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post #2221 of 3426
4/18/12 at 2:00pm
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Here are my buff dewlap babies, Flax, Barley & Hops.

buff dewlap babies.JPG

 

Goosed, no worries there.  With 10 developing, I would hope to be able to hatch 5 of them... which means I have an extra pair for you!!

My menagerie includes 5 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 32 geese (dewlap toulouse & african) and 10 ducks (muscovy, ancona, cayuga & silver appleyard).

NPIP Certified- #UT-179

Spirit's story: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/725035/spirit-the-amazing-grey-dewlap-toulouse-gander/
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My menagerie includes 5 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 32 geese (dewlap toulouse & african) and 10 ducks (muscovy, ancona, cayuga & silver appleyard).

NPIP Certified- #UT-179

Spirit's story: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/725035/spirit-the-amazing-grey-dewlap-toulouse-gander/
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post #2222 of 3426
4/18/12 at 2:05pm

I agree they were packaged well. I was surprised to see only one being fertile, and dug around to make sure the others weren't and I didn't just miss it. That tell tale white spot is pretty hard to miss though! My mail man is like 900 years old, and I'm sure he couldn't even read the big florescent labels she put on the boxes. Honestly, I don't even know how he can see the addresses on the mail. So, I'm sure it was tossed around or something. Who knows. Either way, I only had a 1 out of 3 chance for anything developing.
 

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Erin, all three look very fertile, in that it has the dark blood red ring in center of egg (which is tell tale sign of development in upright, damaged air cell eggs).  Am looking to see if the veining will show up in the upper clear liquid area now.  If it will happen, I'll see it within the next 48 hours.

 

I'm not sure why your air cells are still damaged when you packaged them so well!! I wonder if googling  nutrition or something like that for producing eggs would shed some light?  Also, if they are 1st/2nd year birds, that may explain some of the problems?



 

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post #2223 of 3426
4/18/12 at 2:07pm


love.gif They are soooo cute!!! OMG! And celebrate.gif for my pair! Can you sex?

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Here are my buff dewlap babies, Flax, Barley & Hops.

buff dewlap babies.JPG

 

Goosed, no worries there.  With 10 developing, I would hope to be able to hatch 5 of them... which means I have an extra pair for you!!



 

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post #2224 of 3426
4/18/12 at 2:12pm
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I will definitely be trying to sex the greys, since I two unrelated sets cooking.

My menagerie includes 5 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 32 geese (dewlap toulouse & african) and 10 ducks (muscovy, ancona, cayuga & silver appleyard).

NPIP Certified- #UT-179

Spirit's story: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/725035/spirit-the-amazing-grey-dewlap-toulouse-gander/
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My menagerie includes 5 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 32 geese (dewlap toulouse & african) and 10 ducks (muscovy, ancona, cayuga & silver appleyard).

NPIP Certified- #UT-179

Spirit's story: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/725035/spirit-the-amazing-grey-dewlap-toulouse-gander/
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post #2225 of 3426
4/18/12 at 2:21pm
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I will definitely be trying to sex the greys, since I two unrelated sets cooking.


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post #2226 of 3426
4/18/12 at 3:25pm

Iain! The baby just turned to zip. Now that I know being back up is normal LOL. I expect this baby soon. 

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post #2227 of 3426
4/18/12 at 3:37pm
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My menagerie includes 5 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 32 geese (dewlap toulouse & african) and 10 ducks (muscovy, ancona, cayuga & silver appleyard).

NPIP Certified- #UT-179

Spirit's story: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/725035/spirit-the-amazing-grey-dewlap-toulouse-gander/
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My menagerie includes 5 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 32 geese (dewlap toulouse & african) and 10 ducks (muscovy, ancona, cayuga & silver appleyard).

NPIP Certified- #UT-179

Spirit's story: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/725035/spirit-the-amazing-grey-dewlap-toulouse-gander/
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post #2228 of 3426
4/18/12 at 3:47pm

Erin - I have one spider developing so far.....   I googled, and do you know that giant geese (toulouse included) is usually around 20-40% fertility?  Its not that your geese are neccessarily bad, its just harder to do a good job of fertilizing apparently.

 

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Here are my buff dewlap babies, Flax, Barley & Hops.

buff dewlap babies.JPG

 

Goosed, no worries there.  With 10 developing, I would hope to be able to hatch 5 of them... which means I have an extra pair for you!!


I'm so happy for you Iain.  Flax, Barley, and Hops.  I wonder if they'll like beer?
 

 



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Iain! The baby just turned to zip. Now that I know being back up is normal LOL. I expect this baby soon. 


Yay for you, IGG!  Come on baby!!
 

 

 

Why don't sheep shrink in the rain?

 

 

Why is there brail at drive up ATMs??

 

 

Why are their floatation devices instead of parachutes in my airplain seat???

 

 

If a tree falls in the woods and my husband doesn't hear it, am I still wrong????

 

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Why don't sheep shrink in the rain?

 

 

Why is there brail at drive up ATMs??

 

 

Why are their floatation devices instead of parachutes in my airplain seat???

 

 

If a tree falls in the woods and my husband doesn't hear it, am I still wrong????

 

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post #2229 of 3426
4/18/12 at 3:48pm

Holy moly she's out!! That was fast! She gave some big shoves and popped out. Didn't even bother zipping.

 

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post #2230 of 3426
4/18/12 at 3:51pm
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Yay, Goose!!!!  Congrats on another beautiful baby!!!!

My menagerie includes 5 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 32 geese (dewlap toulouse & african) and 10 ducks (muscovy, ancona, cayuga & silver appleyard).

NPIP Certified- #UT-179

Spirit's story: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/725035/spirit-the-amazing-grey-dewlap-toulouse-gander/
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My menagerie includes 5 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 32 geese (dewlap toulouse & african) and 10 ducks (muscovy, ancona, cayuga & silver appleyard).

NPIP Certified- #UT-179

Spirit's story: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/725035/spirit-the-amazing-grey-dewlap-toulouse-gander/
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