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    3/5 goslings dead at 3 weeks

    I started with 15 Toulouse from a hatchery 2 years Ago. 14 made it to adulthood. They seemed more fragile to me when brooding. I tried hatching the following winter. Had a power outage and poor hatch. 1 died soon. 2 were snatched by a raven when I gave them to a brooding goose This year I...
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    Dud eggs/eggs pushed out of nest

    I have 13 eggs in an incubator and they are doing fine from the same birds. I have 4 or 5 geese laying. They aren’t sitting. They’ve pushed 6 or 7 out of the 2 nests. The oldest eggs was laid 4 weeks ago. is it worth attempting to hatch those eggs? I would have to buy another incubator.
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    0/24. The lazy rooster

    First time I’ve put in a batch of eggs and got 0 development. I suspected this Delaware was lazy. But Not this bad. I switched out to a new lad. Gold laced Wyandotte, buff Orpington, Polish? Mutt. Wish me luck
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    Magical color changing eggs

    I have an Icelandic that lays very lightly tinted white eggs, but has laid a dozen or so brown eggs over the last 18 months. She is in with 2 other Icelandics. I’m getting 3 eggs a day from them. White. Then, yesterday, I get 2 white and 1 brown. Today I got 3 white again Brown color...
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    Fair price for Pullets/Hens

    I was planning on getting 100 chicks this year, I wasn’t paying attention to the news. Instead I will be hatching my own. I pay $18/50lbs local feed. I have incubator and have hatched before. Prior sales prices $15-30 bird. Delaware Delaware/rhode island cross (24 in the incubator)...
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    Frostbitten goose foot (pics)

    Good evening. I have a small flock of Toulouse geese. They have free run of a 10 acre fenced area. They have the ability to leave their housing 24/7. Unfortunately a 2 year old goose hung up on a fence for up to 12 hours with her leg above her body. Lot of collected droppings. Temps -6...
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