How to get Mandarin duck eggs to hatch in incubator?

[wilwingswaterfowl]

I just saw this thread great hatch. I also was going to say boost humidity at the end. I typically cool the eggs a little twice a day then mist them. once lockdown starts I boost humidity to over 70%. most of my deaths are in the first 14 days and have had trouble the past two years. Wild breeds are harder than domestic at least for me. Last year I hatched 30% of my Green wing teal and none of my 3 Cinnamons. My Green wing that sat her own had the same hatch rate as me. This year I incubated two Wood ducks and five Cinnamons and three Cinnamons hatched so I did better with the Cinnamons. My Wood duck sat five eggs and hatched only one so I guess I'm not much worse than the mothers.

 

[natureafc20]

I just saw this thread great hatch. I also was going to say boost humidity at the end. I typically cool the eggs a little twice a day then mist them. once lockdown starts I boost humidity to over 70%. most of my deaths are in the first 14 days and have had trouble the past two years. Wild breeds are harder than domestic at least for me. Last year I hatched 30% of my Green wing teal and none of my 3 Cinnamons. My Green wing that sat her own had the same hatch rate as me. This year I incubated two Wood ducks and five Cinnamons and three Cinnamons hatched so I did better with the Cinnamons. My Wood duck sat five eggs and hatched only one so I guess I'm not much worse than the mothers.

Hello Sir, I am writing from England. Please can you kindly share the ''thread great hatch''. I have a Mandarin sitting on eggs right now and I intend to put some of the eggs in an Incubator from the 25th day. Thanks