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How to keep a duck egg alive?

okay so my friend and i were outside and i noticed an abandonded duck egg. my friend said that she saw a mama and a dada duck last weekend and that's when she noticed the egg. it hadn't had the parents come back 4 a week so we took it in. all the other eggs in the nest were cracked open but this one.we hypothesized they had had some animal get in. we were pretty sure it was dead but we still tried. we put it under a lamp and in a box with towels. when we looked at it in the light we noticed that it was full of liquid. but we learned it was yolk. also it was cold when we got it. and everything we read said it was dead. but it hadn't really been hot all week and it was in the shade. once it warmed up we noticed that it moved but we thought it was crazy. then a couple hour later it moved again. what should we do? we want to keep it alive but are VERY worried. does anyone know how to make a good cheap incubator. thanx. CoolCola

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1. If the egg is moving, there is a good chance that it will hatch provided the right conditions. These sites should help you: http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/styroinc.htm http://urbanext.illinois.edu/eggs/res20-incubator.html Good luck.
2. incubator
3. Incubator is basically the only thing you can use to keep it alive (Hopefully).Try purchasing one at petstores if they dont have it then check on amazon.com/ebay.com.