Incubation progress of Muscovy eggs

[subhanalah]

She has them on an auto turner, she's saying she also does an additional turn once a day when she mists them.

 

[Lacrystol]

Understand you are NOT dealing with chickens, Chickens are impatient and want to come out, where ducks they like to put on there make up, make sure there fluff fur is combed and everything is in order before coming out. In short, THEY DO NOT LIKE TO BE RUSHED. They are bigger and need extra time.

Give a duck 24 hours when they internally pipped to make that FIRST CRACK.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Understand you are NOT dealing with chickens, Chickens are impatient and want to come out, where ducks they like to put on there make up, make sure there fluff fur is combed and everything is in order before coming out. In short, THEY DO NOT LIKE TO BE RUSHED. They are bigger and need extra time.

Give a duck 24 hours when they internally pipped to make that FIRST CRACK.

I like the way to describe the hatching process.

 

[Lacrystol]

She has them on an auto turner, she's saying she also does an additional turn once a day when she mists them.

Well the thing that worries me is she is worried about them now and it's not due time. I've seen a lot of people do this, apparently the results end up not so good because they freak out on there due date and feel OMG, I need to help him or they intervene to soon.

We need to try and calm her down so that she is not thinking this way. Its tooo soon to be stressing. We all know this!!! Autoturns are ok as long as they are laying down...

This is definitely not the stress....

 

[Lacrystol]

I like the way to describe the hatching process.

LOL, well it's true they take there sweet time! LOL.. You know too. HAHAHHA

 

[Miss Lydia]

LOL, well it's true they take there sweet time! LOL.. You know too. HAHAHHA

That they do, just makes us love them more when they finally make their debut. and sigh real big. lol

 

[Lacrystol]

Hi all,
Ive been lurking for a while since i have 6 muscovy eggs. Day 35 will be saturday. The first part of the process moisture loss seemed really good. Part of the incubation, some lost quite a bit more than the 2.8%. This week has been better.
I did have a chicken hatch going simultaneously and was trying to keep it all happy. Next time, will keep to one species at a time. I'm in CA, and now have my brinsea at 53%. For the most of the incubation it was at about 40%. But with the moisture losses up, i upped it.
But I'm not sure how much is too much humidity at this time. I don't want to drown them. the moisture loss just is hard to keep to 2.8%.
Been misting, but a little leary to overdo it. From what I read, misting causes MORE moisture loss.
So here I am, new to little duckies and so nervous about hatch day. I was told they take longer, but may need help. Which comes the question: then how do I know when to help? And this hole drilling thing I see has my nerves souring. I really want these little babies to hatch.
I'm planning on stop turning them on Day 32, unless that's wrong.
And do I mist more on the last 3 days than once?
Hoping this thread can help me when I'm going through this. Doesn't sound as easy as chickens.

NO, you do NOT MIST on the LAST THREE DAYS, your misting days are over at that point. 4 days before hatching day stop turning them, but keep misting them, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LOCK THEM DOWN,

THREE days before hatching day LOCK THEM DOWN, that's when you Raise your humidity get that puppy up to about 60 - 65 even 70 is OK. Then SIT ON YOUR HANDS AND WAIT....

 

[chrissyr]

At this moment you do not need to worry about nothing and yes I would be misting more.  At least each time you turn them.  you should be turning them at LEAST three times or more per day.  Perhaps going to my site www.lwbarnhouse.com click on Duck I have two methods that I have used for Call ducks and apparently they are the hardest ones to hatch.  It works for other ducks as well. 

I would not even think about assisting at this point.  Your just going to stress yourself out, end up getting to Ansty and end up making errors.  Just let the little guys do there thing..  your in the stage of the game where ITS not NECESSARY to stress..

So three times turning by hand, even though they're in the turning cradle? Do I let them cool off the 10-15 minutes each time too when I mist?

 

[Lacrystol]

So three times turning by hand, even though they're in the turning cradle? Do I let them cool off the 10-15 minutes each time too when I mist?

See I have never let mine cool down, But the cradle is OK for turning as long as they are laying down, For some reason in my experience I found that laying duck eggs down, you get a better hatching rate. I think it maybe because they are much larger or bigger then a chicken.

 

[subhanalah]

See I have never let mine cool down, But the cradle is OK for turning as long as they are laying down, For some reason in my experience I found that laying duck eggs down, you get a better hatching rate.  I think it maybe because they are much larger or bigger then a chicken. 

That is the case with goose eggs as well.