Ducks in lockdown tonight want to try egg carton??? How to use eggcar?

[destin0709]

My call ducks going to lockdown tonight. I just decided I may try egg carton method but have questions.
Do you have to use paper or can you use styrofoam cartons?
Also I have read big side up, correct?
And do you cut holes in each spot for air flow? Any help much appreciated. Thanks

 

[Gypsy07]

When I do carton hatching, I use the paper cartons, just because that's what I have handy. I don't see why you couldn't do it with the styrofoam ones as well. I don't think it would make any difference. I cut out the bottom of each cup, so the eggs can get humidity all up round them. Cutting out a circle in the bottom of each cup is fine. If I'm incubating small eggs, I also cut down the height of the carton too, so that at least 1/3 of the egg is sticking up over the top. That's so they don't have trouble zipping round the shell. Hope that helps you some...

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Here are photos of how I set up my egg cartons.

Empty carton

This one show one carton trimmed completely, the other was about to be trimmed

Two fully trimmed and fully loaded cartons.

You trim them to allow air flow around the eggs still. Good luck.

 

[destin0709]

Thanks my duckies are starting to pip and one is almost out!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Congrats!