How to Raise Duck Eggs
- 1). Select a quiet, secluded area (equipped with a thermostat) to serve as the incubation room.
- 2). Set the thermostat to a temperature between 50 and 75 degrees F. Duck eggs are sensitive to temperature fluctuations.
- 3). Adjust the humidifier to keep the atmospheric humidity at about 75 percent. If the air is too dry the eggs will not incubate properly.
- 4). Turn on the incubator, and make sure that the temperature underneath the incubator is close to 100 degrees F.
- 5). Place the 12- inches-long, 14-inches-wide and 12-inches-high nest under the incubator to house the duck eggs.
- 6). Fill the nest with the clean rice hulls to cushion the eggs.
- 7). Gently scrub clean each duck egg with sandpaper to smooth out the surface.
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Eggs need to be placed horizontallyeggs image by Mat Hayward from Fotolia.com
Place the duck eggs horizontally in the nest. - 9). Each day, sprinkle warm water onto the eggs. This will keep them from getting too dry.
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Turn the eggs 180 degrees on the long axis an odd number of times at least three times a day until the eggs hatch.
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