Incubator for Ducks

[snowhorse]

Does anyone know where to find a good or has has good luck with an incubator for ducks?

I am looking to hatch Muscovies.

But also would like to hatch chicks, guinneas....thinking I will end up with hatching bug kind of like my chicken & duck bug haha...

 

[4-H chicken mom]

I made my 2 of my own out of a large foam cooler and I have been hatching BEI's in them.

 

[MagsC]

I have used both LGs and Hovabators for ducks. The Hovabators worked better for me when I have hatched duck eggs.
Of course if you want to get more expensive, Brinsea and Lyons have some great incubators.

 

[snowhorse]

I found a HovaBator on ebay with a fan and a turner and a therm/hygo for only $112. which I think is pretty decent.

I am a total newbie, so I think I might try this out.

I have heard ducks are harder to hatch then chickens, is this true? And especially Muscovies

 

[Scott]

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Waterfowl are usually more difficult to hatch than chickens. Turn waterfowl eggs on their side, not vertically.

 

[bigdawg]

my last hatch 7 out of 12 hatched. they were shipped eggs. i misted them with water the last two weeks of incubating, and left the door open for about 10 mins when i misted the them. humidtiy was 60 to 65 percent for the intire hatch. what liked about the duck eggs was being able to see inside the egg so well, viens, legs, tiny duck bills, movement, the bad ones were very easy to tell. i used a mini mag light. i used the gqf turner and hatched them in jumbo egg cartons

 

[bigdawg]

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i gave 110.00 for mine and it didnt have the fan. fan was 30.00 from gqf.

 

[snowhorse]

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i gave 110.00 for mine and it didnt have the fan. fan was 30.00 from gqf.

Okay so I didn't do too badly

Can't wait to get my scovie eggs!