I have TWO BYC icons on my desktop, one is Pete's guide and the other is
Incubating and Hatching Muscovy Eggs by
yinepu. I have read both several times and I have returned to both of them here lately since I also have Muscovy AND Embden eggs in the incubator. I am not sure about putting a hole in the Muscovy egg air sac, but if it works for the goose it may also work for the Muscovy. My comment above is only a thought, but it does sound very logical to me. Many have said "let nature take its course" or something to that effect about helping in the hatching process, but I also believe that we are not incubating and hatching as a mother hen or nature, but we are doing it artificially and are prone to error so why not intervene if necessary? I've had many a chick that I helped hatch grow up and be as healthy and productive as ones I didn't help.
I also want to make sure nobody follows my train of thought because it is
not advice, I barely know what I'm doing myself when it comes to duck & goose eggs....
As you know, I am keeping a diary of sorts on my Muscovy eggs and in less than two weeks (hopefully), we will see how they went. I could still lose all of them yet. The trickiest part is the hatching. I haven't counted my chickens, er ducklings just yet....
Diane88, any good news? You passing out cigars?
