2016 Gosling Hatch-a-long

[Small Farm]

I zoomed in as much as possible in both pictures but it's hard to see with the sun shining but she looks like any Chinese female but buff

That is super pretty!!!!!!!!!

 

[servpolice]

That is super pretty!!!!!!!!!

Thanks

 

[Small Farm]

I have 2 African and 1 White Chinese coming mid-April.... These are going to be my first goslings, so super excited!!! The countdown has already begun!!!!!!!!!!

 

[servpolice]

Awesome! Where are your Africans coming from?

 

[Small Farm]

Awesome! Where are your Africans coming from?

I am getting them from Dunlap Hatchery in Caldwell Idaho, its a small mom and pop shop and has great service!!!!!!

 

[servpolice]

Cool! Looking forward to see them

 

[servpolice]

So I candled my 10 African eggs and 4 were infertile.
So I've 6 fertile with 4 of them from the buff African and 2 from the brown African but (there's always a but) one of the buff African eggs embryo is forming in a different spot of the yolk then the others? I've always seen the embryos forming in dead centre of the yolk not at the very bottom.
This embryo is also a lot smaller than the rest.
What does this mean? Is it going to be a deformed gosling? That's what I'm thinking anyway.
I drew a diagram of what I mean so ye will understand better

Top egg is the development of the embryo on the right location.

Bottom egg is the development of the embryo on the wrong location and is smaller then the others.

 

[8GeeseALaying]

So I candled my 10 African eggs and 4 were infertile.
So I've 6 fertile with 4 of them from the buff African and 2 from the brown African but (there's always a but) one of the buff African eggs embryo is forming in a different spot of the yolk then the others? I've always seen the embryos forming in dead centre of the yolk not at the very bottom.
This embryo is also a lot smaller than the rest.
What does this mean? Is it going to be a deformed gosling? That's what I'm thinking anyway.
I drew a diagram of what I mean so ye will understand better

Top egg is the development of the embryo on the right location.

Bottom egg is the development of the embryo on the wrong location and is smaller then the others.

Wonder if this will effect the place where it pips? Like the few times I've had when they pipped on the small end?

 

[8GeeseALaying]

Getting ready to take the plunge! 10 Stormy, Ethel & Spot eggs. Which will be 1/2 or 3/4 tufted roman and 1/2 or 1/4 Brown Chinese. Trying to decide if I should put them in tonight or wait until the weekend...

 

[servpolice]

Wonder if this will effect the place where it pips? Like the few times I've had when they pipped on the small end?

That was also one of my thoughts but I've never seen this before and I've had a few pip at the wrong side of the egg :L
It's in dead centre of the incubator too?