how do you hatch call duck eggs in a r-com 3 egg incubator

[ducksarecool12]

i have a r-com 3 egg incubator but call duck eggs take 26 days to hatch so i couldnt select duck cause it incubates for 28 days what would i do

 

[katharinad]

I don't have that machine, but what about running the machine for 2 days without egg and adding them after that?

 

[ducksarecool12]

not a bad idea any body ever tried it

 

[ducksarecool12]

i dont want to mess it up and kill the eggs i get so people please help im new to incubating

 

[Sweetfolly]

Do you have the eggs ready to go now? Or are you just preparing in advance?

Letting it run empty for two days is a good idea...seems like it would work.

You should get in touch with Scott. When he did Call eggs in his Brinsea Mini Advance (it's fully-automatic too), I wonder if he did a 26-day incubation period or a 28-day incubation period?

 

[ducksarecool12]

preparing in advance

 

[chickenboy21]

If they are really good quality calls, and the parentage is tight bodied, the eggs are very hard to hatch out, your best bet is to let a broody hen incubate them out herself you might have a much better hatch

 

[ducksarecool12]

were can i get a broody hen from