➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Kiki]

African Gray Gosling

This one is quite talkative and loud.

Can you be an Indian giver?

 

[Kiki]

They sit on them all night--then part of the morning--and leave them all day. I'm gonna start taking them away, then. I don't have a spare incubator right now, but if any are developing/alive, maybe I can wedge them in and go to hand turning.

WEDGE!
I vote for the wedge!

 

[R2elk]

Yes, please!

About the same time as the gosling theft, I had an Airedale. I kept noticing eggs disappearing from the goose nest but never figured out what was taking them. It was happening during the day when I was out and about and so was the Airedale.

One day the goose was sitting on the nest when the Airedale went to get her egg. She got too impatient waiting for the goose to leave. She stuck her nose under the goose to grab an egg and all hell broke lose. The goose managed to grab her on the side of her upper lip. She got an excellent hold and started twisting.

The Airedale came boiling out of there backwards dragging the goose while the goose held on as long as possible twisting the lip the whole time. The dog must have dragged her a good 90' before the goose let go and ran back to her nest.

The Airedale was not a dummy. She learned her lesson and never messed with the geese again. I never noticed any more eggs missing either.

 

[R2elk]

Can you be an Indian giver?

No, their new owners were in love with them before they even got in their vehicle to leave.

 

[Conan]

About the same time as the gosling theft, I had an Airedale. I kept noticing eggs disappearing from the goose nest but never figured out what was taking them. It was happening during the day when I was out and about and so was the Airedale.

One day the goose was sitting on the nest when the Airedale went to get her egg. She got too impatient waiting for the goose to leave. She stuck her nose under the goose to grab an egg and all hell broke lose. The goose managed to grab her on the side of her upper lip. She got an excellent hold and started twisting.

The Airedale came boiling out of there backwards dragging the goose while the goose held on as long as possible twisting the lip the whole time. The dog must have dragged her a good 90' before the goose let go and ran back to her nest.

The Airedale was not a dummy. She learned her lesson and never messed with the geese again. I never noticed any more eggs missing either.

You have awesome goose stories. Further confirming the glory of geese.

 

[CindyinSD]

WEDGE!
I vote for the wedge!

Done...

 

[R2elk]

They sit on them all night--then part of the morning--and leave them all day. I'm gonna start taking them away, then. I don't have a spare incubator right now, but if any are developing/alive, maybe I can wedge them in and go to hand turning.

I had a spell when it was nice in the daytime but freezing at night. The turkey hens would sit on the eggs at night and leave them during the day. I gave some to the neighbor to put under her broody chickens. They hatched fine and right on time. The turkeys were just keeping them warm enough at night to keep them from getting any freeze damage.

Birds can get away with doing things with their eggs that if we tried to do the same thing, we would end up with a disaster.

 

[CindyinSD]

I had a spell when it was nice in the daytime but freezing at night. The turkey hens would sit on the eggs at night and leave them during the day. I gave some to the neighbor to put under her broody chickens. They hatched fine and right on time. The turkeys were just keeping them warm enough at night to keep them from getting any freeze damage.

Birds can get away with doing things with their eggs that if we tried to do the same thing, we would end up with a disaster.

Good to know. Thanks!

 

[CindyinSD]

Good to know. Thanks!

BTW, what does an egg look like that's spoiling? Can you tell by candling? Or is it generally just a big, staaainky surprise? All these looked like fresh eggs, except for two that appeared to have the earliest stages of visible development.

 

[CindyinSD]

If even half of these hatch, I am gonna have SO many goslings!

(I sure hope Craig and his list can help me out!)