advice anyone?

[chitlen]

dose any one have advice for hatching duck eggs

 

[JacinLarkwell]

@Overo Mare @shawluvsbirds @U_Stormcrow

 

[The-White-Elephant]

@indianaducks

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Wow, I wish I did. My successful hatch rate with Pekins and a 12 egg incubator has been TERRIBLE. Granted, none of my broody hens has ever hatched even a single duckling, but on this subject, in spite of numerous efforts and more than a score of Pekins, I must plead ignorance.

At this point, i can't even offer a "don't do this..." piece of advice.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Wow, I wish I did. My successful hatch rate with Pekins and a 12 egg incubator has been TERRIBLE. Granted, none of my broody hens has ever hatched even a single duckling, but on this subject, in spite of numerous efforts and more than a score of Pekins, I must plead ignorance.

At this point, i can't even offer a "don't do this..." piece of advice.

Dang, okay . Was hoping you'd have some more experience than me since you were actively breeding.

 

[nchls school]

dose any one have advice for hatching duck eggs

I am having quite good luck with the incubator, under bantams, and the ducks themselves.

It would be helpful to know what experience you've had hatching eggs and where you hail from.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Dang, okay . Was hoping you'd have some more experience than me since you were actively breeding.

First incubation, 0% success. Second incubation around 75% (if I recall correctly, I believe it was 9 births, one infertile, two quits). Boy, was I confident then! Third incubation, I had something contaminate one of the eggs, cost me a number of others, and had a high infertile rate, too. Last hatch, of 12 eggs set (most infertile, the male was still very young) had a few late quits and only two live births - one of whom passed overnight, leaving me with just a single duckling.

off the top of my head - whatever I'm doing, I hope others aren't.

 

[indianaducks]

@nchls school helped me when I had questions a few weeks ago with my first incubator duck hatch.
I started with 10 eggs and hatched 6! Was very happy with how it all went overall.
Are you looking for specific information or what?

 

[The-White-Elephant]

@nchls school helped me when I had questions a few weeks ago with my first incubator duck hatch.
I started with 10 eggs and hatched 6! Was very happy with how it all went overall.
Are you looking for specific information or what?

oh! That is amazing! How old are they now?

 

[indianaducks]

oh! That is amazing! How old are they now?

They are 2.5 weeks old!