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    Hatching geese eggs

    I think she's enjoying not being the roosters favorite anymore. She was looking pretty haggard. She has a big dog crate with her eggs and food and water now away from everyone else (and my kids!). So far she's been sitting on them. I think I figured out why I'm not having great luck, I double...
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    Hatching geese eggs

    I haven't been having any luck getting my goose eggs to hatch. They are fertile, they are making it about halfway through the incubation period, but no hatching. That said, I have been leaving eggs in the nest for the mom to hatch out the past couple of days. I now have a chicken who is...
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    I made a mistake

    It hatched with a little assistance. It was partially shrink wrapped around it's head so I peeled that back a little and it managed to kick it's way out, it's dry but all the feathers are matted down. I don't usually "help" but this was my fault, and I barely peeled enough off it's face so it...
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    I made a mistake

    Thanks that was an awesome description. I write in pencil on the top of the egg the date they are set and write it down in my book, then set reminders on the Iphone. What I should do is record the number of eggs set, but sometimes I forget. I try to set them all in 1 line or row but that isn't...
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    I made a mistake

    It was a warm damp paper towel, I soaked it in hot water then did the fast move of about 3 feet from one to the other. I was definitely trying to not chill the little critter.
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    Hi from Oklahoma

    Thanks, I'm over on BYH too with the same username, but sometimes I just need some bird addicts like me! Of course I'm a goat addict too, but I find the birds to be one of my favorite farm creatures.
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    I made a mistake

    I set eggs on 2/18 - I marked these eggs because I have different ages in one incubator, and then switch to another for lock down. I basically move out eggs by date and replace so the incubator never stops. So like I moved the rest the other day and have new eggs in their place with dates...
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    Hi from Oklahoma

    Hi, I'm Ashley, mother to 5 heathen children (they are mostly good kids though) and we have a small farm in southwestern OK. We raise chicks, Nubian and Boer goats, and have 3 horses. I'm actually here to learn more on hatching, I'm having some issues with my hatch rate, especially on ducks and...
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