Cracking Pekin Duck Hatching Problem! Shortly after our flock of French Grimaud Pekin Ducks started laying eggs, we faced problems of very low hatching rate. Studying the factors which may have caused the very low hatching rate, we made some adjustments. First, we kept the ducks in the coop in the afternoon until noon of the following day to make sure that they will lay in dry nesting area. Second, the eggs were cleaned before these are placed in the incubators. Following these adjustments, our