Hatching Muskovy duck eggs for the first time

[beardielover3]

When can I stop turning the eggs?

 

[Luv Ducks]

When can I stop turning the eggs?

I would wait until day 32 since they take around 35 days to hatch. Is this your only one showing any promise of hatching? If so be sure to put a mirror and stuffed animal or rubber dog toy in with it for a friend. That way it will be much easier to introduce to others when it is older. Good luck with this little one.

 

[Oob Child]

Keep us updated! It's good you didn't throw that one out!

 

[beardielover3]

I would wait until day 32 since they take around 35 days to hatch. Is this your only one showing any promise of hatching? If so be sure to put a mirror and stuffed animal or rubber dog toy in with it for a friend. That way it will be much easier to introduce to others when it is older. Good luck with this little one.

It might be the only one, yes. There is another one that has a dull line running through it, but I can't tell if it's alive or not. I'm thinking about leaving it in for a little while more, see what happens.

 

[beardielover3]

I'm afraid it's a blood ring...

 

[beardielover3]

It may not be though. It looks like the circle in my other egg, but with no veins. By the way, inside the other egg, the embryo is wriggling around like crazy. I think he wants to hatch early

 

[beardielover3]

Update on the eggs! The embryo in the first egg is jolting around like there's a party in there. I might have seen his little foot! The other egg is actually doing great, and I could be starting to see an embryo develop with maybe veins sprouting out? It's not a blood ring! Even though it's on day 22, it seems like it's on day 3 or 4, like it's developing late...

 

[beardielover3]

Does anybody know why it seems to be developing late???

 

[Oob Child]

Does anybody know why it seems to be developing late???

Maybe cooler temperatures in your incubator? What temp do you have it at? Does the embryo move without you moving the egg around?
Can you get a photo of candling?

 

[Luv Ducks]

Maybe cooler temperatures in your incubator? What temp do you have it at? Does the embryo move without you moving the egg around?
Can you get a photo of candling?

That's what I was thinking also, a cool spot in the incubator.