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[18Duckies]

My duck laid her first egg today. I'm new to raising ducks and thought I had a little mote time. I do not have an incubator but it is arriving tomorrow so we placed it under a heat lamp. We left to run errands and when I got home to turn the egg it is hot to the touch... is it a lost cause

 

[swampfox440]

Do you have a drake ? you need a drake to get fertile eggs . With out temperature and humidity control with calibrated readouts you wont have much luck . Good luck with your adventure .

 

[18Duckies]

I have many drakes but I'm concerned about the egg overheating without proper temp regulation.

 

[cherrynberry]

My duck laid her first egg today. I'm new to raising ducks and thought I had a little mote time. I do not have an incubator but it is arriving tomorrow so we placed it under a heat lamp. We left to run errands and when I got home to turn the egg it is hot to the touch... is it a lost cause

You do not need to incubate it right away. Also, is there a reason why you want to incubate her first egg? I never incubate the first few eggs of a new layer.

 

[18Duckies]

No just new to raising and hoping to get more ducklings. Is there a reason why I shouldn't incubate

 

[cherrynberry]

No just new to raising and hoping to get more ducklings. Is there a reason why I shouldn't incubate

You could eat the eggs...? Its perfectly okay, there would not be a chick inside. Plus, eggs layed by a new layer tend not to hatch well.

 

[yakitori]

you can keep the eggs for up to a week before incubating them without losing viability, there’s no need to incubate them right away. Birds naturally do this, waiting until they laid enough eggs before setting.