Broody moscovy

[emsdial911]

I candled the eggs of my moscovy tonight. It's been about two weeks and I see veigns but that is about it. I'll look closer tomorrow. What should I see at 2 weeks and how do I know if they have gone bad?

 

[Cuban Longtails]

Muscovies take 35 days to hatch. I didn't bother my broody muscovy hens much, other than to check an egg to make sure they still were developing near the end of the incubation period.

 

[camalianus]

muscury broodies are very good hatching eggs.

I owned 2 hens and 1 drake. Both went broody at the same time, one with 25 and the other with 22 eggs. After 35 days I had 23 and 20 newly ducklings. Within 6 months I had almost 90ish ducklings, so I decided not to give them any more eggs to hatch for a while.

 

[emsdial911]

Thanks. She is a beautiful chocolate and my favorite. I would love to have some ducklings from her.

 

[emsdial911]

YEA she would only let me look at two eggs but I saw movement.