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Muscovy duck egg hatching calendar

Muscovy duck eggs hatch about 35 days after they go into the incubator, usually between day 35 and day 37. Lockdown (stop turning, raise the humidity) is on day 32. Pick the setting date below for your own calendar.
Eggs set on
Length (days)
35
Average: 35 days. Adjust it for your breed.
Hatch date
Mon, Apr 5, 2027
Usually Apr 5 – Apr 7, 2027

Milestones

    🥚
    Eggs set
    Day 0 · Mon, Mar 1, 2027
    Turn the eggs at least five times a day until lockdown.
    🔦
    Candle the eggs (first check)
    Day 12 · Sat, Mar 13, 2027
    🔦
    Candle again (second check)
    Day 23 · Wed, Mar 24, 2027
    🔒
    Lockdown: stop turning, raise the humidity
    Day 32 · Fri, Apr 2, 2027
    Keep the incubator closed until the hatch is over.
    🐣
    Hatch day
    Day 35 · Mon, Apr 5, 2027

How the date is worked out

Hatch date = setting date + 35 days. Day 0 is the day the eggs go in, so eggs set on Mar 1, 2027 reach lockdown on Apr 2, 2027 and hatch on Apr 5, 2027 (usually Apr 5, 2027 to Apr 7, 2027). Candle at about one third and two thirds of the way: days 12 and 23.

Good to know

Muscovy ducks are a different species from most farm ducks and take about a week longer: 35 to 37 days (Texas A&M AgriLife).

Day-by-day incubation chart

For eggs set on Mar 1, 2027. Turn the eggs at least five times a day until lockdown (Texas A&M AgriLife).
DayDateWhat to do
0Mon, Mar 1, 2027Set the eggs
1Tue, Mar 2, 2027Turn the eggs
2Wed, Mar 3, 2027Turn the eggs
3Thu, Mar 4, 2027Turn the eggs
4Fri, Mar 5, 2027Turn the eggs
5Sat, Mar 6, 2027Turn the eggs
6Sun, Mar 7, 2027Turn the eggs
7Mon, Mar 8, 2027Turn the eggs
8Tue, Mar 9, 2027Turn the eggs
9Wed, Mar 10, 2027Turn the eggs
10Thu, Mar 11, 2027Turn the eggs
11Fri, Mar 12, 2027Turn the eggs
12Sat, Mar 13, 2027Turn the eggs · Candle the eggs (first check)
13Sun, Mar 14, 2027Turn the eggs
14Mon, Mar 15, 2027Turn the eggs
15Tue, Mar 16, 2027Turn the eggs
16Wed, Mar 17, 2027Turn the eggs
17Thu, Mar 18, 2027Turn the eggs
18Fri, Mar 19, 2027Turn the eggs
19Sat, Mar 20, 2027Turn the eggs
20Sun, Mar 21, 2027Turn the eggs
21Mon, Mar 22, 2027Turn the eggs
22Tue, Mar 23, 2027Turn the eggs
23Wed, Mar 24, 2027Turn the eggs · Candle again (second check)
24Thu, Mar 25, 2027Turn the eggs
25Fri, Mar 26, 2027Turn the eggs
26Sat, Mar 27, 2027Turn the eggs
27Sun, Mar 28, 2027Turn the eggs
28Mon, Mar 29, 2027Turn the eggs
29Tue, Mar 30, 2027Turn the eggs
30Wed, Mar 31, 2027Turn the eggs
31Thu, Apr 1, 2027Turn the eggs
32Fri, Apr 2, 2027Lockdown: stop turning, raise the humidity
33Sat, Apr 3, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed
34Sun, Apr 4, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed
35Mon, Apr 5, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed · Hatching may start · Hatch day
36Tue, Apr 6, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed
37Wed, Apr 7, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed · Last usual hatch day

