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Well I have 3 Call eggs on day 24, one is in the hatcher and getting ready to put the other 2 in there.

You should always remove any debris off the eggs that you can. My sebastopol eggs are pretty ugly by the time the goose hatches them, but they do hatch.

Waterfowl eggs tend to be on the dirty side, especially geese it seems. I have hatched goslings out of some of the dirtiest eggs without issue, and some were shipped eggs. I didn't wash them, nor use anything on them. The birds don't wash their eggs before setting them, and I assure you...

Ok....here is a shot of my Genesis....eggs to the front are Silkies that I just set before taking the pic. The three back rows are Call duck eggs, made up of three different batches. Then I have a pic of the rest of the Silkie eggs being set in my old Lyon. The Silkie eggs had quite a few...

Ok...makes sense. In that case, I just set 5 more Call duck eggs under another broody, and will report how many Silkie eggs I set this evening. I have to candle the batch right before them to see if there are any clears, or quitters.....I've got to make room for the Silkie eggs first!

Ok...first I'm confused, lol. I thought because the last day to set was today, that Mother's Day was the 20th. No, Call ducks aren't like regular ducks, 24-25 or even 26 days, so yes they will be a couple days past Mother's day. And setting even chicken eggs today, they would go a week past...

Ok...will do...thanks! I'll get pics up later today. I wish I had something to donate for another contest....we need one for the ugliest chick hatched, or the cutest.

I'll join in! I set 15 Call duck eggs on the 24th, so I expect Call ducklings on Mother's Day. Tonight I will be setting 2 dozen Silkie eggs, to hatch about the same time. Oh, and I have 2 other batches of Call ducks due within the week prior to Mother's Day. All told, I have 5 different...