Hatching under incubator?! Last resort.

[Silkiesaz]

My duck has been loyally sitting on eggs for about 20 days and today she got off them and crushed an egg killing the chick inside. She left the eggs and I don't have an incubator. I put them under a heat lamp and took the temperature it's about 100 degrees. What else can I do??

 

[SmiYa0126]

Can you put them in a container, wrap the outside with a blanket, and put a shallow dish with water inside. Also put a thermometer in that you can see to make sure the temp doesn't go up or down too much.

Use a shelf liner for bedding.

 

[Silkiesaz]

I put the eggs in a box covered in a towel under the heat lamp. I have a dish of water in the box with the eggs. And a temperature thingie next to the box.

 

[Silkiesaz]

Is it okay that they are with some chicks?

 

[SmiYa0126]

Great! Either works , just watch the temp, during the day you may need to vent it if it's hot.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Are these duck eggs or chicken eggs?

 

[Silkiesaz]

Are these duck eggs or chicken eggs?

Chicken eggs. Thank you so much for the help!

 

[SmiYa0126]

It should be ok! They should be pipping soon!

 

[SmiYa0126]

Did any pip?

 

[Hopingtohatchquails]

Chicken eggs. Thank you so much for the help!

Any luck on the egg? As long as the temp and humidity is right it should be ok however too low of a humidity could cause the chick to be shrink rapped.