I've never incubated duck eggs before -- help!

[Oshi55]

Hi, so I recently bought a few call duck eggs as new additions to my aging flock, and have a few questions as to how to incubate them!
So, just a disclaimer, I have never used an incubator to hatch duck eggs, but I have for chicken, pigeon, and quail eggs. I have absolutely no idea what humidity and temperature I should set the incubator at, and am quite clueless about how long it should take for the eggs to pip. I have an egg turner as well! I will also be adding in some runner duck eggs, and I'm unsure if they will need the same temperature and humidity as call duck eggs? So really, a detailed explanation would be really appreciated!

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC! What incubator do you have?

 

[Oshi55]

Welcome to BYC! What incubator do you have?

Thank you! It doesn't say the brand and is quite old, but it's largely made of Styrofoam and has space for about 42 eggs.

 

[Oshi55]

Welcome to BYC! What incubator do you have?

So after further search, I've figured out the incubator is called a "Hovabator", and comes with this yellow automatic egg turner. Should I maybe even avoid using an automatic turner?

 

[casportpony]

Does it have a fan?

 

[Oshi55]

Does it have a fan?

Yes, I believe so!

 

[casportpony]

Yes, I believe so!

The desired temperature is 99.5°F or 37.5 °C. Do you have a temperature/humidity sensor that you can put in it?

 

[Oshi55]

The desired temperature is 99.5°F or 37.5 °C. Do you have a temperature/humidity sensor that you can put in it?

Luckily I just used that same temperature, and yes I do have a sensor -- do you happen to know what humidity I should keep it at? Thank you so much for the confirmation of temp, that's very reassuring!

 

[casportpony]

Luckily I just used that same temperature, and yes I do have a sensor -- do you happen to know what humidity I should keep it at? Thank you so much for the confirmation of temp, that's very reassuring!

For the first 24ish days, I keep it at 40-45%

 

[Oshi55]

For the first 24ish days, I keep it at 40-45%

Ok, thank you so much!