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and more cuteness they are best buds. the call duck thought her how to eat and find the water.
hatching geese eggs
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and more cuteness they are best buds. the call duck thought her how to eat and find the water.
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oh no one ever said anything about the noise baby geese make. it is so much cutier than a duck or chick peep. i call it a peep whistle. it sounds like she whistles when i pick her up.
I'm very late to the party but I'm joining anyway
Currently I have 1 (bought) emdben goose-ling about 5 weeks old; 1 goose-ling and 1 gander-ling hatched from my Embdens about 4 weeks old; another goose-ling from my embdens about 2 weeks old; 2 Embden goose-lings from Ideal about 1 1/2 weeks old; a 'pair' of white sebbie babies who are just a few days old. Then I've got another 4 eggs from my embdens due to hatch in about a week; 4 'mixed' goose eggs I bought for $1.50 each--set on the 16th; 4 white sebbie eggs set on the 8th; and 5 toulouse eggs set on the 23rd.
All the babies from these eggs will be sold except for the sebbies. With my current flock of embdens (3-4 males and 1-2 females) plus my babies (1 boy and 5 girls), I think I'm good on embdens for next year. The toulouse were a swap and the mixed were bought cause they were cheap. Plus I just like hatching goslings...they are so sweet!
If anyone needs additional info, my BYC page is THE sticky for hatching goose eggs. I consulted with several people here on BYC to create it, it is pretty thorough. I don't follow it to a T but it's a good guide.
For my 'techniques' I do the following:
First off, they are in my hatcher, so they've been wollered to death by various chicks for the duration;
the humidity ranges from 40% when nothing's hatching to 65%+ when something's hatching.
I do NOT mist the eggs, the air cells are fine without it.
I turn the eggs only once a day
I wrap the eggs in a warm washcloth when they are pipped if they seem to be having trouble.
It works for me, the 2 sebbie babies are from shipped eggs, 2 of 3 hatched. #3 was backwards in the egg and didn't make it. Of my embdens (the first had the hatcher to themselves so it wasn't a contamination problem or anything) I had 3 of 4 hatch. I didn't open #4 to see what happened, though I probably should have. I use a Hovabator 1583.
Currently I have 1 (bought) emdben goose-ling about 5 weeks old; 1 goose-ling and 1 gander-ling hatched from my Embdens about 4 weeks old; another goose-ling from my embdens about 2 weeks old; 2 Embden goose-lings from Ideal about 1 1/2 weeks old; a 'pair' of white sebbie babies who are just a few days old. Then I've got another 4 eggs from my embdens due to hatch in about a week; 4 'mixed' goose eggs I bought for $1.50 each--set on the 16th; 4 white sebbie eggs set on the 8th; and 5 toulouse eggs set on the 23rd.
All the babies from these eggs will be sold except for the sebbies. With my current flock of embdens (3-4 males and 1-2 females) plus my babies (1 boy and 5 girls), I think I'm good on embdens for next year. The toulouse were a swap and the mixed were bought cause they were cheap. Plus I just like hatching goslings...they are so sweet!
If anyone needs additional info, my BYC page is THE sticky for hatching goose eggs. I consulted with several people here on BYC to create it, it is pretty thorough. I don't follow it to a T but it's a good guide.
For my 'techniques' I do the following:
First off, they are in my hatcher, so they've been wollered to death by various chicks for the duration;
the humidity ranges from 40% when nothing's hatching to 65%+ when something's hatching.
I do NOT mist the eggs, the air cells are fine without it.
I turn the eggs only once a day
I wrap the eggs in a warm washcloth when they are pipped if they seem to be having trouble.
It works for me, the 2 sebbie babies are from shipped eggs, 2 of 3 hatched. #3 was backwards in the egg and didn't make it. Of my embdens (the first had the hatcher to themselves so it wasn't a contamination problem or anything) I had 3 of 4 hatch. I didn't open #4 to see what happened, though I probably should have. I use a Hovabator 1583.
Critterranch, your gosling is adorable!
How old is he/she? Do you know if it's a boy or a girl? I'd guess a girl. Sorry the others didn't make it.
I was quite fortunate in that I had 4 of my 5 fertile eggs hatch. I emailed the breeder to tell her of my results and she emailed back to say that I was the only one who had any hatchlings of all the eggs she had shipped out this year, so I feel especially fortunate. I think I have 3 boys and 1 girl.
Pete, I honestly don't know if they are dewlap toulouse, I never got to see the adults as the seller was getting ready to leave for work when I arrived. I never thought to ask either, I guess because it didn't matter to me either way. (I don't remember if the seller had a picture with his ad, I had ordered them so long ago.) I'll ask once I determine if they're fertile as I will be contacting the seller then. Thanks for asking.
Pete and Balbinka, your parrots are gorgeous.
I was quite fortunate in that I had 4 of my 5 fertile eggs hatch. I emailed the breeder to tell her of my results and she emailed back to say that I was the only one who had any hatchlings of all the eggs she had shipped out this year, so I feel especially fortunate. I think I have 3 boys and 1 girl.
Pete, I honestly don't know if they are dewlap toulouse, I never got to see the adults as the seller was getting ready to leave for work when I arrived. I never thought to ask either, I guess because it didn't matter to me either way. (I don't remember if the seller had a picture with his ad, I had ordered them so long ago.) I'll ask once I determine if they're fertile as I will be contacting the seller then. Thanks for asking.
Pete and Balbinka, your parrots are gorgeous.
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What did you pay for the eggs?
What did you pay for the eggs?
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OMG, how cute is that?!!
OMG, how cute is that?!!
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she is just over 1 day old in pic and call is 10 days.
she is just over 1 day old in pic and call is 10 days.
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What did you pay for the eggs?
If you're asking me, my sebbies which are the 4 that have hatched were around $34 shipped and the toulouse were $6/ a dozen, but he only had 11. I picked them up when we drove to Ohio to get a doeling (female baby goat) that we had purchased, they were only 15 minutes apart.
What did you pay for the eggs?
If you're asking me, my sebbies which are the 4 that have hatched were around $34 shipped and the toulouse were $6/ a dozen, but he only had 11. I picked them up when we drove to Ohio to get a doeling (female baby goat) that we had purchased, they were only 15 minutes apart.
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What did you pay for the eggs?
If you're asking me, my sebbies which are the 4 that have hatched were around $34 shipped and the toulouse were $6/ a dozen, but he only had 11. I picked them up when we drove to Ohio to get a doeling (female baby goat) that we had purchased, they were only 15 minutes apart.
I was asking about the toulouse
Dewlap toulouse eggs routinely sell for $40-$50 each, so I'd say you've got some good old production toulouse
Enjoy!
What did you pay for the eggs?
If you're asking me, my sebbies which are the 4 that have hatched were around $34 shipped and the toulouse were $6/ a dozen, but he only had 11. I picked them up when we drove to Ohio to get a doeling (female baby goat) that we had purchased, they were only 15 minutes apart.
I was asking about the toulouse
Dewlap toulouse eggs routinely sell for $40-$50 each, so I'd say you've got some good old production toulouse
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