Do you spray your duck eggs ?

[Meplus3]

Hi everyone, just wondering how many of you spray your duck eggs and what procedure do you follow, do you spray them with warm water and put them back in straight away ? Do you spray then pat dry? Do you leave the lid off for 15 to cool down before putting eggs back in? If so how many times do you spray them a day and until when? I've heard so many different things so haven't got a clue which is correct, TIA

 

[Isaac 0]

I have never sprayed my eggs, and my hatch rates are great.

 

[Missjlee4377]

I'm new at this but this is my experience. I sporadically sprayed my eggs once a day when I remembered with room temperature water that was in the spray bottle beside the bator the entire time. I didnt dry them and didnt let them cool for 15 mins ever. I still got a really good hatch rate for my first time, 9/11. I think its trial and error and dependent on your incubator and humidity, or I just got lucky. I even had a tiny duck egg that I was convinced was a chicken egg that was rocking on day 21. I stopped manually turning or spraying a week before hatch day and that little one (definitely a duck and not a chicken) is doing great!
I think they're more resilient than we give them credit for. Good luck with your hatch!!

 

[cheezenkwackers]

I have sprayed and not sprayed and have not seen a big difference in hatch rate.

 

[Meplus3]

I've sprayed them but the humidity has shot up way to high

 

[Ratchnick]

Holderread Did studies on this and sprays his eggs with 100 degree F tap water once a day on days 7 to 24.