Here we go... 7 eggs as of today from our Chinese white and Tufted Roman pair ..
Last time I hatched was a few years ago so I'm reading the guide to goose hatching to familiarize myself with the process .. I am going with dry incubation until day 14 and then mist with water once a day. Hand turning 3x a day. She should be laying again in the morning so I'll start with 8 eggs and maybe add one more Thursday. The oldest egg is 15 days, to old I'm sure but will try anyways. Plans changed, I thought I would let her brood but plans again changed so I'll be raising this bunch
Question: as you can see a few of the eggs are a bit dirty, should I wash them all??
My oldest egg I put in the incubator was 16 days old and it was an experiment for me to see if it would hatch and it did but was the slowest hatch ever
My oldest egg I put in the incubator was 16 days old and it was an experiment for me to see if it would hatch and it did but was the slowest hatch ever
I had a shipment of four toulouse eggs get lost in the mail. It took 10 days to deliver and the box was a bit beat up on arrival. Factoring in time from laying until being shipped, the eggs were easily 2+ weeks old. Only 1 of 4 developed, but the one baby hatched out perfectly fine and timely. Most geese lay an average of 7-9 eggs before going broody, which means their eggs are up to 18 days old and it is not usual for a goose to hatch out a clutch of 7 babies.
*UPDATE I just sold my last goose pair. I must say I miss my original flock so much but it had to be done .
Now to start the African breeding program! And Buff Chinese whenever I get the chance finding white Chinese females.
Right now I've 12 geese altogether with one Embden female 5 brown African ganders 3 brown African geese 2 buff ganders and one buff goose. (hoping to get lots of buff goslings).
It's a new start in a way
*UPDATE on the embryo that was forming at the bottom of the yolk:
It's still forming on the bottom of the yolk but is forming perfectly so this egg is going to be a surprise
Tomorrow I'll find out how many of the 9 eggs I put in five days ago are fertile.
My Buff african started to brood on 3 of her eggs.
My brown african is brooding on 3 of her own and 2 of the other brown Africans(Barbara) eggs.
I must have a explosion of African goslings this year fingers crossed!
I had a shipment of four toulouse eggs get lost in the mail. It took 10 days to deliver and the box was a bit beat up on arrival. Factoring in time from laying until being shipped, the eggs were easily 2+ weeks old. Only 1 of 4 developed, but the one baby hatched out perfectly fine and timely. Most geese lay an average of 7-9 eggs before going broody, which means their eggs are up to 18 days old and it is not usual for a goose to hatch out a clutch of 7 babies.
Serv, It's a sad story. I have only gotten one egg from my whites so far as I have a skunk beating me to the nest every day. We finally set up the trap tonight to try to catch the nasty bugger. I was planning to set eggs tomorrow night, but so far I only have the one white egg and 3 buff dewlap eggs set aside. Already planning to push back setting eggs to Friday, but looks like I will be doing a 2nd setting after I trap the skunk and can gather a at least a half dozen white eggs.
Serv, It's a sad story. I have only gotten one egg from my whites so far as I have a skunk beating me to the nest every day. We finally set up the trap tonight to try to catch the nasty bugger. I was planning to set eggs tomorrow night, but so far I only have the one white egg and 3 buff dewlap eggs set aside. Already planning to push back setting eggs to Friday, but looks like I will be doing a 2nd setting after I trap the skunk and can gather a at least a half dozen white eggs.
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