Muscovy duck hatch date calculator

Plan the longer 35-day Muscovy duck hatch timeline with candling and lockdown dates.

Incubation 35 days

Lockdown Day 32

Different from Common duck eggs

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Dates are planning estimates. Incubators, egg storage, breed differences, and temperature drift can move real hatch timing.

Muscovy duck hatch date worksheet

A longer 35-day Muscovy hatch plan with extra candling and late-stage notes.

SpeciesMuscovy duck

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Day	Date	Muscovy milestone	Air cell	Humidity	Turned	Candling notes	Hatch notes

35-day Muscovy duck hatch plan

Muscovy duck eggs take longer than common domestic duck eggs, so this page gives the longer hatch timeline its own calculator and log.

This preset uses 35 days from set date to expected hatch.
Lockdown is shown on day 32.
Candling checkpoints are shown on days 7, 14, 25, 32.

Muscovy duck note

Muscovy duck eggs take about 35 days, longer than common domestic duck eggs. Use the extra weeks to track air cell change and late-stage hatch conditions.

Plan mixed species for one hatch day

Choose a target hatch date to see when each species would need to be set. This helps compare staggered starts before committing to a mixed hatch.

Target hatch date

Species	Incubation	Set date	Lockdown

Printable hatch tools

Reference sources

Species periods and stop-turn timing vary by source and setup. These tools use common planning values and link to extension references for checking details.