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What should I do after day 19 of duck incubation?

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Sorry! had to change the title because it was unclear. I have a plan for what I'm going to do from today till possibly day 28. My lockdown day is day 21 which is this Wednesday. I have chicken eggs in there with the duck eggs. Unfortunately, the chicken eggs won't hatch when the duck eggs do, so is it okay if I don't rotate them for at least a day while the duck eggs are on lockdown? What's the maximum amount of time I can wait to rotate the chick eggs without the possibility of them dying or reduced hatch rate?


Here is my incubator. Let me know if you need a better picture!

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Sorry I'm a bit confused. Are the duck eggs hatching first? How far along will the other eggs be when you lockdown? Why are you locking down on day 21? Or did you mean you will lock down March 21 (tue)
 
Sorry I'm a bit confused. Are the duck eggs hatching first? How far along will the other eggs be when you lockdown? Why are you locking down on day 21? Or did you mean you will lock down March 21 (tue)
Yes, the duck eggs are due to hatch first. I actually changed lockdown down day to day 25 (not sure if that was a good idea). The other eggs will be about day 11. By lockdown, I mean stop rotating eggs and leaving the incubator closed while adding more humidity
 
With the chicken eggs only at day 11, I would do a quick hand roll 3 times a day. If you can, raise the humidity in the room with the incubator while the incubator is open . I keep my incubator in the bathroom so I can run the shower, some use a humidifier or a spray bottle.
 
With the chicken eggs only at day 11, I would do a quick hand roll 3 times a day. If you can, raise the humidity in the room with the incubator while the incubator is open . I keep my incubator in the bathroom so I can run the shower, some use a humidifier or a spray bottle.
Okay, Thank you so much!
 

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