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Thanks Pyxis, I appreciate your thoughts on this. I will likely buy some sebastopol goslings from Metzer's next spring. I will still try my luck with shipped eggs, but won't be buying expensive eggs, lol. Do you sell any of your fertile poultry eggs? Thanks, Ron

I have attempted to hatch Sebastopol eggs from three different eBay sellers. I am not having any luck. Of the first batch of 3 eggs, two were infertile. One developed and was able to pip, but was unable to zip and exit the egg. After 8 hours, I assisted. The little gosling was shirk...

We just ordered a dozen Muscovey eggs off of eBay. Put them in the incubator today. They should be hatching in about 4 weeks. So I'll be joining the club then ;) Ron

Our Mighty Great Pyrenees, Persius. Got him last Friday. So far he is great with our chickens, ducks and geese. He just watches them, but doesn't try to chase or grab them. I am really impressed with this little guy. We let him roam with them while we are outside with him, but keep him in a...

Are any of you currently selling any of your Hook Bill duck eggs? The Hook Bill ducks look interesting, and I would like try incubating some. Thanks, Ron

Could you send me a copy of your spreadsheet Thanks, Ron

I agree, the NPIP web site isn't very helpful. I have just gotten into the hatching fun. Just curious how much does it cost to get NPIP certified and what is envolved?

I have 7 harlequins that I bought a month ago. They are pretty cool little ducks. I see that there are two kinds of welshies, the Silver and Gold. Not sure what I have yet and was wondering if the gold and silver are two distinct breeds of Harlequins, or if all Harlequins can produce the...

Thank you for the link, I just order one. It is a pain hand turning goose eggs for 25 days ;)

Sorry to hear. My first batch were Embden eggs. I recieved 7 eggs, one was broken, 2 were not fertilized. Of the 4 remaining, 3 hatched with no issues. The last pipped, but after 48 hours had not zipped. We tried to help it out of the shell, but it was shrink wrapped and died. It is a very...

I set 12 Rouen duck eggs on April 13, they should be hatching around May 11th. So far, so good, they are all developing. Ron

Just ordered half a dozen Sebastopol eggs, should be going into the incubator in a week or so. Looking forward to hatching fancy white gooses ;) Ron

We stop in at a yard sale each week. I noticed that they had geese. I hadn't really been around geese before and noticed that one of the geese was standing on one leg. I thought it was really nice that the owners took in a handicapped bird. After we got our own geese (siblings of the yard...

I hatched 3 Embden goslings with the Easter hatch-A-Long. Pictured with two Khakis and two Pekins Ducklings we purchased. Hoping to buy a few Sebastopol eggs to hatch next. Ron

I was also nervous about the pine shaving in their brooder. It seemed like my ducklings and goslings were eating the pine shavings. I have started using rubber shelf liner over the pine shavings. It is fairly easy to hose off the shelf liner outside. Ron

I hatched 3 Embden gosling a few weeks ago and was wondering if there is much of a difference hatching Sebastopol goose eggs. For those of you who have hatched Sebastopol geese, where did you get your eggs? Seems like Metzer is back ordered. I see that there are eggs up on eBay, and that is...

I forgot to mention that the 12 Rouen duck eggs I put in my NR360 last Tuesday are all fertile and look like they are doing well (I just weighed, penciled the air sack, and candled them). Hoping they all make it to lock down ;)

Question on the egg turners. I have the NR360 and I like the way it slowly rotates the egg completely around 360 degrees. Are the turners that just tilt the eggs like 90 degrees back and forth as good for the hatching as one that turns the egg completely? Or does it make a difference as long...

I hatched 3 Goslings for the Easter Hatch-A-Long using a NR360 that I had just bought. I am really enjoying using it to hatch eggs, and I now have 12 Rouen duck eggs in the incubator. My wife now wants in on the fun and wants to hatch Silkies, and I am thinking of getting a second NR360. I...

I thought I would add a few items I have created over the years. I enjoy woodturning and leathercrafting. The last timer I did leathercrafting was when I was in high school years ago, and decided to pull out my tools when we were locked down with the China virus and jump back into the hobby...