Incubating duck eggs!!!/ hatch along for any bird

[chickster5003]

No not yet but there was another pip this morning, I shined a light in the incubator and one of ducklings are certainly shrink wrapped but I'm going to give him till later today or tonmorowv

 

[chickster5003]

Ok guys all the eggs pipped but didn't have any progress so I intervened and thank goodness I did 5/6 have hatched so far and is guees one just got to exited and he came out a little to early his naval just needs to close all the way pic will be coming soon!!

 

[emmajane07]

Hi everyone! I am new to chicks and ducks. Only 6 months into it. I currently have 1 male and 1 female duck and am needing to hatch some eggs to get more females. My local farm stores only have ducks in the spring. Anyways, I am wanting to incubate 4 eggs and hope at least two hatch. My question is, since I only have one duck laying, do I leave the eggs on the counter until I have collected 4? Or what is the best way to go about this? Any help is appreciated. Thank you!

 

[Rashid100]

Most eggs are viable for 7-10 days. So u can collect them and store them pointy side down for around 7 days and incubate them together. This way u have a better chance of hatching more females.

 

[Rashid100]

Any pics chickster? How r they doing

 

[emmajane07]

Thank you Rashid!

 

[chickster5003]

They are doing great here are some pics all 6 made it

 

[FallingSkies]

Rashid why would you have more females. I was also wondering since you put vinegar in water to keep them regular. Does that help like when horses have to have a female I think it is.

 

[Rashid100]

I have eggs from the chicks that I hatched in the bator now so I thought why not start the thread again. Currently Iam on day 2. Anyone else hatching anything?

 

[CrazyChookLady5]

hey guys.
just wanting to know the basics of incubating runner duck eggs. im getting some shipped to me this week

I've incubated chicken eggs before but duck eggs are I bit different from what ive heard.
can you do the dry incubation method with duck eggs? and what temperatures and humidity do I have to have my bator at?

thanks for any help