Please help

[wazzy]

I have a Muscovy duck sitting on 6 eggs. 1 duckling hatched at day 32. The rest are active in the shell but no pips. The problem is I also have Perkins. How do I know if the duck in is a muscoy or Perkin? I only have male Muscovy.. so if a male mates with a Perkin female will it take 28 days for the eggs or 35?

 

[wazzy]

Also how long can the baby go before I have to feed her? Will mommy take her out and come back and siton the rest of the eggs till they hatch?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have a Muscovy duck sitting on 6 eggs. 1 duckling hatched at day 32. The rest are active in the shell but no pips. The problem is I also have Perkins. How do I know if the duck in is a muscoy or Perkin? I only have male Muscovy.. so if a male mates with a Perkin female will it take 28 days for the eggs or 35?

Mama s Pekin then 28-30 days. it won't be full Muscovy or Pekin it be half and half. aren't they just the sweetest. and hope the rest hatch healthy. But if it's full Muscovy one way to tell is by bean tip at end of bill. it will be pointed and a lil curved. Baby looks adorable. Usually a couple days before ducklings need to eat they live on the yolk sac. if hatched today then put out feed and water tomorrow and close enough mama won't have to get off the nest to eat and baby will be able to find it. Mama should sit tight for 3-4 days after first on hatches at least mine have.

 

[Sami's Mommy]

The hybrids usually hatch at 32 days I think and scovys at 35 so maybe you have one hybrid and the rest are pure? Or she could be an early hatcher

 

[Miss Lydia]

The hybrids usually hatch at 32 days I think and scovys at 35 so maybe you have one hybrid and the rest are pure? Or she could be an early hatcher

I didn't know hybrids hatched in 32 days. But what if Mama is full Pekin wouldn't ducklings hatch according to Pekin schedule which would be the same as Mallard derived ducks?

 

[wazzy]

The baby shell had cracks at day 18 but she kept growing so I just left it alone. Could that be why she hatched early? Here is a pic of the baby's bill.