Ca I mix duck and chicken eggs?

[Fabiola]

I am about to start my first hatching in a genesis incubator 1588, can I mix chicken and duck eggs in the same hatch?

 

[poultrycrazy711]

No and yes. Only because ducks take about 28 days to hatch and chickens take 21 days. Since you need to stop turning chicken eggs on day 18, and ducks on another you can hurt the both kinds of eggs. Because both eggs need to arange themselves in the proper position to pip the shell. If you stop on the 18 day for the chickens to pip you can hurt the duck eggs because they can stick to their shell membrane and die. If you continue turning for the duck eggs you will hurt the chicken eggs because they will never have a chance to arrange themselves to pip the shell and hatch. If you have seperate egg trays, and you can stop the chicken egg side of the turners from turning then yes you can incubate both at the same time. But this is only with certain incubators. The best way to hatch chicken and duck eggs at the same time is to have 2 seperate incubators.

 

[Fabiola]

No and yes. Only because ducks take about 28 days to hatch and chickens take 21 days. Since you need to stop turning chicken eggs on day 18, and ducks on another you can hurt the both kinds of eggs. Because both eggs need to arange themselves in the proper position to pip the shell. If you stop on the 18 day for the chickens to pip you can hurt the duck eggs because they can stick to their shell membrane and die. If you continue turning for the duck eggs you will hurt the chicken eggs because they will never have a chance to arrange themselves to pip the shell and hatch. If you have seperate egg trays, and you can stop the chicken egg side of the turners from turning then yes you can incubate both at the same time. But this is only with certain incubators. The best way to hatch chicken and duck eggs at the same time is to have 2 seperate incubators.

I see, thanks a lot for your information...

 

[dbcooper02]

Or, the real simple way is to just start the duck eggs a week before you add the chicken eggs. Then lock down and hatch coincide. Can't get much simpler than that.

 

[clucknpeck]

I don't know much about hatching but I thought only Muscovy eggs take 28 days??

 

[cypressdrake]

Muscovys are 35 days, all other ducks 28,

 

[JimnTer]

Or, the real simple way is to just start the duck eggs a week before you add the chicken eggs. Then lock down and hatch coincide. Can't get much simpler than that.

I have done this and had good results with it. Actually under a broody chicken, but all the eggs hatched within 36 hours of each other.

 

[clucknpeck]

Muscovys are 35 days, all other ducks 28,

I see. Thank you!

 

[Fabiola]

Or, the real simple way is to just start the duck eggs a week before you add the chicken eggs. Then lock down and hatch coincide. Can't get much simpler than that.

Great idea... never thought about it...

 

[poultrycrazy711]

The only problem is with each day the eggs stay at room temperature, is that they lose the possibility to hatch because of the possible bacterial contamination and lack of warmth. But if you already ordered the eggs that is a good idea.