2017 Gosling Hatch a long!!

[tk10]

I can sew you up some goose diapers

I might take you up on that. I'm pretty attached to all, but especially 3 of them.

 

[tk10]

My duck passed.

I'm so sorry. You did give her a pretty awesome life, but I know it's still difficult to lose one.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

So sorry for your loss, but congrats on the babies...What a day you've had, I hope all settles down and you have a good night.

 

[Iain Utah]

Thanks for the condolences.

In brighter news, all four goslings are doing really well. We decided to play it safe and wait until tomorrow to give them back to their mom, just to be sure they are strong enough for transition.

 

[tk10]

So I went ahead and eggtopsied the remaining 2 goose eggs. 1 died some time ago, fully formed, no yolk absorbed. The other got shrink-wrapped.
Then my broody quail died. They rarely go broody, and then this one brooded herself to death. I've taken the eggs she was sitting and placed them in the incubator. No idea if or when they'll hatch. The quail was fine yesterday, maybe I should have taken her off the next to make sure she was drinking/eating. Ugh.

 

[Iain Utah]

Sorry you are going through a run of bad luck, tk.

 

[Iain Utah]

I'm pleased to report that all four goslings look really good this morning, and I'm pretty excited to return them to their momma today.

 

[Iain Utah]

Unfortunately, momma was so busy protecting the eggs that were hatching under her, she wanted nothing to do with us or the goslings. Plus, it didn't help that the goslings were beginning to imprint on me. So back inside the house they went and are set up in our brooder pen for now, where they are perfectly content.

 

[Nannette114]

So I went ahead and eggtopsied the remaining 2 goose eggs. 1 died some time ago, fully formed, no yolk absorbed. The other got shrink-wrapped.
Then my broody quail died. They rarely go broody, and then this one brooded herself to death. I've taken the eggs she was sitting and placed them in the incubator. No idea if or when they'll hatch. The quail was fine yesterday, maybe I should have taken her off the next to make sure she was drinking/eating. Ugh.

Oh tk10 I'm sorry. It's not easy with these birds sometimes is it? I've got a broody hen I'm worried about too. Trying to keep her well as well as everything thing else is such a worry.
Sending you hugs

Unfortunately, momma was so busy protecting the eggs that were hatching under her, she wanted nothing to do with us or the goslings. Plus, it didn't help that the goslings were beginning to imprint on me. So back inside the house they went and are set up in our brooder pen for now, where they are perfectly content.
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What beautiful goslings! I'm sure they'll be just fine with you. I guess it's a side effect of helping..but at least they are well and looked after.

 

[Iain Utah]

I'm already over brooding the goslings. I forgot how much of a handful a group of african babies can be! So, I grabbed one of my african geese and took her inside the house to get her to adopt them. She was immediately drawn to them and they have been bonding for the last two hours. Hope that by tomorrow, I can release them outside as one big family.