Duck eggs, how to hatch them?

Question

I found several (4) duck eggs this morning. I would like to hatch them. They were in several different locations and it froze last night. I wonder if it is to late, beings the ducks were not sitting on them? How do I hatch them?

Answer 1

You'll need an incubator. Eggs can survive a night of freezing temps but may not be viable afterwards. I would first candle the eggs to see if there's anything alive and worth saving. If the insides of the egg are all on one side of the shell and not moving i'd throw in the towel. Also, if you have anyone who has ducks or chickens and they are already setting, you can slip the extra eggs under them. Keep in mind that many species of ducks are not easy to hatch even by professionals so don't be disappointed if things don't work out.

Answer 2

Come on, all of the answers above are words in the wind....
You need a duck or an incubator. A duck keeps the eggs warm and turns them several times a day. If you don't have a duck (that is brooding), you need an incubator. The incubator keeps the eggs nice and warm, and at a certain humidity. You still need to turn the eggs several times a day (3 - 5 - 7) times, always an uneven time. You have to mark the eggs (pencil) so you can see when you have turned them.
A lamp alone doesn't help. You need a lamp for the ducklings, to keep them warm.
Probably the eggs are fertilized, but if they were outside in freezing temperature, I am afraid you won't succeed in hatching them.
Anyway, good luck.
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Answer 3

I don't think you have a good chance to hatch them after a freezing night. But you can get a special lamp that provide enough temperature through the light to hatch the egg. Google it.

Answer 4

Chances are that the eggs are probably frozen. Go to a pet store and get a UV lamp used for lizards. Place the eggs under it. This will keep them warm and give them the UV light they need.

Good luck

Answer 5

first of all you need to build yourself a nest...you can improvise using cushions and pillows...make it somewhere quiet like a cupboard....carefully place the eggs in the nest then gently sit on them....now thiis might take 3 or 4 weeks so take plenty of food and drink with you...maybe a couple of books....but it will be worth it in the end when your waddling down to the local pond with your babies in tow...

Answer 6

i have some experimental nesting platforms floating and some on poles a fells dad i know told me once that nature takes care of nature better than man does

Answer 7

sit on them

Answer 8

oven