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Such a sweet little fluffball! Congrats!

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...

Alrighty. Thanks, though! Good to hear, goosed! I'll add it to the incubator now. :)

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?

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!

Awesome! Oh my goodness, this gets me excited about my second set!

Oh, and my fiancee named #3 "Jiminy Rickets" because of its messed up legs. He's a crack up, eh?

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...

C'mon babies!

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...

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?

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...

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.

Ah... Duh! (smacks self on forehead). I totally didn't think about sex-link. I'm retarded on Mondays.

Maybe this is a stupid question, but how do you know it is a girl?

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. :)

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...

WOOHOO! :)

Oh, I'm so sorry!

3rd baby has hatched! A little preemie again, but not as bad as #2. Lots of energy. Screaming and flopping around the incubator. It's the last one, so I put a towel in there to corral it a bit, and it's resting now. Fingers crossed that this little guy makes it! I ran to town today and...