we feed ALL of the above but we can only select 3, so I picked 3 that we feed the most. We ferment both rolled as well as whole grain. we also have tubs filled with mix rolled and whole grain (oats, barley, wheat, and corn) available at all time. 50% of our daily feed consist of the fermented...
I was unable to check the accuracy of the thermometer. I called the supplier about it and he says it is a well made incubator and I m to just trust and follow the instruction. I've set the temperature to 37.6 for 17 days. I had goose eggs in there with them initially and they are all...
Hi there, can someone help me please? I've only hatched goose eggs. These are leghorns. The incubator instructions says to stop turning on Day 18, lower temp to 37.2C and increase humidity. But there are still a lot of whites left, shouldnt they be filling up the space in the egg by now? I...
hello everyone, there's an avian flu quarantine in place in Ireland at the moment so the geese are spending all their time in their enclosures resulting in very soiled caked in dried eggs. I've been washing them thoroughly, often having to scrub them down before putting them into the incubator...
oh dear... that is so sad to lose one so close to the end. I usually watch mine like a hawk once they pip externally. I write their date/time of pip on the shell so I'll know how far along is each egg. If there's no progress after 16hrs I usually start to peel just a little and if there's any...
We are hatching!! 2 down 14 to go.... the frenzy has died down for now, I need a strong drink. I didnt know it takes so much of strengths to break free from an egg. What an amazing little ones! :)
7 pip externally today (1 the wrong side :( ) I m worried about 4, the aircell hasnt changed for the last 5 days, it has a weight loss of 8 - 9%. I havent been able to see movement in of them for the last couple of days, I wish there's something I can do :(
Hi there, hope someone can help me. We have 15 Embden eggs on Day 29. I just did a weight test, they have loss between 8 - 10% but the original poster says 13%? Is there a way I could increase the weight loss now or should I just pray for massive luck? :( I have a fan assisted incubator, I...
Hi there, our goslings are now 10 days old, thank you for all your help!.. We have 1 goose sitting on Day 30. I candled her eggs today, they are all non-viable. I've taken the eggs and nest away and lock her in an enclosure with the 2 goslings. Do you think the goslings would take her as...
Good morning everyone! THANK YOU so much Ms Lydia for all your advises last night, goslings are standing! the band aid didnt last the night so I hold several hairbands in place with small cable ties around their feet. I think the non slip mat helped, turns out the towel wasnt rough enough of a...
CAUTIONS for treatment: A young chick wearing Leg Hobbles can't get up easily or stand easily. It can fall & drown if it stumbles near a water container. See "Prevent Drowning in Water Dish" section.
KEEP IN MIND: You need to help a chick daily by gently scratching itchy spots that the Leg...
Cant get any plain Niacin unless they are in B-Complex. Got some brewer's yeast though and have added it to a shallow dish of water for them. The breech birth gosling seems to have difficulty standing up and often rest with the legs splayed out at it's side (left gosling).
The right gosling (facing camera) is the 2nd egg hatched early this morning. The one facing the back is the breech birth. It seems weaker than the newborn and just mainly lay down. But it's a strong fighter, my brooder heat plate's delivery is delayed so I prop my incubator up with some...
Thank you! The 24 hours after pip guidelines is really good, I will keep that in mind next time. Being my 1st hatch, I wasnt able to differentiate normal wriggle and distress wriggle and the inability to tell how a dry membrane looks like drove me to make a big hatch hole for the chick 20 hours...