Love that you have a white duck in there! Thank you for your video.

Detailed video, thank you 😊

Thank you for this. I am incubating my first duck eggs. We are on day 26.

Excellent video! What a fantastic hatch rate! Bravo!

Excellent video thank you, I am on day 22 with 10 duck eggs, going to Candle today for the last time. I keep reverting to your video as I am getting nervous now. Thank you for providing so much detail 😊

Informative

Excellent video very informative thank you. We have 15 chickens and are looking to keep runner ducks as well. I know it’s getting near the end of the season now, but I’d quite like to try hatching some runner duck eggs. I’m going to purchase the incubator shown in the video and want to try 12 eggs. Do you sell and post the eggs we are in north wales so unfortunately nowhere near you. Thanks

Awesome. If you don't candle, how long til a non-viable egg will explode? Because I'd be tempted to just skip that step...

@CourtFarmChickens

Ай бұрын

A week, maybe 2. Once you've had it happen once, you'll never risk it again 🤣

I’m on day 14, all is going well so far…..except since watching your fantastic video I have since realised that circular piece of cardboard that I put in the bin weeks ago wasn’t just packaging😬.. do you think it’s vital? I have the mini so there are only 5 eggs. :)

@CourtFarmChickens

Ай бұрын

It just helps the chick's get a bit of grip, they'll be fine without it 😊

I seen a couple of videos and dry hatching a higher birthrate.

have you heard of a device called aa sprayer?

Hello few questions.. I started incubating ducks today, did u monitor the humidity is it really necessary to monitor it ? Secondly my brinsea mini has no outside reservoir how do I fill the water during lock down? And one more question do I HAVE to mist the eggs once a day from 10 days onwards as I saw you didn't and wondered if this was also necessary? Thank you

@CourtFarmChickens

2 жыл бұрын

Hiya, if you have an older model with no outside reservoir then try to fill it right to the top and only open to refill if it goes dry. I do not monitor the humidity at all, just the water level and never had an issue. I'll be honest, never heard of 'misting' the eggs so no, never done that.

Love this video. What temp and humidity should they be at ? Incase I missed that part :-) because you manually turned yours I was reading you can’t keep opening the incubator due to loss of heat and moisture ? :-)

@CourtFarmChickens

21 күн бұрын

These incubators automatically control heat and moisture, you can open them, no different than a mother leaving the nest to eat and drink

@yusuufibrahim530

21 күн бұрын

@@CourtFarmChickens makes sense. I see a lot of people online say noooo never lol but what you said makes sense. I bought my isa browns from you nearly 2 years ago and they are doing great still ❤️

@yusuufibrahim530

21 күн бұрын

@@CourtFarmChickens also if the chicken is out of the shell and it’s been over 30 hours can you cut the cord near the shell bit and not the bit near the duckling ?

@CourtFarmChickens

20 күн бұрын

@yusuufibrahim530 yes it will be fine to detach at the egg end, the rest should dry up and fall off

@yusuufibrahim530

20 күн бұрын

@@CourtFarmChickens thank you. He has survived another night. He’s abit wobbly on he’s feet but I’ve put some plasters to keep he’s feet open and so he can balance. I got chick crumb I am grinding into a powder with some water and egg cooked yolk. I read brewers yeast is very good to add. Do you recommend anything to help give him a good boost ? :-)

Hi I am all new to this and just stated runner duck eggs I bought a brinsea octagon eco what day do I stop the turning of eggs also do rules apply same for me as I have diffremt incubator thanks 🙏 👍

@CourtFarmChickens

2 жыл бұрын

Unless it's an automated one then rules will basically be the same, stop turning the eggs a couple of days before they're due

Got a question for you if you can answer it sure would appreciate it the hatching pad you put in there the circle is it made of cardboard or is it made of cloth material? Thanks.

@CourtFarmChickens

4 ай бұрын

Hiya, it's a thin corrugated cardboard, a cloth alternative would work just as well I'd imagine.

@Kappucinokiss1

4 ай бұрын

I use the drawer liner cut into circle for chicks so they don’t slide everywhere

So when the pip is it the same time as chicks, or do they take longer currently incubating pekin duck eggs

@Kappucinokiss1

4 ай бұрын

Also do they not need food after hatching same as chicks?

@CourtFarmChickens

4 ай бұрын

They do take longer than chick's to hatch, could be around the 27 day mark. They absorb the yolk sack the same as chick's so are OK for a few days. You may need to show them how to eat, ducks are not as smart as chick's.

Why don't you use sand

Can you put goose eggs in there or are the eggs to big

@CourtFarmChickens

Жыл бұрын

I've not tried goose but can say that 8 turkey eggs fit in there fine

Hi there I am having trouble with my incubator it is the exact same one as yours,only 6 out of 24 hatched not sure why also the eggs hatched a few days late

The ones with the little beaks look like merganzer ducks

Why couldn't you have just snuck your fingers up in there and take out the old egg shells instead of moving the babies out?

@CourtFarmChickens

2 жыл бұрын

Because it had been 12 hours, if you're going to open the lid it makes more sense to move live ducklings than empty egg shells..