Monday 30 March 2015

Ducklings

A few months ago we decided to invest in a pair of Mallard Bantam ducks, a drake and a duck, and now we are expecting our first hatch of 3 eggs this Sunday.

Here is a picture from when they were candled at around day 11:
 
Unlike the chicken eggs which I have previously hatched, duck eggs can take up to 28 days, give or take two days, but since the eggs that I am incubating are Bantam or more commonly know as call ducks, they may take more around 26 days, with internal piping expected at around 24 days.
This all means that lockdown will start at the end of day 23, where humidity will go from 50% to 70% and the temperature will drop down from 37.5C to 37.2C.