Bunch of eggs, overwhelmed and no clue

I just had a chance to look at your photos, that baby is sooo cute ... and it looks like you have another on-the-way ...

I like the brooder you have to ... not sure it the fluorescent tubed light wil be of any use ... but again I dont have a clue .... just been trying to help till real help came along :)

MORE PICS PLEASE !!!
 
Here is my contraption: No thermostat. Just a dial to change the voltage on the light bulb. Paint cans are weights. The inside: Not much to it. A bowl of water and the right lighting provides the perfect humidity. A thermostat would be nice because it's a pain in the butt keeping an eye on the temps. 1 chicklet :) Can you see the other egg starting to hatch? Here is what I'm planning for a brooder: That infrared light proved to be way way too much. Would probably cook a bird for dinner. I settled on a 100w bulb. Now the question is: does it need to be closed in on all sides for the humidity? I figure it's already more than what they would get in the wild. I could spray the area with water and replicate momma coming in from the pond.
Just saw this post!! That's a great brooder. No need to worry about humidity now. That will work just fine!!
 
I just had a chance to look at your photos, that baby is sooo cute ... and it looks like you have another on-the-way ...

I like the brooder you have to ... not sure it the fluorescent tubed light wil be of any use ... but again I dont have a clue .... just been trying to help till real help came along :)

MORE PICS PLEASE !!!

The other one is currently working its way out of the shell. I'm glad to have another because the one does not like being alone.

The tube light is actually a infrared heater, but it's way too hot to use. I'm just using a 100w light bulb.

Just saw this post!! That's a great brooder. No need to worry about humidity now. That will work just fine!!

Thanks! I had to put cardboard all around because the chick would run straight to anything, including a cat, and stick its head out the cage. Covering the chick with a washcloth keeps it quiet for about 30 min and it's back to hollaring and run around like a chicken, well, you get the idea :)

I put a stuffed bird in with it and it likes to stick its head under the bird. I guess it doesn't like the bright light.

It won't eat or drink and already took a swim in the water bowl. I had to take the water bowl out. I'm afraid that getting it to eat and drink is going to be a challenge. Someone on here said they can go 36 hrs before needing food or water. I hope that is true.
 
Oh thank goodness someone who knows something ... I was a fish out of the pond here .....

You helped a lot and I appreciate it!
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The other one is currently working its way out of the shell.  I'm glad to have another because the one does not like being alone.

The tube light is actually a infrared heater, but it's way too hot to use.  I'm just using a 100w light bulb.


Thanks!  I had to put cardboard all around because the chick would run straight to anything, including a cat, and stick its head out the cage.  Covering the chick with a washcloth keeps it quiet for about 30 min and it's back to hollaring and run around like a chicken, well, you get the idea :)

I put a stuffed bird in with it and it likes to stick its head under the bird.  I guess it doesn't like the bright light.

It won't eat or drink and already took a swim in the water bowl. I had to take the water bowl out.  I'm afraid that getting it to eat and drink is going to be a challenge.  Someone on here said they can go 36 hrs before needing food or water.  I hope that is true.


They can go a few days with nothing because of the yolk they absorb right before hatching. Just keep it available and it will eat and drink soon enough.

Once the new gosling hatches and fluffs up enough to go into the brooder, it will quiet down a lot. They really prefer not to be alone but it won't die because of it or anything.

Sounds like you're doing a great job! I'm so glad you rigged up an incubator and got some babies. That's awesome for your first try at incubation especially with a homemade incubator.
 
They can go a few days with nothing because of the yolk they absorb right before hatching. Just keep it available and it will eat and drink soon enough.

Once the new gosling hatches and fluffs up enough to go into the brooder, it will quiet down a lot. They really prefer not to be alone but it won't die because of it or anything.

Sounds like you're doing a great job! I'm so glad you rigged up an incubator and got some babies. That's awesome for your first try at incubation especially with a homemade incubator.

And no thermostat! I really amazed myself because when I first heard the chirping, I thought a cat had kittens or something. The last thing I expected was a chick!

I did lose lots of eggs though. But those eggs went through every non-ideal condition imaginable before getting into my incubator. It's tough to say whether my unscientific approach was to blame. Mainly, I focused on keeping the humidity above 70% and the temp between 98 and 100. And I only turned the eggs once a day.

My chick is really noisey. The only time it's quiet is when I put a washcloth over it or stand there and pet it. I figure screaming its head off is not a good way to conserve energy so I try to keep it quiet, at least until it can eat.

Everyone says 3 days with no food, but I suspect that is for chickens. I bet geese could go a bit longer, being bigger and having more reserves. Mine is plum full of energy!
 
The solution for getting it to eat was putting food on a washcloth. It naturally likes to pick at things.



The first bites:



Looks ready to take on the world!



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That's pretty much what it does.



Sometimes it will sit.



I have to put that washcloth over top of it and then sneak off or else it will carry on like it's dying. I can't wait for the other one to come along so they can be buddies. Flock-animals probably don't like being alone.
 
OMG its the cutest thing I have ever seen ....... I even caught myself looking up the pros and cons of getting my own .... then I got busted ... and I was officially told NO !!!!

Considering he who said NO !!! .... agrees to the fact I have only 8 chooks in the back yard .... though, I can get almost 2doz eggs a day during peak egg laying season .....

I think his blind-eye would see loud and clear if a goose showed up !!!!
 
OMG its the cutest thing I have ever seen ....... I even caught myself looking up the pros and cons of getting my own .... then I got busted ... and I was officially told NO !!!!

Considering he who said NO !!! .... agrees to the fact I have only 8 chooks in the back yard .... though, I can get almost 2doz eggs a day during peak egg laying season .....

I think his blind-eye would see loud and clear if a goose showed up !!!!

I finally got the other one in the brooder, so now there's 2. The 2nd one is not as rambunctious. I'm also still collecting eggs. I brought two more up from the pond.

2 dozen eggs a day? Wow what do you do with all those?

Geese are cool, but they're pets, unlike ducks and chickens who pay for themselves by eating anything and giving lots of eggs. Geese don't lay like ducks and they prefer grass to bugs. Geese can quickly wipe out a grazing area and you really need a good size lot for them to graze or you'll be buying them food like I am. Owls are bad around here and I lost 4 geese before I put up the bird netting. Now the problem is coons stealing eggs.

I figure I'm spending $5 a week on 4 geese and 3 ducks. I get eggs from the ducks and lots of noise from the geese. They are loud! Sometimes I put the bagger on the mower and dump a bag of clippings at the pond. That saves $1 of feed.
 

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