Leaving on a two day trip...without my 25 day old duck eggs

[Ducklings100]

Hi, so I am leaving on a three days, two nights trip tomorrow yet I have 6 duck eggs in the incubator right now. Is it safe to leave them home alone?? Or should I have someone watch them??

 

[Ducklings100]

Any advice would be helpful? I ended up just leaving them there and having someone check up on them.

 

[BabyGotQuack]

Any advice would be helpful? I ended up just leaving them there and having someone check up on them.

I wouldn’t worry about it too much, especially if you have someone checking on them. If the situation arises that you needed to assist hatch you wouldn’t want to do that before 28 days anyways.

 

[Ducklings100]

Okay, yea. Thank you I was just wondering because these ducks don't hatch at 28 days, but 35 days.

 

[BabyGotQuack]

Okay, yea. Thank you I was just wondering because these ducks don't hatch at 28 days, but 35 days.

Oh ok then I really wouldn’t worry too much about it!

 

[Ducklings100]

Oh ok then I really wouldn’t worry too much about it!

But is it okay to stop turning like 5-6 before hatching?

 

[Ducklings100]

My automatic turner broke

 

[BabyGotQuack]

My automatic turner broke

Oh man! Well during lock down you wouldn’t turn anyways, it is a couple days early for that though. Is the person checking on them able to turn them atleast once a day?

 

[Ducklings100]

Yes they are, do you think that's enough?

 

[Ducklings100]

I've already lost three of these eggs So I really don't want to loose the last four!