Incubation progress of Muscovy eggs

[MuscovyLover]

Hi guys and gals
I have a concern with my incubating eggs:-/
I'm plodding along at day 19 now and a lot were infertile or I possibly stored them too long so of the the 38 there are 17 left in the bator.
I took out all of the definitely clear ones at day 13 and some of the ones I left in there are probably clear but there was one thing or another that made me leave them just in case.
I candled for day 18 last night and one of the eggs has a very clear duckling in there.
I could see it's eye and the outline of it's body and it's bill.
It appeared to be gasping? Opening and closing its mouth repeatedly.
All of the other eggs that are fertile still only have a decent sized blob surrounded by blood vessels. This guys body mass appears to take up all of the shell except the air sac and a smallish sac along one side of the egg. Is this normal?
He seems far more advanced than the others yet the egg was laid in the middle of the time I was collecting and was set in the bator at the same time as all of the others.
I'm really concerned:-(
I PM'd Yinepu but she must be away so feedback and thoughts would be great.

 

[randerson846]

Ok thanks

 

[randerson846]

Can u hatch Muscovy eggs, with other duck eggs like Pekins or something?

 

[casportpony]

Can u hatch Muscovy eggs, with other duck eggs like Pekins or something?

I had chickens hatch them, so yes, another duck could do it.

-Kathy

 

[randerson846]

I mean can u hatch pekin eggs, with muscovy eggs in the same incubator,

 

[casportpony]

I mean can u hatch pekin eggs, with muscovy eggs in the same incubator,

I'm sure some people do. How much incubating experience do you have and what type of incubator would you use?

-Kathy

 

[randerson846]

I have a 60 egg incubator, and i have hatched 2 or 3 times with an incubator and 2 with a broody

 

[casportpony]

I have a 60 egg incubator, and i have hatched 2 or 3 times with an incubator and 2 with a broody

If you're the type to get emotional when chicks die in the shell, it might not be a good idea to try, but if you can look at it as a learning experience, go for it and you might get lucky. Of course you'll have to figure out when to put your 28 day eggs in and when to change humidity if you're going to.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

FYI, I am a complete novice at incubation!

-Kathy

 

[randerson846]

Should I put the Muscovy eggs in a week earlier ?