- Feb 10, 2013
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this is the first time i've put muscovy duck eggs in a genesis incubator. prior to this i've always let the muscovy ducks hatch out their own broods, and they've done this successfully. this year i put about 30 eggs into the new incubator on saturday, april 13, so today is day 35. i candled them a few days ago when i took out the turner, and removed 4 that weren't good. this morning one started to pip, and now this evening there's 3 more that have started. the one that started this morning still isn't out, although it seems to have made a ring around the broad end of the egg. when do they emerge from the shell after they start pipping? i thought they would be out by today, day 35. the humidity reading is 62%, but that's not wet bulb reading, so i don't know if there's enough moisture in there or not. if this is too low, could i open the incubator to increase the water in the troughs, or would the cooler air shock the embryos? at what point should i try and help them out of the shell? any advise would be greatly appreciated. thanks.