Incubating rouen duck eggs.

[rooster brandon.]

Ok i got some fertile rouen duck eggs and im just making sure what temp should they be in the incubator,The manual said like 99.5......Is that right?

 

[gofasterstripe]

Yes Sir and humidity at 55%

 

[Talihofarms]

99.5 is perfect if you can keep it. We hatch ducks quite a bit. A plus or minus .75 temp swing is what you are shooting for.
Remember ducks need more humidity than chickens.



just my.02


Good Luck

 

[rooster brandon.]

Thanxs for all the help and it has stayed perfectly at 99.5 for 4 days.

 

[FenDruadin]

Are you using a forced-air incubator? If so, then the 99.5 is perfect. If you have a thermal incubator, like most of those sold in feed stores (but not all), then you'll need a higher temp & need to be careful where you measure the temp. If you're not sure which you have, look for a small fan somewhere in the incubator--you've got a forced-air. If there's no fan, then the rules change & you'll need to raise the temp. Don't worry--you won't have done any damage yet--just might have a slightly late hatch, but if you get the temp up (I *think* it's 101.5, but someone else may correct me), you'll do just fine.

Good luck!

 

[rooster brandon.]

It has a fan and it does great.

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