2027 hatching calendar: setting date, lockdown and hatch date

Every setting date of 2027 with its lockdown day and hatch day, month by month.
January 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Jan 1Feb 2Feb 5, 2027
Jan 2Feb 3Feb 6, 2027
Jan 3Feb 4Feb 7, 2027
Jan 4Feb 5Feb 8, 2027
Jan 5Feb 6Feb 9, 2027
Jan 6Feb 7Feb 10, 2027
Jan 7Feb 8Feb 11, 2027
Jan 8Feb 9Feb 12, 2027
Jan 9Feb 10Feb 13, 2027
Jan 10Feb 11Feb 14, 2027
Jan 11Feb 12Feb 15, 2027
Jan 12Feb 13Feb 16, 2027
Jan 13Feb 14Feb 17, 2027
Jan 14Feb 15Feb 18, 2027
Jan 15Feb 16Feb 19, 2027
Jan 16Feb 17Feb 20, 2027
Jan 17Feb 18Feb 21, 2027
Jan 18Feb 19Feb 22, 2027
Jan 19Feb 20Feb 23, 2027
Jan 20Feb 21Feb 24, 2027
Jan 21Feb 22Feb 25, 2027
Jan 22Feb 23Feb 26, 2027
Jan 23Feb 24Feb 27, 2027
Jan 24Feb 25Feb 28, 2027
Jan 25Feb 26Mar 1, 2027
Jan 26Feb 27Mar 2, 2027
Jan 27Feb 28Mar 3, 2027
Jan 28Mar 1Mar 4, 2027
Jan 29Mar 2Mar 5, 2027
Jan 30Mar 3Mar 6, 2027
Jan 31Mar 4Mar 7, 2027
February 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Feb 1Mar 5Mar 8, 2027
Feb 2Mar 6Mar 9, 2027
Feb 3Mar 7Mar 10, 2027
Feb 4Mar 8Mar 11, 2027
Feb 5Mar 9Mar 12, 2027
Feb 6Mar 10Mar 13, 2027
Feb 7Mar 11Mar 14, 2027
Feb 8Mar 12Mar 15, 2027
Feb 9Mar 13Mar 16, 2027
Feb 10Mar 14Mar 17, 2027
Feb 11Mar 15Mar 18, 2027
Feb 12Mar 16Mar 19, 2027
Feb 13Mar 17Mar 20, 2027
Feb 14Mar 18Mar 21, 2027
Feb 15Mar 19Mar 22, 2027
Feb 16Mar 20Mar 23, 2027
Feb 17Mar 21Mar 24, 2027
Feb 18Mar 22Mar 25, 2027
Feb 19Mar 23Mar 26, 2027
Feb 20Mar 24Mar 27, 2027
Feb 21Mar 25Mar 28, 2027
Feb 22Mar 26Mar 29, 2027
Feb 23Mar 27Mar 30, 2027
Feb 24Mar 28Mar 31, 2027
Feb 25Mar 29Apr 1, 2027
Feb 26Mar 30Apr 2, 2027
Feb 27Mar 31Apr 3, 2027
Feb 28Apr 1Apr 4, 2027
March 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Mar 1Apr 2Apr 5, 2027
Mar 2Apr 3Apr 6, 2027
Mar 3Apr 4Apr 7, 2027
Mar 4Apr 5Apr 8, 2027
Mar 5Apr 6Apr 9, 2027
Mar 6Apr 7Apr 10, 2027
Mar 7Apr 8Apr 11, 2027
Mar 8Apr 9Apr 12, 2027
Mar 9Apr 10Apr 13, 2027
Mar 10Apr 11Apr 14, 2027
Mar 11Apr 12Apr 15, 2027
Mar 12Apr 13Apr 16, 2027
Mar 13Apr 14Apr 17, 2027
Mar 14Apr 15Apr 18, 2027
Mar 15Apr 16Apr 19, 2027
Mar 16Apr 17Apr 20, 2027
Mar 17Apr 18Apr 21, 2027
Mar 18Apr 19Apr 22, 2027
Mar 19Apr 20Apr 23, 2027
Mar 20Apr 21Apr 24, 2027
Mar 21Apr 22Apr 25, 2027
Mar 22Apr 23Apr 26, 2027
Mar 23Apr 24Apr 27, 2027
Mar 24Apr 25Apr 28, 2027
Mar 25Apr 26Apr 29, 2027
Mar 26Apr 27Apr 30, 2027
Mar 27Apr 28May 1, 2027
Mar 28Apr 29May 2, 2027
Mar 29Apr 30May 3, 2027
Mar 30May 1May 4, 2027
Mar 31May 2May 5, 2027
April 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Apr 1May 3May 6, 2027
Apr 2May 4May 7, 2027
Apr 3May 5May 8, 2027
Apr 4May 6May 9, 2027
Apr 5May 7May 10, 2027
Apr 6May 8May 11, 2027
