August Hatch-A-Long!

I started collecting and storing her last nine eggs. I left her 1st in the nest because I was worried she would start laying somewhere else when I began taking them. From what I've read they should be set no later than day ten, but may still be viable at day 14. I guess I'll find out because I can't set them until this batch hatches. I didn't want to give them back to mom because I know she will continue to lay and hopefully have a successful hatch. This is, I guess you could call it my back up plan, I'm really just trying to get her some duckling's if she happens to fail again.
unless you have a separate incubator you can't really mix them because the two species have different humidity needs...can you put off putting them in leave them with mom?
 
I started collecting and storing her last nine eggs. I left her 1st in the nest because I was worried she would start laying somewhere else when I began taking them. From what I've read they should be set no later than day ten, but may still be viable at day 14. I guess I'll find out because I can't set them until this batch hatches. I didn't want to give them back to mom because I know she will continue to lay and hopefully have a successful hatch. This is, I guess you could call it my back up plan, I'm really just trying to get her some duckling's if she happens to fail again.
Quote: duck eggs are hard to hatch in the incubator....read up a lot....use sponges to keep the humidity up and mist the eggs a few times a day to replicate mama going for a swim then getting back on the nest. I sure love ducks, HA, big surprise...
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Thanks for the advice and trust me I'm glued to BYC. There is such a huge amount of info on here and I love the support of other's.
 
Since my last hatch went horrible
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I'm joining the Sept Hatch along. Got a new to me bator (hova-bator 1583) for a great deal
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at a local hatchery. and I'm picking up some more eggs this weekend so I will be setting them tues. wish me luck hope this hatch goes much better than the last hell I would be happy if one hatches at this point
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Fingers crossed and praying. Hope to see some of you in the sept hatch along
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I'm thinking one pullet and one cockerel? The one on the left is almost gray. Is this a cockerel?
 
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Since my last hatch went horrible
hit.gif
I'm joining the Sept Hatch along. Got a new to me bator (hova-bator 1583) for a great deal
celebrate.gif
at a local hatchery. and I'm picking up some more eggs this weekend so I will be setting them tues. wish me luck hope this hatch goes much better than the last hell I would be happy if one hatches at this point
fl.gif
Fingers crossed and praying. Hope to see some of you in the sept hatch along
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I'm thinking one pullet and one cockerel? The one on the left is almost gray. Is this a cockerel?
it's going to go so well this time that your going to be overflowing in chicks
 

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