Incubator newbie needs help!

[MommaHen86]

So I set up my incubator and starting collecting eggs and was giving a bunch of random duck eggs when I went to go pick up some Calls.....Well Im new to this and need help for EVERYTHING! lol.....What temp should it be? It comes with an auto turner but was told I should be hand turning them? Idk....I just REALLY wanna hatch some new babies....We have it set at 99 right now and its been like that for about 3 days....too hot? I think the humidity is at 20ish something? Where should it be? I really need your guys help!

 

[Barrdwing]

I've never incubated duck eggs, so I can't be a whole lot of help, but the temperature you need will depend on whether it's a still-air or a forced-air incubator. Also, I think I remember people on the forum saying that duck eggs need to be kept more humid than chicken eggs, so I would worry about that humidity. There are probably some good threads on incubating duck eggs: try searching the topic. I know when I searched threads on chicken egg incubation, I found a whole bunch on duck eggs as well. Good luck!

 

[fishman65]

what make and model incubator do you have....this makes a lot of difference...thermal or fan?

 

[Ceinwyn]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=491013

I highly recommend the above link for full explanation on what you need to do for successful incubation.
It's relevant for all species but especially helpful for waterfowl.
Good luck to you and your little ones.