Hatching Chicks and Ducklings together?

[topeka]

Hello,

I am thinking of placing 5 cross breed hen eggs and 5 Welsh Harlequin duck eggs in the incubator at the same time. Is this going to come back and bite me?

 

[chickenlittle32]

Everyone will have their own opinion on this, but I have hatched them together without issues....Just remember duck eggs take 28 days...

 

[Barred Rocker]

Yeah, if you do, you may want to put the chick eggs in a week after the duck eggs so they'll hatch at the same time. Humidity could be an issue if set them at the same time. Otherwise I don't see any problem with it.

 

[farmin'chick]

I've done it, but I wouldn't recommend it! What I did was set the duck eggs to one side and mist them with warm water in the incubator twice a day, where I wouldn't get the spray on the chicken eggs.

 

[MuranoFarms]

I did it. I only had 1 duck egg in with the chickens. He hatched a week later of course. I didn't mist it though

 

[topeka]

farmin'chick :

I've done it, but I wouldn't recommend it! What I did was set the duck eggs to one side and mist them with warm water in the incubator twice a day, where I wouldn't get the spray on the chicken eggs.

Why would you not recommend it? Just the hastle of having to mist the eggs?​

 

[BellLisamo]

i've done this many times before. its totally up to you

 

[mulia24]

it's okay, consider that duck egg take longer and need high humidity.

it's easier with hen to sit them since no humidity thing to think on.