when will my duck start sitting on her eggs?

[jjtrucker]

My duck has been laying eggs regularly and until now I have been collecting them. I have decided to see if she will hatch some. She has laid 7 eggs over the last 7 days and has them all neatly arranged. When will she start sitting on them to hatch?

 

[sourland]

What breed is she? Not all breeds/strains will set on their eggs.

 

[duckman150]

Sourland is right...not all breeds are good setters. If ur duck is Muscovy she will most likely start setting after 8 eggs. If she doesn't I hope u have an incubator ready.

 

[jjtrucker]

I think she is a black blue? Swedish. I do have an incubator but sadly have had no luck getting them to develope in the incubator so I decided to let her do it.

 

[jjtrucker]

 

[duckman150]

There are a few things to consider with an incubator. The temperature should be around 37.5°c and humidity about 55% during the first 25 days. After the eggs should start pipping. Temperature should be decreased to 35°c and humidity increase to about 75%. What most incubators don't have is, fresh air, and that can be a problem. I built my own incubator with capacity of 500 eggs and introduced a fan pulling freash air from outside into the incubator. Eggs need the oxygen. I have uploaded some pics of my incubator. It is far from cheap and has hatched over a hundred eggs already.

note the settings.

actual image of hatchling in incubator still.

. Very soon iI will be uploading some information on artificial insemination. This is useful when you want a number of ducks laying at the same time to fill an incubator.

 

[jjtrucker]

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This is my incubator my husband and I made. It is working great with my chicken eggs but so far when I candle the duck eggs nothing has been growing in them and I know they are fertile. I have a fan in that pulls in fresh air as well. How many days do you wait to candle your eggs?

 

[duckman150]

[/IMG][/IMG] growth can be seen in as little as 4 days but can take up to 7 days. The temperature is critical for the growth to start. Be patient and make sure to turn them a few times everyday. I have had eggs that remained for a few days halfway down incubation at room temp when my incubator way down for repairs and when I put them back they grew normal. One thing I can say about duck eggs they are very hardy.
This is my incubator my husband and I made. It is working great with my chicken eggs but so far when I candle the duck eggs nothing has been growing in them and I know they are fertile. I have a fan in that pulls in fresh air as well. How many days do you wait to candle your eggs?

 

[duckman150]

If the conditions are perfect growth can be seen in as little as 3 days, if nothing happens by seven days review ur incubator conditions and try the eggs again. Remember the temperature is crucial to kick start the process in the egg. I set my temperature to 38 degrees for a few days to start the process then as soon as I see development begin I turn down to 37.5°C

 

[duckman150]

If there is anyone who has an excess of fertile eggs I don't mind buying them as well as paying shipping. Contact me via email [email protected] thank u