Adventures in Incubating Shipped Eggs

[Ursuline Chick]

Baby goose is still alive

You should be proud of following your gut on this one. Keep us posted on how the baby does. And give yourself a pat on the back from me.

 

[Colly1470]

You should be proud of following your gut on this one. Keep us posted on how the baby does. And give yourself a pat on the back from me.

Thank you. I'll definitely be updating about this baby and the other two (whenever they decide to do something other than wiggle haha)

 

[lawson1986]

I am thinking boy...This one is much darker than my previous bielefelder males and doesn't have the very distinct white dot on the head though.

Weird... any chipmonk stripes or "Cleopatra eyes"? Those are female traits. The absence of white spot on head makes me wonder...

 

[Morrigan]

Day 16 Update

7 eggs look really good. Dark, almost fully filled in shells, lots of veining, saw movement in several of them.

2 eggs are very doubtful -- one orpington and one maran. Both are only half filling the eggs and, although I could still see some veining, I saw no movement. No smell, so I left them in. In two days when I go into lockdown, I will candle these two one more time and, if no movement, do a float test.

So, out of 15 eggs, 7 look good at this point. Really hoping at least some of these hatch.

 

[Colly1470]

Baby goose hatched! It's napping after the trauma of having its bottom sprayed with an antiseptic, since a tiny bit still needs to be absorbed and the last thing it needs is an infection.

I'll get some pictures once it wakes back up.

 

[Morrigan]

Baby goose hatched! It's napping after the trauma of having its bottom sprayed with an antiseptic, since a tiny bit still needs to be absorbed and the last thing it needs is an infection.

I'll get some pictures once it wakes back up.

 

[NNYchick]

Day 20 update- I have 3 external pips so far and chirping incubator, hopefully chicks in the morning.

 

[Morrigan]

Day 20 update- I have 3 external pips so far and chirping incubator, hopefully chicks in the morning.

What's happening this morning?

 

[Colly1470]

Egg 6 baby it all its tiny, fluffy glory. I'm totally in love.

 

[Morrigan]

Totally adorable.