Recent content by Melanie1970
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2017 Gosling Hatch a long!!
Happy Spring all! North Central WI isn't sure it's that time. So far I have 8 (out of 12 that were set) Sebastopol eggs in the incubator. Not sure if they are Seb/Seb or Seb/Cotton Patchl Just found a Cotton Patch hen's nest so I will be adding some eggs to the 2nd 'bator.- Melanie1970
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- Forum: Geese
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Sebastopol Geese Thread !!!!!!!!!! SHOW YOUR PICS !!!!!!!!!!
My gaggle of Sebastopols. Critiques welcome- Melanie1970
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- Forum: Geese
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2016 Gosling Hatch-a-long
The Cotton Patch geese and Saxony ducklings outside in the pen. 2 weeks old. My Sebastopols REALLY want these babies!- Melanie1970
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- Forum: Geese
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GOOSE BREEDING THREAD - for breeding, incubating, hatching and rearing.
Welcome and congrats on your hatch. I just got geese myself so not much I can say about socializing.- Melanie1970
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- Forum: Geese
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2016 Gosling Hatch-a-long
Thanks I am thrilled! Messaged the guy who I got the eggs from and he was excited. I did better than he does. :-)- Melanie1970
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- Forum: Geese
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GOOSE BREEDING THREAD - for breeding, incubating, hatching and rearing.
Well sadly #7 didn't make it. After 24 hrs I started to peel the shell and membrane back on the last 2 eggs which had pipped. The one never opened it eyes or peeped, but was breathing.At 10pm last night I realized it wasn't going to make it and focused on the remaining eggs. She was peeping and...- Melanie1970
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- Forum: Geese
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2016 Gosling Hatch-a-long
Well sadly #7 didn't make it. After 24 hrs I started to peel the shell and membrane back on the last 2 eggs which had pipped. The one never opened it eyes or peeped, but was breathing.At 10pm last night I realized it wasn't going to make it and focused on the remaining eggs. She was peeping and...- Melanie1970
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- Forum: Geese
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2016 Gosling Hatch-a-long
OMG Blonde moment - The ducks were set 5-20 , so this Friday will be day 28. So far 1 boy and 4 girls. And 2 more hatching. Hoping for boys :-)- Melanie1970
- Post #709
- Forum: Geese
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GOOSE BREEDING THREAD - for breeding, incubating, hatching and rearing.
I will certainly share pics - I am up to 5 goslings and looks like 2 more to go. I candled the unpipped and it looks like 2 died after pipping internally. I started with 15 eggs that I picked up, but had a 4hr ride in the car. 12 developed and looks like I will have 7 live babies. I did better...- Melanie1970
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- Forum: Geese
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2016 Gosling Hatch-a-long
2 females goslings have hatched so far and there are at least 3 more that have pipped externally. I will get pics when then they are done. After reading the stories about how slow geese are to hatch I was expecting them to be really pokey. I was off on the dates for the ducks - they should hatch...- Melanie1970
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- Forum: Geese
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GOOSE BREEDING THREAD - for breeding, incubating, hatching and rearing.
I have internal pipping on 6 of the CPG eggs!!!!- Melanie1970
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- Forum: Geese
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2016 Gosling Hatch-a-long
6 goose eggs pipped internally - I can see their little heads moving in the air cell!! And 6 duck eggs doing the same!- Melanie1970
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- Forum: Geese
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2016 Gosling Hatch-a-long
Monday is 28 days for my Cotton Patch eggs. I have been following Pete's manual and I just checked the eggs and I have internal pipping in one and some shadowing. I am soooo excited.- Melanie1970
- Post #703
- Forum: Geese
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Geese Breed Focus - Sebastopol
I have had my Sebastapol goslings for almost a week and we are in love with them. No clue on sexes. But 2 of the bigger ones have dark spots on their feathers. I will get better pictures. And I am looking for honest critques as I am new to geese and not 100% sure of breed standards .- Melanie1970
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- Forum: Geese