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    Sebastopol hatching egg trouble

    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
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    Sebastopol hatching egg trouble

    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...
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    ~~~Muscovy Duck Club~~~

    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
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    Our Mighty Great Pyrenees

    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...
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    Duck Breed Focus - Hook Bill

    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
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    Weight loss chart to track humidity levels, free for everyone to use (pic included)

    Could you send me a copy of your spreadsheet Thanks, Ron
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    Confused about NPIP Testing (NC)

    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?
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    Welsh Harlequin - Gold and Silver

    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...
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    How many eggs will fit in the Nurture Right 360?

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

    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...
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    May 2021 Hatch - A - Long

    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
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    2021 Gosling Hatch-a-Long

    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
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    My gosling was laying with its leg backwards behind it as she laid down

    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...
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    2021 Gosling Hatch-a-Long

    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
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    Gosling questions: bedding/grit

    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
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