Apr 7May 9May 12, 2027
Apr 8May 10May 13, 2027
Apr 9May 11May 14, 2027
Apr 10May 12May 15, 2027
Apr 11May 13May 16, 2027
Apr 12May 14May 17, 2027
Apr 13May 15May 18, 2027
Apr 14May 16May 19, 2027
Apr 15May 17May 20, 2027
Apr 16May 18May 21, 2027
Apr 17May 19May 22, 2027
Apr 18May 20May 23, 2027
Apr 19May 21May 24, 2027
Apr 20May 22May 25, 2027
Apr 21May 23May 26, 2027
Apr 22May 24May 27, 2027
Apr 23May 25May 28, 2027
Apr 24May 26May 29, 2027
Apr 25May 27May 30, 2027
Apr 26May 28May 31, 2027
Apr 27May 29Jun 1, 2027
Apr 28May 30Jun 2, 2027
Apr 29May 31Jun 3, 2027
Apr 30Jun 1Jun 4, 2027
May 2027
SetLockdownHatch
May 1Jun 2Jun 5, 2027
May 2Jun 3Jun 6, 2027
May 3Jun 4Jun 7, 2027
May 4Jun 5Jun 8, 2027
May 5Jun 6Jun 9, 2027
May 6Jun 7Jun 10, 2027
May 7Jun 8Jun 11, 2027
May 8Jun 9Jun 12, 2027
May 9Jun 10Jun 13, 2027
May 10Jun 11Jun 14, 2027
May 11Jun 12Jun 15, 2027
May 12Jun 13Jun 16, 2027
May 13Jun 14Jun 17, 2027
May 14Jun 15Jun 18, 2027
May 15Jun 16Jun 19, 2027
May 16Jun 17Jun 20, 2027
May 17Jun 18Jun 21, 2027
May 18Jun 19Jun 22, 2027
May 19Jun 20Jun 23, 2027
May 20Jun 21Jun 24, 2027
May 21Jun 22Jun 25, 2027
May 22Jun 23Jun 26, 2027
May 23Jun 24Jun 27, 2027
May 24Jun 25Jun 28, 2027
May 25Jun 26Jun 29, 2027
May 26Jun 27Jun 30, 2027
May 27Jun 28Jul 1, 2027
May 28Jun 29Jul 2, 2027
May 29Jun 30Jul 3, 2027
May 30Jul 1Jul 4, 2027
May 31Jul 2Jul 5, 2027
June 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Jun 1Jul 3Jul 6, 2027
Jun 2Jul 4Jul 7, 2027
Jun 3Jul 5Jul 8, 2027
Jun 4Jul 6Jul 9, 2027
Jun 5Jul 7Jul 10, 2027
Jun 6Jul 8Jul 11, 2027
Jun 7Jul 9Jul 12, 2027
Jun 8Jul 10Jul 13, 2027
Jun 9Jul 11Jul 14, 2027
Jun 10Jul 12Jul 15, 2027
Jun 11Jul 13Jul 16, 2027
Jun 12Jul 14Jul 17, 2027
Jun 13Jul 15Jul 18, 2027
Jun 14Jul 16Jul 19, 2027
Jun 15Jul 17Jul 20, 2027
Jun 16Jul 18Jul 21, 2027
Jun 17Jul 19Jul 22, 2027
Jun 18Jul 20Jul 23, 2027
Jun 19Jul 21Jul 24, 2027
Jun 20Jul 22Jul 25, 2027
Jun 21Jul 23Jul 26, 2027
Jun 22Jul 24Jul 27, 2027
Jun 23Jul 25Jul 28, 2027
Jun 24Jul 26Jul 29, 2027
Jun 25Jul 27Jul 30, 2027
Jun 26Jul 28Jul 31, 2027
Jun 27Jul 29Aug 1, 2027
Jun 28Jul 30Aug 2, 2027
Jun 29Jul 31Aug 3, 2027
Jun 30Aug 1Aug 4, 2027
July 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Jul 1Aug 2Aug 5, 2027
Jul 2Aug 3Aug 6, 2027
Jul 3Aug 4Aug 7, 2027
Jul 4Aug 5Aug 8, 2027
Jul 5Aug 6Aug 9, 2027
Jul 6Aug 7Aug 10, 2027
Jul 7Aug 8Aug 11, 2027
Jul 8Aug 9Aug 12, 2027
Jul 9Aug 10Aug 13, 2027
Jul 10Aug 11Aug 14, 2027
Jul 11Aug 12Aug 15, 2027
Jul 12Aug 13Aug 16, 2027
Jul 13Aug 14Aug 17, 2027
Jul 14Aug 15Aug 18, 2027
Jul 15Aug 16Aug 19, 2027
Jul 16Aug 17Aug 20, 2027
Jul 17Aug 18Aug 21, 2027
Jul 18Aug 19Aug 22, 2027
Jul 19Aug 20Aug 23, 2027
