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Well, I think my flock may have been infected. One of my hens was dead yesterday. Three more today and two who look down for the count. I tried to find out how to report this but the State agent I think I'm supposed to report to is gone out of the office for the weekend. Not sure what to do...

I guess "LBF flockmeister" will work...

Actually, Muscovies take 35-37 days and Calls take 28-30, but since they were set so far apart, that wouldn't make a difference to my situation, anyway. As I mentioned, the Muscovies are getting close to hatching and the Calls are just starting out which creates an issue with regard to turning...

Thank you for such a detailed reply! You did a great job of outlining all of my concerns. The incubator is a forced air, not still air, and the temp variations have to do with the eggs' location on the grid of the turner, not the elevation on the egg. As I mentioned, though, I move the eggs...

My neighbor gave me 8 Muscovy eggs that were under a broody duck, not sure how long she'd been setting on them; it seemed they were at day 12-14. At this point, several of them look like they may be close to lockdown. In the meantime, another neighbor gave me 4 newly-laid call duck eggs which...

Thanks! I was thinking that would be the case, but didn't want to make a wrong assumption.

Can you tell me the percentage of weight loss for Call Ducks over incubation period? I am currently hatching Muscovy eggs and was told 2.8% per week. Just wondering what I should look for with Call Ducks

Thanks! That’s a great help!

Awesome information. Thank you so much for your help. This is always a great forum when people need help.

Thank you! Yes, these are definitely all Muscovy eggs and, to the best of my knowledge, all from the same duck. What I’m really concerned about is trying to get a better idea of a hatch date. My understanding is that I should increase the humidity and lay them on their sides several days ahead...

Ok, thanks. Perhaps someone else can help me with that...

Thank you! Any thoughts on the weights? Do eggs of the same "age" vary that much in weight? They look pretty similar during candling and the air sacks are pretty much the same size. I just expected them to weigh basically the same amount.

I am trying to hatch out Muscovy eggs for the first time and have borrowed an incubator. It has an auto-turner that is working however, most of the information I've found says I still need to turn them manually about 3 times a day, even with the auto-turner. I took this to mean that I should...

They can’t see one another but there are lots of chickens and turkeys over there that they can hear. They weren’t locked in because part of the purpose is to free range on our property. I think, if I can’t move the nest over here, I won’t bother with them at all. If I wait until they’re done...

This is going to be a bit long-winded, so let me apologize for that before we begin. I DO have a question, but there's a bit of a back story that I think is important....... Last summer my neighbor from across the road gave me 6 young Muscovy ducklings; fully feathered, but not yet flying. I...

I just got 6 Muscovies and am trying to figure out the sexes. They're only about 2 months old so really hard to tell. They ALL raise a crest to some degree, but 2 are definitely larger than the others. Is there any other way to tell?

OK...so at least 4x6, then...is there an advantage to making it bigger? Again, I'm concerned about their ability to be warm in there during the winter...smaller space will be easier for them to warm up with their body heat, but also want to be sure they're comfortable.

I will be building it myself (with Hubby's help). I want it to be big enough, but not so big that they'll have a hard time being warm in the winter. We have free access to a ton of barn wood, so I'm not concerned with cost. I'll only need to buy the hardware (hinges, etc.).