Incubating Eggs

[carlren]

Hello, I am going to be receiving my duck eggs tomorrow and I set up my Yosoo 10 Egg incubator. I have read a few different temperatures and humidity levels so I am worried about what to follow? There is a chart that came with the incubator that says to keep the temp at 37.8C or 100.04 F during incubation with 60-75% and 37.3C with 65-85% during hatching. online I read 99.5F and 86% during incubation Which one should I follow? I also read about cooling the eggs and spraying them. Is this something that is commonly done?

I don't have an automatic turner so I will be using rubber gloves to turn the eggs.

Any other suggestions or comments welcome!

We are hatching our eggs at an Assisted Living then once hatched the residents will get to name the ducklings before I bring them home!

 

[Poultry parent]

I didn't bother with spraying the eggs, and they cooled down while I was turning them. I incubated mine at 99.6, and 55-60% humidity and then had the humidity at 75-80% during lockdown

 

[chickens really]

@RavynFallen

 

[chickens really]

@WVduckchick

 

[WVduckchick]

Hello, I am going to be receiving my duck eggs tomorrow and I set up my Yosoo 10 Egg incubator. I have read a few different temperatures and humidity levels so I am worried about what to follow? There is a chart that came with the incubator that says to keep the temp at 37.8C or 100.04 F during incubation with 60-75% and 37.3C with 65-85% during hatching. online I read 99.5F and 86% during incubation Which one should I follow?  I also read about cooling the eggs and spraying them. Is this something that is commonly done?

I don't have an automatic turner so I will be using rubber gloves to turn the eggs.

Any other suggestions or comments welcome!

We are hatching our eggs at an Assisted Living then once hatched the residents will get to name the ducklings before I bring them home!

The temperature variations are usually dependent upon if the incubator has a fan or not. Higher temps for no fan, a degree lower if it has a fan. This temperature should the taken at the top level of the eggs. Supposedly ones with fans will circulate the air around the eggs more evenly. Non-fan, taken at the top of the egg, the bottom of the egg is slightly cooler, therefore the temp variation.

How is the humidity where you live? Do you live in a very humid or dry climate? Humidity settings vary greatly with local humidity. But I live in a very humid climate. I use zero water in my incubators and still maintain about 30% humidity inside the incubator. Works great. Dry areas may need to use a little water.

 

[chickens really]

I'm in Canada and need to fill my incubator chambers to maintain humidity.....Hope that helped?...

 

[WVduckchick]

Also meant to ask...what breed of ducks??

 

[carlren]

Welsh Haleqin

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Hello, I am going to be receiving my duck eggs tomorrow and I set up my Yosoo 10 Egg incubator. I have read a few different temperatures and humidity levels so I am worried about what to follow? There is a chart that came with the incubator that says to keep the temp at 37.8C or 100.04 F during incubation with 60-75% and 37.3C with 65-85% during hatching. online I read 99.5F and 86% during incubation Which one should I follow? I also read about cooling the eggs and spraying them. Is this something that is commonly done?

I don't have an automatic turner so I will be using rubber gloves to turn the eggs.

Any other suggestions or comments welcome!

We are hatching our eggs at an Assisted Living then once hatched the residents will get to name the ducklings before I bring them home!

thats a great thing to do for the people in the home but can be very stressful
i incubate mine at ~99.8* and ~35% humidity
make sure to check your aircells on about day 10 to see if you need to adjust your humidity up or down at that point

Welsh Haleqin

very pretty ducks! and prolific layers
shipped eggs or local?
are you using a still air incubator or forced?