Jul 20Aug 21Aug 24, 2027
Jul 21Aug 22Aug 25, 2027
Jul 22Aug 23Aug 26, 2027
Jul 23Aug 24Aug 27, 2027
Jul 24Aug 25Aug 28, 2027
Jul 25Aug 26Aug 29, 2027
Jul 26Aug 27Aug 30, 2027
Jul 27Aug 28Aug 31, 2027
Jul 28Aug 29Sep 1, 2027
Jul 29Aug 30Sep 2, 2027
Jul 30Aug 31Sep 3, 2027
Jul 31Sep 1Sep 4, 2027
August 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Aug 1Sep 2Sep 5, 2027
Aug 2Sep 3Sep 6, 2027
Aug 3Sep 4Sep 7, 2027
Aug 4Sep 5Sep 8, 2027
Aug 5Sep 6Sep 9, 2027
Aug 6Sep 7Sep 10, 2027
Aug 7Sep 8Sep 11, 2027
Aug 8Sep 9Sep 12, 2027
Aug 9Sep 10Sep 13, 2027
Aug 10Sep 11Sep 14, 2027
Aug 11Sep 12Sep 15, 2027
Aug 12Sep 13Sep 16, 2027
Aug 13Sep 14Sep 17, 2027
Aug 14Sep 15Sep 18, 2027
Aug 15Sep 16Sep 19, 2027
Aug 16Sep 17Sep 20, 2027
Aug 17Sep 18Sep 21, 2027
Aug 18Sep 19Sep 22, 2027
Aug 19Sep 20Sep 23, 2027
Aug 20Sep 21Sep 24, 2027
Aug 21Sep 22Sep 25, 2027
Aug 22Sep 23Sep 26, 2027
Aug 23Sep 24Sep 27, 2027
Aug 24Sep 25Sep 28, 2027
Aug 25Sep 26Sep 29, 2027
Aug 26Sep 27Sep 30, 2027
Aug 27Sep 28Oct 1, 2027
Aug 28Sep 29Oct 2, 2027
Aug 29Sep 30Oct 3, 2027
Aug 30Oct 1Oct 4, 2027
Aug 31Oct 2Oct 5, 2027
September 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Sep 1Oct 3Oct 6, 2027
Sep 2Oct 4Oct 7, 2027
Sep 3Oct 5Oct 8, 2027
Sep 4Oct 6Oct 9, 2027
Sep 5Oct 7Oct 10, 2027
Sep 6Oct 8Oct 11, 2027
Sep 7Oct 9Oct 12, 2027
Sep 8Oct 10Oct 13, 2027
Sep 9Oct 11Oct 14, 2027
Sep 10Oct 12Oct 15, 2027
Sep 11Oct 13Oct 16, 2027
Sep 12Oct 14Oct 17, 2027
Sep 13Oct 15Oct 18, 2027
Sep 14Oct 16Oct 19, 2027
Sep 15Oct 17Oct 20, 2027
Sep 16Oct 18Oct 21, 2027
Sep 17Oct 19Oct 22, 2027
Sep 18Oct 20Oct 23, 2027
Sep 19Oct 21Oct 24, 2027
Sep 20Oct 22Oct 25, 2027
Sep 21Oct 23Oct 26, 2027
Sep 22Oct 24Oct 27, 2027
Sep 23Oct 25Oct 28, 2027
Sep 24Oct 26Oct 29, 2027
Sep 25Oct 27Oct 30, 2027
Sep 26Oct 28Oct 31, 2027
Sep 27Oct 29Nov 1, 2027
Sep 28Oct 30Nov 2, 2027
Sep 29Oct 31Nov 3, 2027
Sep 30Nov 1Nov 4, 2027
October 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Oct 1Nov 2Nov 5, 2027
Oct 2Nov 3Nov 6, 2027
Oct 3Nov 4Nov 7, 2027
Oct 4Nov 5Nov 8, 2027
Oct 5Nov 6Nov 9, 2027
Oct 6Nov 7Nov 10, 2027
Oct 7Nov 8Nov 11, 2027
Oct 8Nov 9Nov 12, 2027
Oct 9Nov 10Nov 13, 2027
Oct 10Nov 11Nov 14, 2027
Oct 11Nov 12Nov 15, 2027
Oct 12Nov 13Nov 16, 2027
Oct 13Nov 14Nov 17, 2027
Oct 14Nov 15Nov 18, 2027
Oct 15Nov 16Nov 19, 2027
Oct 16Nov 17Nov 20, 2027
Oct 17Nov 18Nov 21, 2027
Oct 18Nov 19Nov 22, 2027
Oct 19Nov 20Nov 23, 2027
Oct 20Nov 21Nov 24, 2027
Oct 21Nov 22Nov 25, 2027
Oct 22Nov 23Nov 26, 2027
Oct 23Nov 24Nov 27, 2027
Oct 24Nov 25Nov 28, 2027
Oct 25Nov 26Nov 29, 2027
Oct 26Nov 27Nov 30, 2027
Oct 27Nov 28Dec 1, 2027
Oct 28Nov 29Dec 2, 2027
Oct 29Nov 30Dec 3, 2027
Oct 30Dec 1Dec 4, 2027
