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Chicks dead in shell
The last two incubations I've had, I had about 20% of my eggs that didn't hatch but had a fully formed chick dead inside. . My first hatch I had none of these.. My incubator is a Hova-bator with an egg turner and is very consistant keeping temp at l00 and I keep humidity at 40-50% for first l8...- goosemama
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White Dorking
Does anyone raise White Dorkings? I am interested in finding chicks or hatching eggs (preferred) but only the White variety. The only place I know that handles the White Dorkings (Yellow House Farm in NH) is sold out for the year. Please contact me if you have any for sale or can collect...- goosemama
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Worried about my Incubator!!! Any Ideas
Started a hatch of 40 eggs on 4/2 from my own flock using two different roosters to make comparisons. Got the temp at l00 and humidity about 50% for 2 days, put in the eggs and all seemed well for a week. Now after a week the humidity spiked to 75% for some unknown reason and the temp started...- goosemama
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Linda Steiger
WANTED: Pilgrim Goose females or hatching eggs. Currently have 3 males and l female and would like more girls for my ganders. Anyone near the Western NY area? I am located 40 miles south of Buffalo, NY. I could also drive to northern PA. or eastern Ohio region to pick up if you can't ship. ...- goosemama
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Breeding Cornish Cross Meat Birds
We can buy Cornish Cross chicks to raise for meat at many hatcheries but has anyone tried to breed them on the farm? I just bought 15 Dark Cornish chicks and 15 White Plymouth Rock chicks and plan to use the WPR roosters on the Cornish hens (and vice versa) to see what develops as their...- goosemama
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Surprised in culling 5 month old roosters!
Decided not to raise Cornish Crosses for meat this summer and instead do as our grandmothers did - hatch chicks and save the females for egg laying and cull the roosters for meat. I had some Barred Rock, Delaware & Buff Orpington crosses. At 5 months of age they were all a good hefty size (fed...- goosemama
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Help! My Goose Just Bitten By A Snapping Turtle.
My Goose Was Just Bitten On The Beak By A Snapper. It Is Bleeding Steadily And I've Put Him In A Shed With Clean Bedding And A Bucket Of Water By Himself. Is There Anything I Can Do For Him? -
Fatherly Instinct????
This is so weird - wonder if any out there have had similar experience? I hatched two eggs in the Bator from my Chinese gander and Embden goose. She laid about 5 but at different times and all over the place so was not keen on setting. I only had 2 hatch and they were from two different... -
Turkey Advice Needed!!!
We were given 11 turkey eggs as a gift with no info what breed they were. Ten of them hatched in our Bator 7 weeks ago. They are in a shed now that its warm outside and graze our lawn with chicks and 5 goslings born in the same batch. Very friendly. Had them on 20% chick starter as I... -
My Incubation Woes!!!
I am so bummed out over my latest incubator project I had to cry on someone's shoulder!! Did a hatch on 5/8 of 40 of our own chicken eggs and 38 hatched. I was thrilled. When they hatched we were given 11 turkey eggs and I bought a dozen Delaware and a dozen Barred Rock eggs online. They... -
Eureka! They're Following Me!!!!!!
After trying for days to coax the 4 Pilgrim goslings into following me from their pen on the lawn and into their basement pen each night, I gave up and carted all four together in a plastic garden cart. Tonight as I loaded in the 2 males they were DETERMINED they were going to jump out... -
Will they breed this winter?
Just getting into geese with purchasing 4 Pilgrims and have read they mature at one year. Since mine were hatched end of May does this mean they won't breed or lay eggs this coming winter? (which would be their first breeding season.) but will wait until they are actually a year old next May? -
Pulling Feathers Has Stopped
Am grateful to report that the pecking and pulling feathers by my two new Pilgrim goslings has stopped. Have 2 ganders and 2 young geese only about 2 to 3 weeks old. The two ganders had each other bald on top and down their necks from nibbling one another. I bought a wire dog kennel at the... -
Is Picking normal behavior?
Just bought 4 Pilgrim goslings from a private party. I was told the two males were 2 weeks old and the 2 females a week old. They were incubated eggs not parent raised. The 2 younger females are fine but the two males have bald spots on their heads, side of necks (one worse than the other)... -
Did I Rush It?????
Had 2 purchased goose eggs in the Bator which almost exploded on me - I removed and cracked them before they did. Had 3 more collected from my own goose but they were laid many days apart. One I put in 5/8 which hatched on 6/5 (28 days) & he/she is doing well in a brooder with a batch of... -
African or Brown Chinese?
I am just new to having geese so need some help. Was given a gander who needed a new home and a female Embden. I am having trouble identifying from breed photos if he is an African or Brown Chinese - they kind of look the same to me. Anyone have some pointers for me? -
Peacock Trio For Sale - Pick up Only.
Selling 2 Male India Blue Peacocks approx. 3 & 4yrs. of age with full trains and gorgeous coloring. Also peahen approx. 2 yrs of age. Female is not related to the males so would be suitable for breeding. We are expanding our chicken flock and need more roost space in our barn for the winter...- goosemama
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Goose Egg in Incubator Question
Put 3 goose eggs (purchased) in our Bator Monday night. Two of three were really dirty but I just wiped them with a warm damp paper towel. None of the dirt or stains came off - didn't want to wash them so put them in the Bator. Two days later one of the eggs has what appears to be pimples on... -
Help Anyone Up At 11:00pm????
Just arrived home with 5 Pilgrim goslings two are l week old and 3 are l-l/2 weeks old. Transferred them to a clean cage w/heat lamp, water & 20% chick starter. Noticed the older 3 were pecking each other and had bare spots where they had pulled out feathers. Lady who we bought them from said... -
Looking for Pilgrim goslings or hatching eggs
Posted earlier and thought I'd found a source of Pilgrim eggs but not so! Am hoping someone out there still has goslings or fertile hatching eggs they would be willing to ship. Pilgrims are the ONLY breed I want to raise and as June clicks on maybe I am too late this year? I am in Western New...