Duck Incubation time.. (first timers)

[CayugaJana]

Alright!!!!

 

[GeoGreyWolf]

That's great...Are they being incubated on their side?..Do you turn them three times a day?

The are incubated in my janoel 48.. comes with an egg turner, so pointy side down, it automatically turns ever two hours.

 

[casportpony]

So had 13 duck eggs for this batch, cracked opened two to see if they were fertilized.. some believed not, one looked like a bullseye. Left 11 eggs to incubate, well i just did a candle on day 6.. and we have 3 with veins in them.. Now to try and get this all right, not sure about air cells and all, so will have to figure out the humidity levels and all to lower or higher based upon them. These pictures are of two of the eggs with veins at different angles. The third looked similar. @casportpony @chickens really @Miss Lydia
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How exciting! What's the humidity in your incubator at?

 

[GeoGreyWolf]

I am hoping my air sacks are normal for a day 6-7 candeling.. i think too big but also swore i read the humidity in an incubator with a fan should be 40-50% ? ive been roughly in the 40s, couple days 30s

 

[chickens really]

The are incubated in my janoel 48.. comes with an egg turner, so pointy side down, it automatically turns ever two hours.

Oh...Duck eggs do better laying on their side and being turned 3 times a day by hand..

 

[GeoGreyWolf]

Oh...Duck eggs do better laying on their side and being turned 3 times a day by hand..

I work monday-friday 8-5 and depending on some stuff later. So impossible for me to hand turn 3 times a day, which is why i chose an incubator with a turner.

 

[chickens really]

I work monday-friday 8-5 and depending on some stuff later. So impossible for me to hand turn 3 times a day, which is why i chose an incubator with a turner.

Alright..Best wishes..

 

[casportpony]

I am hoping my air sacks are normal for a day 6-7 candeling.. i think too big but also swore i read the humidity in an incubator with a fan should be 40-50% ? ive been roughly in the 40s, couple days 30s

Maybe @Ravynscroft , @WVduckchick , or @Pyxis can comment on the air cells.

 

[Pyxis]

So had 13 duck eggs for this batch, cracked opened two to see if they were fertilized.. some believed not, one looked like a bullseye. Left 11 eggs to incubate, well i just did a candle on day 6.. and we have 3 with veins in them.. Now to try and get this all right, not sure about air cells and all, so will have to figure out the humidity levels and all to lower or higher based upon them. These pictures are of two of the eggs with veins at different angles. The third looked similar. @casportpony @chickens really @Miss Lydia
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Awesome! That's why I said there was no harm in trying

Can you candle through the top and post pictures? We'll be better able to judge the air cells for you that way

I work monday-friday 8-5 and depending on some stuff later. So impossible for me to hand turn 3 times a day, which is why i chose an incubator with a turner.

That'll be fine. The only ones that I do on their sides are Calls. My big duck eggs always get done standing up, and it's never caused issues. And I don't hand turn the Calls either; they do fine in the autoturner on their sides.

 

[GeoGreyWolf]

I have no idea how people get great pictures of candling.. trying to take a picture with my phone and holding egg and flashlight in hand is almost impossible. I tried my best for the pictures.. From what I can tell there seems three colors in the egg, the white, a yellow and then the darker-red vein area.