Harriet is doing great. Thanks. Just no eggs for now. How do you think a possum would move such large eggs? Would he take all of the eggs in one afternoon?
I have a question: Has anyone ever successfully incubated goose eggs in one of the Styrofoam Incubators? If so, could I use the auto-egg...
Miss Lydia, The same day I received your suggestion I was trying to figure out where I could put Harriet and decide if I should let her come and go as she naturally does or keep her penned up with the eggs. I didn't want to upset her enough that she would abandon the nest altogether. I received...
I have 3 guard donkeys and they typically do a great job keeping dogs and coyotes off the property. One thing to be aware of if they see you with your own dog a lot they will only chase her off if she is chasing them.
Sorry about that. (I'm doing this on my phone)..... the next morning we found Gracie's daughter, "Harriet'', sitting on the eggs! I don't know if they had been sharing a nest or that she just took matters in her own hands, but I'm sure glad she did. if there are no more surprises we should hatch...
My Cotton Patch Goose was sitting on 3 eggs yesterday when our dog escaped our yard through an uncovered culvert and killed "Gracie" our favorite goose. in a panic; I scoured all the info I had downloaded from this site on incubating geese eggs. The next morning we checked