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Ok, one more pipped last night, but had it's nostrils covered with a jelly like mess of membrane. He didn't make it. On examining it, it looked too big. I opened up the shell and removed it's head out from under the wing (it was positioned fine) and it's head was massively swollen. It was fairly...

Pete, I like you, am at work (although only from 12 to 7) so was out all day with no idea if I had done wrong. Both goslings were out when I got home. One seems to have a watery wobbly looking head, but I think it might just have a dewlap. Tred to candle the reamining four, but my candling light...

Well the unpipped eggs are still in there, it's now day 31 and I am happy to leave them at least until to morrow night. Will candle tonight to check for movement. The two that were pipped for 36 hours, I enlarged the pip holes this mornign and dampened the membranes, they were very badly dried...

Quote: Still no change this morniong. Heading for 48 hours pipped on one, and 36 on the other. Am going to check if they are still live, and if they are, am going to intervene. I can't see only 1/7 hatch, and I don't see pips on any of the other eggs yet, either. Very disappointing.

Can I jump on board? I am hatching geese for a friend, they are all mutt geese, I think, and am a total newbie at goose hatching. Bein in Ireland (but very close to the sea: salty air) I probably have around the same relative conditions as pete55. I have incubated seven this time, at around...