winter hatch

[teresa42299]

I'm warming up my incubators today. 1 for chickens and another for ducks. I got 3 from my ducks and around13 or 14 from my hens. I never tried to incubate duck eggs. can someone give me help on the ducks eggs, temp. incubation period, etc.?

 

[gimmie birdies]

temp the same- just more humidity- don't do any spraying though.

 

[teresa42299]

is the incubating/hatching period longer?

 

[gimmie birdies]

21 days chicken- 28 days duck

 

[teresa42299]

for the ducks when do they go on lock down? and what is the humidity for them?

 

[gimmie birdies]

3 days before a hatch on both

 

[teresa42299]

is this right for the ducks
humidity :
day 1- 25 - 86
26 -28 - 94
temp :
day 1- 28: 99.5

 

[gimmie birdies]

what kind of incubator? homemade 102 is best

 

[teresa42299]

little giant Styrofoam still air

 

[gimmie birdies]

does it have instructions?