Frodo the Pekin
Chirping
- Jul 26, 2023
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Hello!! I bought myself an incubator recently and set some duck eggs today. However, I'm a bit confused with the humidity requirements. I live in Romania, and for some reason most romanian youtube videos and sites that I've seen seem to recommend 60-70% for the first period and 80%-85% at lockdown and hatching. Now compared to what else I've read on here and on non romanian sites the humidity for duck eggs should be about 55-58% at first and then about 60%, so huge difference.
What's weirder is that my incubator instructions advise 70-75% at first and then 80-85%, which they say is achieveable by filling the larger water channel in the bator. I filled that in and it's curently at *64%*. Is that bad?? I went with my bator instructions based on the fact that it must have undergone some manner of testing before adding those numbers in the instructions manual but I still am unsure. I want to give my 10 eggs the best chance at hatching. Please help! The eggs have been in for a couple of hours at 37,5 degrees Celsius and 63-64% humidity.
What's weirder is that my incubator instructions advise 70-75% at first and then 80-85%, which they say is achieveable by filling the larger water channel in the bator. I filled that in and it's curently at *64%*. Is that bad?? I went with my bator instructions based on the fact that it must have undergone some manner of testing before adding those numbers in the instructions manual but I still am unsure. I want to give my 10 eggs the best chance at hatching. Please help! The eggs have been in for a couple of hours at 37,5 degrees Celsius and 63-64% humidity.
