Egg timeline help please nedd advice duck eggs.

[Eyehartephotography]

ok so I have a shipment of duck eggs that was sent earlier then expected. I expected the eggs Friday or Saturday however they can arrive as early as tomorrow (wednesday) having been shipped yesterday. So the issue is I have 12 chicken eggs finishing in my only incubator currently started lockdown this morning day 18. I know the duck eggs have to rest anyway for 24 hrs after shipment but this chicken batch may still not be done. How long can I wait or do I need to buy another incubator for duckies. I know a mother duck can lay for 14 days before brooding so I think it would stand to reason that the eggs should be fine however I always hear after 7 days from being laid you lose viability. Advice please and thank you.

 

[Soos-Quacken]

You could try setting up a homemade incubator, but that feels like a bit of a risk. Waiting for the chicks to hatch may be the easiest solution (though I am no eggspert)

 

[Eyehartephotography]

Yeah i have one but its not reliable ke when the outside temp is hot it runs to hot and im afraid to try. I might wait i dont know

 

[Soos-Quacken]

The whole incubation process is enough to give you grey hair isn’t it... wishing you all the best

 

[Eyehartephotography]

It sure is but its so much fun and I've never done ducks before so I'm excited to do this!!