Incubation of duck eggs. Incubation mode: table. Duration of incubation of duck eggs

Each species has its own incubation regimens. The first factor that influences this is the bird species: waterfowl or land. Eggs of ducks and chicken differ not only in weight but also in thickness of the shell, so for each species it is necessary to create special conditions. Almost a month the incubation of duck eggs lasts. The incubation regime (the table is presented below) must be observed strictly to obtain healthy chicks.

Collecting eggs

Collect the eggs for incubation twice a day. Some breeds of ducks are carried at night, others - after dinner. For the incubation of duck eggs at home, only the cleanest eggs that do not have a defect are taken. While the right amount for the bookmark will be typed, it is necessary to ensure proper storage. Eggs should be in a dry room with a low temperature (about 15-18 degrees). During storage, the humidity of air is taken into account - 70-80%.

To get healthy ducklings, you need to know how to store the duck egg for incubation. To ensure that the percentage of hatchability does not fall, the egg should be placed with a blunt end up. If you flip it over, it will disrupt the air chamber (it is located at the blunt end), and the duckling at the conclusion can suffocate. If the egg is stored on its side, it must be turned over at least two times a day.

Storage times and hatchability

With prolonged storage of eggs, the percentage of their hatchability is significantly reduced. Let's consider what the impact of the period of storage of eggs on incubation.

Duck eggs are collected no longer than seven days. Subsequent storage will reduce the percentage of hatchability.

Selection of eggs

Incubation of duck eggs at home begins only after the desired specimens have been selected. Usually, before laying each egg is shone on an ovoscope. During this procedure, specimens with microcracks, irregular thickness of the shell, with dark spots inside, with spilled yolk, are detected. Such samples are removed.

Ideally, the egg for incubation should look like this:

• The position of the yolk should be strictly centered. However, eggs are allowed to incubate with slight deviations.
• The protein should be clear, without dark spots.
• The air chamber should be located at the blunt end or next to it. It should not be large.

After ozekopirovaniya you can start laying on the incubation of duck eggs.

Bookmark the eggs in the incubator

To get strong, healthy ducklings, you must properly lay eggs. This is done with a sharp end down, under a slight slope. The eggs of musk ducks are located horizontally. The period of incubation of duck eggs depends on the breed of the bird - from 23 to 28 days.

Prompt how to perform the incubation mode, the table. Incubation of duck eggs is carried out with a gradual decrease in temperature and changes in the level of humidity throughout the period.

In different equipment, incubation of duck eggs takes place differently. The incubation mode (table above) shows the optimum temperatures for different device models.

Spraying

In the process of breeding ducklings, moisture evaporates from the egg through the pores in the shell. The closer the term of withdrawal, the more moisture it leaves. To the embryo does not die, it is necessary to reduce the loss of moisture inside the egg. Usually this is done by spraying. During this procedure, cooling and moistening occurs. Spraying is done with warm water from the spray gun. This procedure is necessary to maintain moisture while the incubation of duck eggs lasts. The incubation table does not indicate the need for spraying. This is due to the fact that in some devices it is possible to raise the humidity level to 95% and conduct the correct cooling (industrial incubators designed to lay thousands of eggs). In them, cooling is performed automatically.

To spray eggs at home use warm, clean water. You can use a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Spraying is performed twice a day - in the morning and in the evening during airing.

Features of deducing ducklings

The entire period of incubation of duck eggs is necessary to monitor the temperature of the egg itself. This is done in order to understand how evenly the eggs are warmed up inside the incubation cabinet. To measure the temperature on the surface of the eggs, there is a thermometer. The temperature is constantly changing. In the first two weeks it reaches 38 degrees. The next week - up to 38.5 degrees, and in recent days - reaches 39. During incubation, the temperature of duck eggs increases due to the heat transfer of the embryos. In order not to overheat the eggs, the temperature in the cabinet is reduced.

Basic rules of incubation

To achieve maximum output, you must follow the rules of incubation of duck eggs:

• Correctly collect and store eggs.
• Observe the incubation regime.
• Competently cool the eggs.
• Keep the equipment clean.

