How Do You Incubate Pekin Duck Eggs?

The Pekin is a type of duck breed. Originally from China, it is one of the most widely raised duck breeds in North America for both meat and eggs. The duck has white plumage and an orange-yellow bill and reaches a weight of up to 11 lbs.

Backyard poultry enthusiasts can start their own Pekin duck flock by hatching Pekin duck eggs using a commercial incubator in lieu of using a broody chicken hen or duck. Obtain fertile Pekin duck eggs. Duck eggs can be purchased from farmers or hobbyists in your area, feed stores or from mail-order poultry hatcheries.

Store the eggs at 58 degrees F in a refrigerator or cooler until you are ready to incubate them. The eggs can be stored for up to 10 days. Plug the incubator into a power source.

Fill the incubator's built-in water hopper with water. Set the internal temperature for the incubator at 99.5 degrees F and its relative humidity to 55 percent. The incubator is ready for use when its internal thermometer and humidity meter display the ... more.

Mallard ducks are highly recognizable, as males feature a bright green head, yellow-orange bill and brown, gray and black body. Like most types of dabbling ducks, the females are light brown. Although adult mallard ducks usually take care of their eggs and care for their young after hatching, you can also incubate and raise mallard duck eggs at home.

Start up the incubator several hours before you add the eggs to stabilize the temperature. The ideal temperature is 99.5 degrees F, but a range between 98 and 99.9 degrees is adequate. Set up a thermometer and humidity gauge so that you can monitor these two numbers consistently throughout the incubation process.

Write an "O" on one side of the egg, and an "X" on the other side of the egg gently. This will make it easier to keep track of turning once you begin to incubate the eggs. Add mallard duck eggs to the incubator with a small amount of water for humidity.

The ideal humidity level is 30 percent. Rotate the mallard eggs three times ... more.

Mandarin ducks are colorful, highly unique ducks that hail from East Asia and Japan. If one of these ducks has laid eggs on your property and then abandoned them, it stands to reason that you would want to save them and hatch the babies. To do so, grab an incubator or some common household items and get started.

Set up a box if you don't have an incubator. Use a small wood or cardboard box that fits all the eggs. Put shavings, straw or blankets inside the box to support the mandarin duck eggs.

Place the eggs in your box or incubator. Place the box or incubator in a safe place where it will be protected from traffic, drafts and direct sunshine. It's important that you maintain a consistent temperature for the mandarin duck eggs; drafts or sunshine can cause large changes in air humidity and temperature.

Turn on the thermometer and temperature control if you're using an incubator. If you're using a homemade setup, put a lamp with a 220-watt bulb next to the box and turn it on. Use this ... more.

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