Incubation for muscovy eggs?

[saddina]

My search skills may be defunct, but I didn't see a post that covered muscovy eggs, and I know they're longer
(35 days?) and need more humidity then chicken or quail eggs. Anyone got a good post bookmarked? Or is willing to share secrets?

 

[Birch Run Farm]

I've never had luck hatching scovies with an incubator, only with live broodies. They take roughly 38 days, amongst the longest for incubation in poultry!

 

[taraann81]

I've had good luck with 'scovies. Out of 18 fertile eggs I got 16 ducklings. My hen got 15 out of 15. So she is better at it than I am but I felt that I did pretty good. In the bator mine pipped on day 34 and hatched on day 35-36. I stop turning at day 32. I don't pay much attention to humidity during incubation(i keep one trough full) at day 32 I up my Humidity to 70-72%.

Some people sprinkle their eggs with water and cool them each day. I sprinkle when I remember. Sometimes once a week sometimes daily. Maybe I am just lucky but my inconsistencies are never a problem for me but it makes it tricky to pass on the "ideal" formula for 'scovy hatching.

Good luck