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Late, but here they are, all grown up. Sent from my SM-T230NU using Tapatalk

Over production of pigment right before the egg reaches the vent. Very cool! But nothing to be concerned about, in my experience.

What breed are you trying to incubate? Some have fertility issues which may be a contributing factor to bad hatches.

What breed of turkey?

You can also apply for a permit to care for the goose indefinitely.

I would be careful with giving him spinach. There is a lot of iron in it.

I chose mixes. They are primarily royal palm, but I didn't care too much about breed in particular. I've heard great things about the slates. Big and docile, really good birds.

If handled enough as ducklings, they will be friendly. Just like with chickens. But ducks seem to be more flock oriented than chickens, with slightly less individual personalities. But, they are a great joy, and you shouldn't be concerned about friendliness too much. Just pick a more docile...

You can offer the ducklings crumbles almost immediately after a hatch. I moisten it for them so it is easier to eat. I only do this for about 4-6 days, then they seem to have no problem with it dry. Have you checked the eggs in the nest? I don't know if the hen will even let you, but if you...

What kind of goose is it? So, exciting! I've raised geese indoors and have successfully introduced a house goose to domestic fowl of all kinds, pretty much. When the goose is tiny, like a few days old, they have trouble grazing on their own. Grass clippings are great, but cut short at first...

I speak from both experience and reading. After getting heritage turkeys, man can I tell! They are so much more agile and stronger. They just seem so full of life, comparatively. I definitely recommend heritage turkeys for anyone who regularly raises Turkeys and have a bit of pasture for them...

It's tough to manually hatch birds. One of the two goslings I have got stuck at the internal pipping stage and need help. I checked on her every couple hours and carefully removing more and more shell and membrane while hydrating her. I'm surprised she made it at all! Took about 4-5 days from...

Absolutely! Ducks are great.

The ducks are a mix of Ancona and Swedish mostly. They will be gorgeous.

I don't know for sure, but it is a potential problem for older geese. They have fewer eggs and those eggs aren't viable after a certain age. Canada geese can live a very long time, but I don't know when is their peak.