Oct 31Dec 2Dec 5, 2027
November 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Nov 1Dec 3Dec 6, 2027
Nov 2Dec 4Dec 7, 2027
Nov 3Dec 5Dec 8, 2027
Nov 4Dec 6Dec 9, 2027
Nov 5Dec 7Dec 10, 2027
Nov 6Dec 8Dec 11, 2027
Nov 7Dec 9Dec 12, 2027
Nov 8Dec 10Dec 13, 2027
Nov 9Dec 11Dec 14, 2027
Nov 10Dec 12Dec 15, 2027
Nov 11Dec 13Dec 16, 2027
Nov 12Dec 14Dec 17, 2027
Nov 13Dec 15Dec 18, 2027
Nov 14Dec 16Dec 19, 2027
Nov 15Dec 17Dec 20, 2027
Nov 16Dec 18Dec 21, 2027
Nov 17Dec 19Dec 22, 2027
Nov 18Dec 20Dec 23, 2027
Nov 19Dec 21Dec 24, 2027
Nov 20Dec 22Dec 25, 2027
Nov 21Dec 23Dec 26, 2027
Nov 22Dec 24Dec 27, 2027
Nov 23Dec 25Dec 28, 2027
Nov 24Dec 26Dec 29, 2027
Nov 25Dec 27Dec 30, 2027
Nov 26Dec 28Dec 31, 2027
Nov 27Dec 29Jan 1, 2028
Nov 28Dec 30Jan 2, 2028
Nov 29Dec 31Jan 3, 2028
Nov 30Jan 1Jan 4, 2028
December 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Dec 1Jan 2Jan 5, 2028
Dec 2Jan 3Jan 6, 2028
Dec 3Jan 4Jan 7, 2028
Dec 4Jan 5Jan 8, 2028
Dec 5Jan 6Jan 9, 2028
Dec 6Jan 7Jan 10, 2028
Dec 7Jan 8Jan 11, 2028
Dec 8Jan 9Jan 12, 2028
Dec 9Jan 10Jan 13, 2028
Dec 10Jan 11Jan 14, 2028
Dec 11Jan 12Jan 15, 2028
Dec 12Jan 13Jan 16, 2028
Dec 13Jan 14Jan 17, 2028
Dec 14Jan 15Jan 18, 2028
Dec 15Jan 16Jan 19, 2028
Dec 16Jan 17Jan 20, 2028
Dec 17Jan 18Jan 21, 2028
Dec 18Jan 19Jan 22, 2028
Dec 19Jan 20Jan 23, 2028
Dec 20Jan 21Jan 24, 2028
Dec 21Jan 22Jan 25, 2028
Dec 22Jan 23Jan 26, 2028
Dec 23Jan 24Jan 27, 2028
Dec 24Jan 25Jan 28, 2028
Dec 25Jan 26Jan 29, 2028
Dec 26Jan 27Jan 30, 2028
Dec 27Jan 28Jan 31, 2028
Dec 28Jan 29Feb 1, 2028
Dec 29Jan 30Feb 2, 2028
Dec 30Jan 31Feb 3, 2028
Dec 31Feb 1Feb 4, 2028

Frequently asked questions

How long do Muscovy duck eggs take to hatch?

About 35 days in an incubator, usually between day 35 and day 37.

When is lockdown for Muscovy duck eggs?

Day 32: stop turning, raise the humidity and keep the incubator closed until the hatch is over.

When should I candle Muscovy duck eggs?

Around day 12 and day 23, before lockdown. Don’t open the incubator after lockdown.

Can I use a different length for my breed?

Yes. Change the length (in days) in the calculator; the date, the window and the milestones move with it. The Android app keeps the length for each animal or batch you save.

Where the numbers come from

Sources: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Incubating and Hatching Eggs (Table 1); MSD Veterinary Manual: Approximate Incubation Periods. Breeds and individual animals differ; change the length in the calculator if yours usually runs early or late. These dates are estimates, not veterinary advice: ask your veterinarian about your animal.
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