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Yes, otherwise The egg wouldn't be fertile, and wouldn't actually contain a duckling, and the egg would just go rotten.

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Q: Do female ducks need a drake to lay eggs that will hatch?
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Where do ducks hatch?

In eggs


Are there duck eggs that will not hatch into ducklings?

No you need to have a female and male duck to have baby ducks.


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