Help to hatch

[Mihai]

I have gotten some eggs from my muscovys and i want to hatch them in the incubator. How do you hatch yours and hatch rate?

 

[Mihai]

Anyone?

 

[Gray Angel Farm]

I don’t have ducks, but a lot of ppl use an automatic egg turner to simplify the process. I just had 11 chicken eggs in my incubator and they were all hatching and in the middle of the night the 11th one died before it got out of its shell. So, that’s over 90%
I checked the shell and it didn’t appear stuck, still makes me sad to lose them.

 

[Gray Angel Farm]

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Anyone?

If you search forums for hatching Muscovy’s you’ll probably find some info

 

[Rozza]

I’ve never hatched Muscovy a but did research years ago and decided on khaki Campbell’s but they are same as normal duck except they are 35 day instead of 28
Then just the normal for the rest 37.5 in fan forced and 37.8 in still air 55% humidity raised to 70% for last 3 days and of cause no turning for last 3 days

 

[Mihai]

I read online that they need a lot smaller humidity than normal ducks but it doesnt say and thats what i want to find, the humidity %

 

[Rozza]

Yeah I don’t know I can’t remember it saying that but I stopped looking into them pretty quick as I wanted the faster incubation time turn around I will have a look now coz it sorta peaked my interest

 

[Rozza]

have a look at these
3rd is definatly best plus bonus of cute ducklings
1. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/muscovy-duck-hatching-help.1373381/#post-22622144
1. they sortasaid 45-50 and one poster said they dry incubate i have never done that though
2. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-...and-birds/species/duck-raising/egg-production
2. this is an aussie site (im australian) it said set them at 70 can let drop to 65 and then hatch at 70 also had fair bit of other info
3. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/incubating-and-hatching-muscovy-eggs.63532/
3. this is an amazing resource although more complicated i would suggest reading it if you do this i would love updates as would be curious to try my self
if you need help i would love to as i really love ducks but dont really have the space hence i have moved to quail (their almost as cute)

also i am thinking of trying dry hatching for my quail now if you interested i should be able to write about it in 16-18 days as i only just started them incubating

 

[Mihai]

I looked all thie sites before and on every site it says difference stuff but made up a plan on hatching
I need to get 8 more eggs til 20 from my muscovys and i put them in my incubator

 

[Rozza]

yeah figured you would have by now may i ask what you decided on