A friend and I are going to hatch chickens and ducklings this summer as a 4H project and would love some helpful tips and ideas! 
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Hatching Chickens and Ducklings
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Cynthia & Percy
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do you have your incubator yet it should come with instructions and time periods
How many are you planning on hatching? How big is your incubator? Not all incubators are suitable for duck eggs, also I can't remember off the top of my head but I believe different species require different temperatures when hatching, so you might have to do each batch of eggs separately.
Candling eggs to see if they're fertile at 5 days is recommended so you can free up space and not have them exploding in a horrible mess when the other chicks hatch.
A few days before hatching laying down some kitchen roll along the bottom of the incubator is a good idea for cleanliness, also stop turning the eggs a few days before they're due to hatch or they can get twisted in the egg.
A lot of information can be found online though unless you have a more specific question.
Candling eggs to see if they're fertile at 5 days is recommended so you can free up space and not have them exploding in a horrible mess when the other chicks hatch.
A few days before hatching laying down some kitchen roll along the bottom of the incubator is a good idea for cleanliness, also stop turning the eggs a few days before they're due to hatch or they can get twisted in the egg.
A lot of information can be found online though unless you have a more specific question.
