was looking out of the window and i found a two ducks at my back yard pond. My mother called a mowing company.they had this huge grass cutting machine. the ducks heard the noise and flew away. the mother was sitting on a egg. I thought it was not a big deal and that they were just afraid and were going to come back.I waited two days and nothing happened. the egg is a beige brown color.i took one of the eggs and left the other one outside if the ducks came back.i placed the egg in a basket with a towel around it. i got a heater and turned it to medium temp. i dunno if the egg is dead or alive. i don't have a incubator but don't want the egg to die. is their anyway to know if it is alive. how could i take care of it without an incubator. If i have to (don't want to) get a incubator where could i buy one and how much?
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me and my bro found a bird's nest that had been abandonded once, but there was a little egg in the best so we did the same thing. we brought it in and wrapped it in a heater blanket. unfortunatly, the egg didnt make it (but then again, we, just like u, were not knowing if it was alive or not) so i suggest taking it to a vet or animal shelter and in the mean time, just keep keeping it warm and b careful that (if u have cats, dogs, etc.) other pets r kept away
You should try "candling" the egg.. get it close to a flash light so you can see if there is anything in it.. a dark spot, veins.. you can see all that when you hold an egg up to a flash light...
Here is a link to how to build your own incubator.. although.. I think since it has been away from its parents for over 2 days there is a good chance it is dead. Bird eggs need to be turned often and kept at a steady temp..
I once bought some eggs off the internet and tried incubating them in an incubator I made.. the eggs didnt make it past 10 days.. my heating source was too inconsistant and there wasnt enough humidity and that is very important. http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/eggs/res20-...
You can use a flashlight to check the egg. Darken the room or go into a closet and hold the egg over the light cupping your hand around the egg so the light comes from the back side of the egg. This doesn't always work, but what you're looking for is shadows from inside the egg. If there is very little development its hard to tell - but if the baby is developing you may see the body outline and you may even see movement. Unfortunately, if the egg was not kept at a constant temperature for a day or more, it probably didn't survive. You did a good thing! Most people wouldn't even try to save it.
The ducks will be gone - they normally try to lay eggs in low traffic, quiet areas. They won't be coming back. They also will not come back because your sent in on the nest, so the egg that is out there is probably dead. The one inside might be okay - if it starts to smell get rid of it. Now, one of my students came in to class all excited because she found a bunch of eggs by the pond next to the school. We made an incubator from cardboard in class (with the help of the janitor) and about three weeks later we had 3 chicks (one sadly did not hatch).
From Egg To Chick:
Constructing The Incubator
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An incubator for a science project need not be as elaborately constructed as a commercial incubator. Plans for two still-air incubators are given in this circular. One can be made from cardboard boxes and glass and the other from plywood (or similar material) and glass.
Don't expect 100 percent success in hatching eggs in these or any other incubators. Commercial hatcheries with all their highly automatic and specialized equipment do not average much more than an 80 percent hatch of all the eggs they incubate. You probably should not count on hatching more than 50 percent, and you may not even succeed in hatching 50 percent.
A CARDBOARD BOX INCUBATOR 1
The following supplies are needed to construct an inexpensive cardboard box incubator which will hold three dozen or more eggs:
Two cardboard boxes, one 16" (40.6 cm) wide x 20" (50.8 cm) long x 12-1/2" (31.8 cm) high, the other 14" (35.6 cm) wide x 18" (45.7 cm) long x 13" (33.0 cm) (or more) high
Single-strength pane of glass 16" (40.6 cm) x 20" (50.8 cm)
1/4" (0.6 cm) mesh welded hardware cloth 18" (45.7 cm) x 22" (55.9 cm)
Commercial heating unit or porcelain socket and light bulb
Cake tin (water pan) 1-1/2" (3.8 cm) deep x approximately 9" (22.8 cm) x 14" (35.6 cm)
Glue
Masking or scotch tape
Newspapers
Two brooding or incubator thermometers
Top view of a cardboard box incubator. The drawings on this and the following page will show you how to construct the box. (Courtesy of E. A. Schano, Cornell University.) (Fig. 1)
The incubator is made in the following manner:
Place the smaller box inside the larger one. The inner box should be higher than the outer box and approximately 2 inches (5 cm) smaller in both length and width.
