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Two Embdens. The one nearest the camera is female, the one on the top is male. Note the pure orange beaks. The two ducks squeezed between them are Silver Appleyards.

Quote: The problem I'm having here is that "sticky" chicks can be caused by too much humidity; yet other signs indicate too little humidity. According to the handy dandy troubleshooting chart: http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/trouble.htm It could have been too high or too low humdity...

One thing I didn't notice the first time around is that the beaks are the wrong color. My Embdens are all oranage at birth. I'm not sure where that black is coming from. If the eggs were from a crossbred parent, the sexing by down color goes out the window since it only works for pure Embdens.

If those are all purebred embdens, you have 3 girls. That's great luck!

I sold around 20 Christmas Geese last year. Demand outstripped supply, that was for sure. Many people are trying their hand at old traditions and relearning what their grandparents already knew. A nice, juicy Christmas goose is something very special.

This time of year is breeding season, so all the males are going to be 'protecting' their territory and women folk. I don't find Embdens to be any more or less 'mean', since my Pilgrims and Roman Tufted are also argumentative right now. I find the females have the dark feathers on their back...

Quote: Yes. You can tell Embdens apart for the first couple weeks. The girls are much darker than the boys. But, they eventually both fade to all yellow so if it matters get some leg bands on them now.

You've got a little girl there.

I've had more waterfowl (and chicks) born while I sleep than while I watch. They tend to take after tea kettles.

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It looks like you have the procdure correct. I have about 30 goose eggs in my incubator at the moment. I clean/sanitize them before I put them in the incubator using the same egg cleaner I use to wash chicken eggs for customers.