First incubator in genises 1588

[Matthew0085]

I got my incubator about a week ago and it's full! I have 11 red Burbon turkey eggs ,23 call duck eggs and the rest are muscovy duck eggs that I'm not sure about at all

My incubator holds good at 99.8 -100
Humidity is 55 -57 most of the time but drops to 52 when low and 60 right after being filled .... is this good ? Also at what day mark is good to check for fertility in call ducks thanks

 

[PD-Riverman]

I got my incubator about a week ago and it's full! I have 11 red Burbon turkey eggs ,23 call duck eggs and the rest are muscovy duck eggs that I'm not sure about at all

My incubator holds good at 99.8 -100
Humidity is 55 -57 most of the time but drops to 52 when low and 60 right after being filled .... is this good ? Also at what day mark is good to check for fertility in call ducks thanks

Do you have these set so they will all hatch at the same time? Or a staggered hatch? Or you using another incubator for the hatch? Different breeds a lot of times have a different hatch date there for things like a Muscovy takes 5 weeks to hatch so checking fertility might be better to wait a few days longer than a regular duck, etc. But you might be able to tell something on some in a week.

OH, in my opinion----52/57% is way to high for the incubation.

 

[Carolyne7]

I am not familiar with a genesis 1588 how do you like it so far?

 

[Matthew0085]

I am not familiar with a genesis 1588 how do you like it so far?

it seems to be doing a great job at holding its temp steady so far so good

 

[Matthew0085]

Do you have these set so they will all hatch at the same time? Or a staggered hatch? Or you using another incubator for the hatch? Different breeds a lot of times have a different hatch date there for things like a Muscovy takes 5 weeks to hatch so checking fertility might be better to wait a few days longer than a regular duck, etc. But you might be able to tell something on some in a week.

OH, in my opinion----52/57% is way to high for the incubation.

what is ideal for humidity I've read a lot of different suggestions

 

[PD-Riverman]

what is ideal for humidity I've read a lot of different suggestions

I have not hatched a lot of turkeys or ducks but some----so Maybe a Hatcher that has a real high hatch rate will answer your question? The ones I hatched I stayed in the 30 to 40% range and had good hatches, But again---I have not hatched a lot of those----My hatches are mainly chicken/chicks.

 

[feedman77]

I incubate at 20 to 35 percent humidity then raise to about 70 plus for hatching. Usually I don't add any water to the incubator till lockdown.

That is for my turkey eggs,chickens, quail and pheasants. I don't hatch waterfowl.

I have a 1588 plus others.