first time hatching ducks in incubator

[babycampbell]

Ok so we are on day 26 in the incubator. we had them for 2 days on the counter before the incubator arrived. Well thursday night one egg started moving just a little and friday, sat. and sunday it moved allot now today not much movement at all. WHAT SHOULD WE DO??

We got the eggs from a farm near us she said some should be muscovy & mallard but we are not sure which ones are which. We are doing this as a fun exp. with our kids. we know the directions say 99 to 100 degrees 26-28 days all that.

Any suggestions??
thanks

 

[easyjet23]

its normal for the eggs to have no movement. As long as nothing changed from thusday, i.e temp, moisture, then the eggs should hatch just fine.

 

[babycampbell]

ok thanks. so should it only take 26-28 days a few other sites i have been to today say 35? that is the first i have read that. the paper work i have says 26-28.
thank you so much for your reply i was getting worried.

 

[BarefootMom]

muscovies can take up to 35 days to hatch. I am in the middle of a Rouen hatch and they started pipping on Thursday and are still hatching tonight...Actually due tomorrow!

 

[babycampbell]

we stopped turning the 3 days before the 26th day like directions said is that gonna hurt them.?? no ducks yet and its day 28.

 

[duckyfromoz]

It would by bad for the muscovy eggs if they are pure muscovy to stop turning them- but since you dont know which are which- or if they are eggs from a cross breeding that can really complicate things. It is actually day 25 that the turning should stop, and day 32 for muscovy eggs. With movement already seen- is it more likely to be the lower number of days for incubation- as generally it is just a few days before hatch that frequent movement can be seen rather than a whole ten days before hatch. Lack of movement can sometimes indicate the membrane is dry. What is the humidity reading at the moment??