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    Anyone incubate an egg that you had very little hopes for after research but its thriving?

    I don't know whats worse this year trying to incubate goose eggs and hatching them or having a goose and a chicken wanting to go broody but not fully committing to it yet after a few days lol.
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    Anyone incubate an egg that you had very little hopes for after research but its thriving?

    Well last year it was the first breeding season. I didn't see a whole lot of breeding and I only remember 10 actually developing. 2 of the other 4 made it to lockdown. I didn't do as thorough tracking as I am this year tho. Incubator (Altrapow 36 Egg incubator) was running 37.5C (Doesn't have...
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    Anyone incubate an egg that you had very little hopes for after research but its thriving?

    Our setup is the same as last year except I did add a few extra candlings in to keep track of quitters. Same temp/humidity as last year. 10 day Candle. 14 day Candle. 20 day Candle. 25 day Lockdown (Candle at lockdown)+10 days At day 35 if they don't hatch I candle them thoroughly before...
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    Anyone incubate an egg that you had very little hopes for after research but its thriving?

    I candled the beast egg and sadly no movement and its day 35 :( i wanted to see a little beast. Continuing on through goose season.
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    Anyone incubate an egg that you had very little hopes for after research but its thriving?

    Update: Unfortunately didn't make it.
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    Anyone incubate an egg that you had very little hopes for after research but its thriving?

    I would be happy to not have to help a hatch again this year but thats wishful thinking isn't it lol. This was rough. First helping I broke free it's head and a foot (See it behind the head) Before it was just its beak poking out which is when it started getting injured from pressing on the egg...
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    Anyone incubate an egg that you had very little hopes for after research but its thriving?

    I helped it some more cause it looked like its head was still stuck. My mom was supposed to help me but she walked out saying it looked like its head was shrink wrapped to the shell. Wasn't easy but I freed more of its head, its leg is above its head oward the pointy end. I dunno if thats normal...
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    Anyone incubate an egg that you had very little hopes for after research but its thriving?

    Partner egg required intervention. It was injuring the top of its beak on the edge of the egg shell so we broke away part of the shell around the hole to give it a bigger space. Letting it do what it can for now but if it doesn't make much more progress in the next few hours gonna intervene...
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    Anyone incubate an egg that you had very little hopes for after research but its thriving?

    Note to myself mainly but others don't play nice with hormonal geese x.x My arm will be black and blue tomorrow after retrieving our two girls eggs. All from one of them. The other jut honked and let me pet her like usual. Partner egg is pipping! Nothing from the beast egg yet but I'm not...
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    Anyone incubate an egg that you had very little hopes for after research but its thriving?

    Unfortunately the egg that was put into lockdown before the beast egg wasn't alive after pipping :( Now waiting for the beast egg and its partner egg. Both had movement at lockdown candle. I think their hatch by date is in 5 days. So any day now. Come on little beasty!
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    Anyone incubate an egg that you had very little hopes for after research but its thriving?

    Will do!
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    Anyone incubate an egg that you had very little hopes for after research but its thriving?

    Beast Egg is in lockdown finally! Still showing movement at the final candle XD. Beast egg is the one on the right infront.
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    Embden goose choose violence could she be wanting to go broody?

    Okay I'll put it off till later in the season.
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    Embden goose choose violence could she be wanting to go broody?

    The goal is to sell them but if low interest in them since their mixed breed or I can't resist I may see if they'll adopt a few. I heard some will even if they never go broody. I can always sell them when their older. Last year our geese lived with our chickens and a hen went broody so I gave...
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    Embden goose choose violence could she be wanting to go broody?

    Probably. Its just weird cause Gizzy never gave issues. She oddly became really lovable last year. She usually avoids me petting her but she would let me. Only lasted about a month or two after she stopped laying but I enjoyed it lol. Greta was sweet before and now shes chosen violence lol...
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