They all Died

[ladyomaha]

I was running my Duck Humidity About 40-50 during incubation, and then 60-70 during Lockdown, and They died then too, so went with a lower humidity during incubation, and kept it at 60-70 during lockdown, and thinking they were Drowning, and now this is the Result I got from this hatch....Notta. so I cam at a Complete Loss. I do have 3 baby ducks that have hatched over the last 2 weeks.

 

[Gypsy07]

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For hatching, ducklings need a much higher humidity, at least 75% and ideally around 80%. They don't need a higher humidity throughout the incubation, just for lockdown and hatching. If you're having problems with humidity and problems getting it right, I'd suggest weighing your eggs. Waterfowl eggs should lose 16% of their weight from start of incubation to lockdown. Weigh your eggs at the start, and then a few times through the incubation. Gauge how fast they're losing weight and whether they're on track for a correct weight loss. If they're losing weight too fast, bump the humidity up a bit to slow down moisture loss. If they're not losing enough weight, drop the humidity a bit to encourage faster weight loss.

When I'm incubating chickens I go with 45% humidity the first 18 days and 70%+ for lockdown.
When I'm incubating ducks I go with 35-40% humidity the first 25 days and 80%+ for lockdown.

These are the figures that almost always get my eggs to the correct weight loss. I'm not suggesting anyone use these figures for their own incubations, I'm just comparing the two side by side. I've found that getting ducks to lose an appropriate amount of weight actually needs a lower humidity that what works for chickens. But don't just take my word for it! Buy a cheap scale and see for yourself what works best.