jenniferlamar70
Songster
Anyone here know if what type of infrared thermometer I need for the duck eggs and can I use a normal one like what I would purchase for my kids or do I need one made for eggs?
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Yes I thought about that. I'm going to start it in the manual incubator that worked the best until the others hatch. That should only be about a week since they won't be shipping it until the 10th. Then I'll move them to the good incubator. I'm thinking about getting a fee goose eggs too but I can't find the breed I want. I thought maybe I could hatch those with the duck eggs that way if only one hatches their is still maybe a goose too. Of not I'll go to a hatchery and order some ducklings. I have 3 older ones already. 2 Swedish and one roen. I have a week so I will for sure work it out by then.
Anyone here know if what type of infrared thermometer I need for the duck eggs and can I use a normal one like what I would purchase for my kids or do I need one made for eggs?
If you do decide to do geese make sure you read the hatching guide by Pete in the goose section, it's great. Geese are very demanding to hatch - they require regular cooling periods, misting, and special turning. What breed are you looking into? I'm very happy with my roman tufteds.
You shouldn't need one - you can hatch them just like you do chicken eggs, with the exception of higher humidity during lockdown, so whatever you're using for the temp for your chicken eggs will be fine.
So I don't have to mist them or anything like that?
If I get bad air cells (which 9 out of 10 times I do) I put them in little cut down cartons and once I set them I leave them unturned for 24 hours. Then on day 2 I gently tilt them at a 45 degree angle 5 x day. I never use automatic turners with shipped eggs. I bet your eggs are going to do great!! Here's some pics...We let them get up to room temperature for 24h in the carton, with fat end of the egg upwards, then I move them into the incubator which I have at the right temperature ready and waiting. Anything else I can do? The air cells this time were pretty much all misshappen, we had wrong end pippers and one chick pipped in the right spot but must've hit a pocket of fluid somewhere and drowned. The one decent air cell was the only egg which hatched. Mostly they quit before that though. I've set some other eggs a couple weeks back in my older cheaper incubator (mini Eco) and have pretty much done nothing other than turn them a couple of times a day and add a bit of water (often it's dry though) and they are developing beautifully. They're our own eggs though. Thanks for the help and support y'all! I really appreciate it.
Oh my goodness! What a cutie! But that would have startled me!! Did you figure out the no notifications yet?
Ducks are so fun as babies!Geez the bug has seriously bitten me. I just ordered 2 ancona duck eggs. I just got on there to look thinking it might be nice to eventually have a few more ducks and then boom they were getting ready to be shipped... :/ hmm what is this self control you speak of.. hubby is going to kick my butt lol
I never do - I treat them exactly as I do chicken eggs. The only eggs I treat differently are geese eggs and peafowl eggs.
If I get bad air cells (which 9 out of 10 times I do) I put them in little cut down cartons and once I set them I leave them unturned for 24 hours. Then on day 2 I gently tilt them at a 45 degree angle 5 x day. I never use automatic turners with shipped eggs. I bet your eggs are going to do great!!
Here's some pics...
Oh my goodness! What a cutie! But that would have startled me!! Did you figure out the no notifications yet?
Ducks are so fun as babies!