To obtain a good brood, it is necessary to observe the schedule of incubation of duck eggs and follow the process throughout the withdrawal period.

Incubation of different breeds of ducks

The incubation of duck eggs of broods and other ducks takes place in different ways. This is due to the size of eggs, the difference in thickness of the shell, the characteristics of the breed. For example, duck-runners can be removed without spraying. They have a fairly high percentage of hatchability. Mulards have a lower percentage of hatchability. More accurately determine what percentage will be output, help the table, which shows the dependence of brood on the shelf life of eggs.

Indots are hatching for 28 days. The Peking duck is about 26 days old. The fastest are the runners - for 24 days. Musk ducks hatch only on day 35.

The incubation of duck eggs in the incubator "Cinderella" and in other models of such equipment proceeds almost the same. The difference is only in the adjustment of the temperature regime. It should be selected for each model individually. It is best to determine the temperature by heating the eggs themselves. To do this, you need to place the thermometer on the surface of the egg and monitor its readings. This method will help you know exactly how many degrees the temperature should be on the sensors. All data is recommended to be recorded.

Stages of incubation

When breeding ducks at home, the stages of incubation are taken into account. The first begins with the moment when the fertilization of the egg took place. To do this, the drake is kept in the farm. Poultry farmers usually form families consisting of one drake and four ducks.

At the first stage, the process of selection of eggs for incubation takes place and their laying in the cabinet. From the first day of incubation, the second stage begins. At this time, the embryo forms internal organs, the heart begins to beat. By the way, with ovekopirovanii clearly visible cardiovascular system. If you look closely, you notice how your heart beats. During this period, it is necessary to ensure a good warming of the eggs.

The third stage begins on the eighth day of incubation. During this period, the nestlings begin to form a skeleton. At this time, the cabinet should receive a lot of oxygen. Usually, from the eighth day in the incubator, additional ventilation openings are opened.

From the eighteenth day begins the fourth stage. It is intensified heat exchange inside the egg. At this time, it is necessary to monitor the temperature of the eggs, since it can reach 41 degrees. To avoid overheating, the temperature in the cabinet is reduced, continuing to control the temperature at the surface of the eggs.

The last stage is the conclusion. Some breeds of shell ducks are very thick. To soften it, it is necessary to lower the temperature in the cabinet and increase the humidity level. In such conditions ducklings will be easier to proklyutsya and choose from the shell.

Errors of incubation of duck eggs

Incubating eggs ducks is not easy, as it may seem at first glance. Beginners may face a wide variety of problems during incubation. To get a healthy, strong offspring, you need to thoroughly approach not only the process of breeding ducks, but also to feed, as well as the content of the breeding herd:

• There must be a drake in the stud stock. For breeding, individuals are selected that are not affected by negative factors. If a duck appears in the tribe with some disadvantage, with poor health, then it is discarded.
• Eggs for incubation are harvested from February to April. All that is collected later, to remove the ducklings do not use.
• If the captive specimens are not properly fed, the offspring hatch with various deformities, pathologies of the internal organs.
• Overheating, hypothermia and underheating of musk eggs lead to rapid death of embryos.
• During the incubation it is necessary to monitor the level of humidity. At high humidity, the ducklings die in the amniotic fluid before they can penetrate.

Also, during the incubation process, other problems may arise. Some of them are described in the table below.

Ducklings

Hatching ducklings from the hatch are taken after they have completely dried. They are placed in a box (brooder), in which there is enough light. The temperature in the room should be 23-25 degrees. The daily ducklings weigh about 60 grams. The exact weight depends on the breed of duck. Now consider the ratio of the egg and the weight of the daily duckling.

Observance of the rules of collection and storage of eggs, incubation regime will allow obtaining the maximum brood.

With proper feeding, the ducklings do not differ from the adults by three months. Some breeds ripen in two months. Adult ducks begin to lay eggs from 4.5-6 months, depending on the breed.