Mark a line on the inside box approximately 1/4 inch (0.6 cm) below the level of the outside box. Use a yardstick to make a straight line on the inner box after it is removed from the outer box.
Cut off the top of the inside box along the line made in step number 2.
Use cut-away pieces of the inside box to line the bottoms of both the inner and outer boxes where the flaps do not meet. If there are no cut-away pieces, use pieces from a third box.
Put glue on the bottom of the inner box arid then center the inner box in the outer one. There should be a 1-inch (2.5 cm) space between the sides of the boxes. Secure the inner box until the glue dries.
Mark a line on the flaps of the outside box where they come in contact with the inner edge of the inside box.
Cut off the flaps of the outside box along the lines drawn in step number 6. Cut the corner pieces on a diagonal so that they will make a neat, flat corner.
Stuff strips of newspaper lightly into the space between the boxes. Do not bulge the sides of the incubator. Wood shavings, excelsior, or styrofoam can be used in place of the newspaper strips.
Use tin snips to cut a 2-inch (5 cm) square from each corner of the 1/4 inch (.6 cm) mesh hardware cloth, then bend the projecting pieces of the screen down so that they form legs to support the screen.
Place the cake tin, which will cover about onehalf of the surface area of the inside box, under the hardware cloth screen.
Install the commercial heating element as directed in the instructions sent with the unit. If you use an electric light for heat, mount the porcelain socket on a board 6 inches (15 cm) square, then place the mounting board on the screen. Next, place a tube of cardboard around the light. Position the tube so that it surrounds the light and stands like a chimney, but to reduce the fire hazard do not let it come in contact with either the light bulb or the covering glass. An oatmeal box makes a good tube.
Tape the flaps of the outer box to the sides of the inner box. This seals the area in which the insulating material was placed.
A PLYWOOD INCUBATOR 2
The following materials are needed:
Plywood
Glass
Cake tin
1/4" (.6 cm) mesh welded hardware cloth
Heating unit: either a commercial unit or porcelain socket and light bulb
Masking tape
End view of a plywood incubator. Note the tin vent covers for control of humidity and temperature. Glass viewing top is sealed at the sides with masking tape. (Courtesy of John Bezpa, Rutgers University.) (Fig. 2)
Side view of the plywood box incubator shown in Fig. 2 (Courtesy of John Bezpa, Rutgers University.) (Fig. 3)
You may construct the incubator according to the size desired. It can be a small one for only a few eggs, or it can be a somewhat larger one which will hold several dozen eggs. The larger the incubator, the more difficult it will be to maintain a uniform temperature in it. In fact, you may find it important in the larger incubator to put in a small fan (3- or 4-inch (7- or 10- cm) blade or smaller) with a low revolving rate. For details concerning the construction of a small incubator for about 24 eggs, see Figs. 2 and 3.
OTHER SOURCES OF INCUBATORS
Some of the companies which manufacture small incubators and incubator parts are:
Brower Mfg. Co., Quincy, Illinois.
(Incubators, incubator thermometers, and circuit breakers.)
Fleet Mfg. Co., P.O. Box 649, Glendale, California.
(Small incubators.)
Lyon Rural Electric Co., P.O. Box 30, 2075 Moore Street, San Diego, California 92112.
(Incubators, incubator thermometers, thermostats, and midget incubator kits.)
Montgomery Ward %26 Co., Chicago, Illinois 60607.
(Farm catalog: Small incubators, incubator thermometers, and thermostats.)
National Agricultural Supply Co., Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin.
(Small incubators.)
Sears Roebuck %26 Co., Chicago, Illinois 60607.
(Suburban-Farm Supplies and Fencing Catalog: Small incubators, thermometers, and thermostats.)
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