Call Duck egg incubation question, new question Post #25

[WriterofWords]

A fellow that worked with my classroom last year on our hatching project is having trouble getting his Call Duck's eggs to hatch. He is using a Brinsea and said they get to within few days of hatching then die. He brought me 6 eggs to try in my Hovabator but I don't know if they are different from regular eggs on time or humidity, etc. Could someone please give me good, specific, and very clear instructions on how to hatch Call Ducks?

 

[call ducks]

some say they hacthc on 26 day. This is my frist time hacting call eggs to. I am 'using a hova still air i gess still air is better for duck eggs. i got 10-11 call eggs in the bator now all have some thing in them

 

[GUIENALADY]

call ducks hatch 26-28 days usually. they are just hard to hatch sometimes. i always did mine like any other duck egg. have a call hen on some eggs right now.

hopefully someone els might have ideas. i useully manage to hatch about half what i put in.

 

[WriterofWords]

Thank you. What do you run the temp and humidity at? Mine is a forced air.

 

[WriterofWords]

I'm starting to wonder if it would just be easier to stuff them under my broody Mallard hen.

 

[austinhart123]

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well what is she sitting on now, if nothing, than give her the call eggs they know what to do

 

[S&N Livestock]

Ive had low % hatch with some of my calls. This hatch im trying something that i do with the geese im cooling the eggs down a few times about 15 days 18,22,25.Hope it helps, i hatch next friday ill let u know how it worked.

 

[Katy]

I just let my call hens hatch them....they have much better luck doing it than I ever did!!

 

[WriterofWords]

My Mallard is sitting hers and Hershey's eggs right now. His hen won't sit so he's tried incubating them. I'm going to try I'm just having a hard time getting any information about the length of incubation for them, the temp, and the humidity. I know I've seen it on here before but either I'm searching wrong or it was in some of the older removed threads.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

99.5 for forced air. I also use a brinsea, then switch to a hovabator to hatch. I just hatched 3 out of 4 and have another batch of 12 due tuesday.

I dont pay attention to the humidity the first 23 days. Day 23, I move them to the hatcher with 85% humidity.

Starting on day 10, cool the eggs for 10 min each day, and mist them during that cool down period.

Good Luck


ETA: They hatch on day 26. So on day 23, move them to the hatcher. I hatch my call duck eggs in a carton.