call duck hatches

[callduckman58]

how is your call ducks doing on the hatching this year?I have been having a fairly good hatch. The butterscotch and the buff have hatched good, but my self black and grays have been terrible. I just had a hatching of 105 call ducks . now I am trying to figure out what I am doing right for a change LOL

 

[ruralmom]

My first attempt at calls were not so good. Two out of six developed but did not hatch thanks to me. I think my friend and I who are trying the call hatches are in a unique geographic quandra. We are over a mile above sea level with an average humidity of under 20%. Both of our last hatches the ducklings were shrunk wrapped. So if you find out the 'golden rule' for hatching calls please let me know. I am currenly duckless and would really like to change that. I really like ducks and had my last ones for 12 years. Congradulations on the hatch!!!

 

[BellLisamo]

i had 1 hatch out of 3 eggs. and it died 2 weeks later. im not sure why

 

[Scott]

I've hatched out 26 call ducklings in the past few weeks, with 16 more due to hatch this weekend. Temp: 99.5, Humidity: 55% during incubation and 70% during hatch. The eggs should be turned on their sides, not vertically on their ends.

You might find this thread helpful: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=306686

 

[Scott]

Sorry, had to do a double take.... 105 calls? You've got your hands full, don't you?

Whatever you're doing it. Keep doing it.