Ducks nesting eggs in109 degrees?

[Tozan]

It is 100 to 110 here and I was wondering will these muscovey eggs hatch? Or is it to hot? My duck was sitting on some starting last month and those eggs went bad so we discarded them and she now has a second batch she is sitting on.. Is it OK that she has been on the nest for over a month now? She does come out for a visit to the pond most days for a few minutes. She is really dedicated to nesting when her two sisters are not.

A few other questions...

Is it to hot here in Aridzona for them to hatch under the mother?
Theses eggs a cross between a mallard drake and female muscovy. I know they will not produce later but, will it be harder for the eggs to be fertilized by my drake?

Would I be better off just getting a Muscovy drake for future breeding...

Our goal is to have eggs and meat birds not having future generations...

 

[Aunt Angus]

I'm going to bump this thread up so you can hopefully get some answers!
Good luck!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Have you candled the eggs to see if they are even alive? that is the first thing to do.

 

[Tozan]

I candled the first batch and they were bad so I tossed them. I haven't checked the new ones yet.

I figure if they wont survive our 110 degree heat I might as well just start collecting them as they are layed instead of trying to let them hatch.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Might be a good idea in those temp they may not even need a broody to sit on them to hatch lol

 

[telandra2]

My Ancona went broody in lasts year's heat wave with a high of 109. Many of the eggs were viable despite the nests being in direct sun and mamma's still coming in at night. Once I found the nests I move them indoors. Only 3 hatced, but that could be all of being first time duck moms.

 

[Tozan]

This is first time for the drake and the moms too. I keep hoping for the best but, so far all the eggs still look like nothing is happening inside.

 

[Tozan]

We tried sneaking in a few small chicks for the mamma duck but she didn't buy it... So we decided to put the little ones in a cage with the bigger ones.

I use a Temperature control unit on my heat lamp to control the heat in the area the birds are in. It is summer right now so it is pretty warm still most nights.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are adorable.