never hatched chicken, but hatched ducks & geese (need higher humidity than chicks in general) in novital 20 too. yes the fan of this machine makes it really really dry (and hot). if i were you, i'd read different advice online (BYC, FAO, university studies, etc.) and find the compromise...
thx for the drawing! i tried to look for the ears but don't seem to find them on my geese. ah well, maybe one day i'll see them all of a sudden, i mean now i know they have ears and where the ears are supposed to be ;-)
Hi there, I know it's a silly question... But yesterday it just came across my mind that I don't actually know if geese have ears. If they do, where are the ears located? If they don't, how can they hear? I'm sure they can hear me (or at least feel the vibration when I talk) because they...
My first duck egg was 2 days overdue and I was all nervous and stuff. But when I kinda gave up, he cracked the shell one morning!! It took him forever (actually "only" 1.5 days later) to hatch. I didn't help him at all although I really wanted to, instead, I sang him songs. Whenever he heard me...
Check this out, it might help :-) Hatching temp, humidity, tips, etc. are given at the end of the video. For °C to °F conversion, simply google "37.5 C to F".
Baby Goose Elmo's Hatching Diary
A few differences between goose & chicken eggs
- Goose & duck eggs tend to need higher humidity...
Thanks Adrian for your kind words :-) The feather falling idea comes from Forrest Gump, so is the first background music (that's why I insist on using it even though youtube would probably block it AGAIN).
Check this out, then you'll get an idea what to expect :-) Hatching temp, humidity, tips, etc. are given at the end of the video. For °C to °F conversion, simply google "37.5 C to F". Good luck for your first hatch!!!
Baby Goose Elmo's Hatching Diary
Try mixing the feed with some water (consistence like baby food), then she might eat that. Our ducks and geese won't eat dry food. And yes geese love grass and lots of water (to drink, clean, play, mate, etc.) :-)
Ok now the baby goose hatching video above () is blocked in Germany (because of the song "we are the champions"), for those in Germany I've uploaded a slightly modified version on , hopefully they'll last this time...
It happened to me on day 7, the thermometer showed 107 °F in the morning!!! B4 I went to bed it was 99.5 °F. I thought I killed them all... That night I set the temp a bit lower, guess what? It showed 90 °F the next morning!!! But then I got 100% hatch a couple of days ago :-) So don't worry...
Thank you so much :-) So happy that someone likes it ;-) I spent 2 WHOLE days watching and filming the process, it's my first time to withness egg hatch, it's such an unique experience! There's another video of Elmo's dad Paul and his ex-wife Paula Everytime when I watch it it just makes me...
Dear all, my first hatch was a total success (100%) :-D I've made a video which I'd like to share with you guys. It's got the kind of visual info which beginers need, well at least that's what I wanted so badly during the last 4 weeks ;-) Be quick, youtube might block it anytime due to...