Cayuga duck hatching

[chrisarvor]

hi
i have just put in 12 Cayuga eggs
i use an RCom suro 20 which has been superb all season for chickens etc
but i have not hatched these Cayuga before
any tips on heat an humidity ???? is it the same as chickens
and i was told its 42 days to hatch is that correct?
many thanks

 

[Kevin565]

I believe Cayugas take 28 days to hatch.

 

[mnferalkitty]

Duck are 28 days to hatch. This is how I hatch duck in my incubator but I have hova bator and little giant incubators
I fill my water tray when I set them in auto turner
I candle around day 10 or 12 refill water tray
I candle and take out of turner day 25 refill water tray and leave them alone
I have never measured my humidity so I do not know what it is
I read somewhere you should mist duck eggs and the one time I tried that I had miserable hatch rate so I have never done it again.
One thing that threw me for loop when I first started hatching duck eggs is they pip then make a hole in egg and work on that hole to zip and sometimes it can take 2-3 days!!

 

[chrisarvor]

hi guys
good news i have 3 ducks today so thanks for the info
Is it just like new chickens now ???starter feed
Anything different for ducks??