Mist and Cool ... missing days ...

[CarolynEarley]

I have started misting and cooling my muscovy and other duck eggs as directed, but there will be 3 days that I am away and they will not be done. These are, unfortunately, probably the most important 3 days i.e. Duck days 22-24 and corresponding Muscovy final pre-hatch days. Would it be a good idea to do the mist and cool twice a day on the 3 days prior to this, or should I just do the other days as per the instructions and keep my fingers crossed? Any advice appreciated.

 

[Orca5094]

I don't think I'd do an extra cooling period the days before and after, but maybe just an extra misting instead? I'm with Amiga, would it be possible to have a friend, neighbor, or family member come over once a day to do that for you? If it's absolutely impossible, I think they'd be ok. After all, not everyone does the cooling/misting thing anyway. (I do it myself now, but when I worked as an Avian Keeper we never did that with the waterfowl eggs and they didn't seem to have any problems.)

 

[Amiga]

I am not a hatcher - is there anyone else who could do that for you?

 

[CarolynEarley]

Unfortunately it is not possible for anyone else to do the mist and cool for me on those days. Thanks for your response.