Whats the secret for hatching muscovy eggs?

[muscovy14312]

I just have the eggs and no hen to put them under. I dont know if I should mist them everyday or not

 

[Bleenie]

I currently have 2 Bantam Sizzle Cochin hens brooding Muscovy eggs, about 4 each. I havent checked them yet but they should be due sometime soon. I have Never had a completely bad hatch. I have had crappy hatches with only a few babies that made it but never a hatch where they all died, that's bizarre.

I neglected my last batch of Muscovy eggs because of classes. they were in a turner and started hatching in the turner. I lost quite a few eggs(read below) but most hatched & i only lost 1 after it hatched. Those weren't even my own eggs, i picked them up 3 hours south of me and got some from the auction. There were rotten eggs in with them and alot werent fertile or were cracked, but all the good ones hatched & i only lost the one...and that was the last clutch that, most days, i nearly forgot about.

I am getting ready to set some Mule eggs i got today(3 dozen!) so i have to read up on how those 'work'. but the hens were Muscovy.

 

[cqnguyen]

Hi,

I have about 14-15 Muscovy eggs in my King Suro incubator.
Here are my Muscovy set in the background,

Humidity set at around 68-70, and temp at 99.5.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/50183_photo4.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/50183_photo3.jpg


Well since I'm at it...today at May 4, I set 11 Khaki Campbell, I over stuffed the King Suro with 3 more eggs, 1 dropped, that's why I got 11 in there only. Here they are, all over stuffed in there...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/50183_photok.jpg


Well, I heard incubating Muscovy duck eggs in a incubator was one of the hardest to hatch, didn't find out about that till after I got these eggs...So lets see how the King Suro Does?

Heard I need humidity at 55 for duck eggs...I can't really turn it down since I have my Muscovy in there, sooooo for now 65 Humidity will have to do...

Well I did searching and researching around, and no one has done this that I can see, so heck, I thought I might just go for it.

I have fertile Coturnix quail birds laying now..I thought I would time it all so I would throw some of that in too.

Lets see what happens..... :