How Do You Incubate Mallard Duck Eggs?
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 da
