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    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    We got our first Muscovys this year. We like them so much, we're seriously considering selling our swede pair. Merle and Maggie we bought (rescued) from a place that was simply a giant field with hundreds of ducks. We named this girl FriedaK (pronounced "freeduck") as we got her for free at...
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    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Welsummer roo over EE hens got me at least 3 olive eggers. One lays rather dark. One other lays slightly lighter, and the third is lighter with speckles. The darkest is below. Gonna try for a few more this season, though it will be with a new roo. We butchered Dunderhead (nasty rooster), and Big...
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Such a sweet little fluffball! Congrats!
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Thanks for the confirmation, Marty! I went ahead and added Affie's new egg to the rest of the batch I set. I had stored the other eggs small side down in a cool (55-60 I'd guess) room prior to incubating. I brought the incubator up to temp over 3-4 hours. I did it gradually, not wanting it...
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Alrighty. Thanks, though! Good to hear, goosed! I'll add it to the incubator now. :)
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Thanks, Iain! Btw, you don't happen to have an opinion on my fresh-laid egg question, do you? As in, should a fresh laid egg rest a day before setting in the bator?
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Here's a picture of "Jiminy". I tried to get one of it standing, but it's so stinkin fast, I couldn't get a clear shot. Baby won't stay still!
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Awesome! Oh my goodness, this gets me excited about my second set!
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Oh, and my fiancee named #3 "Jiminy Rickets" because of its messed up legs. He's a crack up, eh?
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Hey all! Hoping someone(s) can answer a question for me tonight. I just put 9 eggs in the bator (only expecting about half to be fertile, like last time, as my geese are only a year old and I don't think Bitor is covering Sweet Girl at all). So, my Affie girl JUST laid an egg. The first one...
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    C'mon babies!
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Thanks for the response, Iain! I think I'll do the soap AND mild bleach. :) Btw, what kind of bator are you using now, and what are you planning on switching to? A big thanks to you too, Marty! As for the weak legs, my concern is that the baby's legs were way splayed, and it couldn't get...
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Yep, poly and a sprinkle of sugar. Huh... maybe it needs to keep the name then. :) Iain, any words of advice on sterilizing a brooder? Hot water and soap work, or is there something else I should try?
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Btw, update on #3 (I really need to name these guys something other than #1 and #3) Baby is still alive and kicking. Got it to drink more water, and by the level of the lid of water I left for it, it drank while I was gone. It wants nothing to do with food yet. Came home to find that the...
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Question for you guys. How do you disinfect your incubator before a run? I want to set a second batch tonight, but don't want to breed bacteria at the same time.
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Ah... Duh! (smacks self on forehead). I totally didn't think about sex-link. I'm retarded on Mondays.
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Maybe this is a stupid question, but how do you know it is a girl?
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Iain, just wanted to say thank you (again) for all your help! I'm planning on setting a new batch of 9 eggs in the incubator tonight. Hopefully I can do a better job with round two! Baby gosling/duckling duos are definitely adorable. I'll have to get some pics of my duo up too. :)
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    Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

    Well, #3, the last hatch was still alive this morning after being pretty weak yesterday. Very vocal. Still can't quite get its legs under it. I got some polyvisol spiked water into it, and hope it does well while I'm gone today. It was having trouble with its eyes yesterday. Wouldn't close it's...
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