How long do call duck eggs need to be incubated before taking them into lock down?

[WVduckchick]

Definitely pics would be wonderful!

 

[Table4Six]

I'll go take some with and without being candled.

 

[Table4Six]

Here is an egg with the air bubbles. I ended up just taking pics while canceling because it was easier to see.

 

[hereorthere]

Incubators are not my thing what so ever. So I have the eggs under two of my broody chickens. So they're in charge of turning the eggs ect. They're doing a great job, even after day one they're was signs of development. And every time I take an egg out to candle it they feel nice and warm. Luckily, I have had some experience with hatching ducks.@WVduckchick.

Wow! I’m floored about chickens brooding over duck eggs! Not to change the subject.....but how do they do towards the end of a longer-duck-incubating period? Especially as you hit lockdown? Do you anything special w/ eggs like misting them?

 

[WVduckchick]

Here is an egg with the air bubbles. I ended up just taking pics while canceling because it was easier to see.

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Only time I have ever seen that is with shipped eggs. I have no idea what might cause it otherwise.

@casportpony @Pyxis any ideas how an air cell would split apart like that??

 

[casportpony]

I've seen that before, but have no idea what causes it. If mine I would not set it.

 

[Pyxis]

Only time I have ever seen that is with shipped eggs. I have no idea what might cause it otherwise.

@casportpony @Pyxis any ideas how an air cell would split apart like that??

I've seen it too on shipped eggs. Very rough handling is my guess.

I think I may have also seen it in my own eggs after they've frozen, actually, thinking about it. Which would make sense if the freezing damaged the air cell.

 

[Table4Six]

I've seen that before, but have no idea what causes it. If mine I would not set it.

So you recommend not setting the eggs with air bubbles? To be honest that one didn't look fertile anyway.

 

[Table4Six]

Wow! I’m floored about chickens brooding over duck eggs! Not to change the subject.....but how do they do towards the end of a longer-duck-incubating period? Especially as you hit lockdown? Do you anything special w/ eggs like misting them?

Oh my broodys don't mind the longer period of sitting on eggs. Actually, they've already been sitting on the eggs longer than 25 days because when these two hens first when broody it took a couple of weeks to get the eggs. When I hit lock down I take the eggs in my garage where its warm and put a heat lamp on them and throughout the process yes it they do require misting at that point. After they hatch I will attempt to slowly introduce them back to my broody chickens, but because they're ducklings there is always a chance that the hen will reject them, but I've successfully had a frizzled cochin hen raise for baby wood ducks. If the hens do reject them I will just hand raise them myself.

 

[Table4Six]

Update on the call ducks eggs:

The 3 on day 20 I can feel moving around inside the eggs and I believe are getting ready to pip. I'm about ready to take them into lock down. Can't wait to see what colors I have these three will be pure colors. I will post pics when they've hatched.