Candling Goose Eggs

[hopemason28]

HELP!!!!!!
We are first time goose egg incubators. LOL We cant tell if our eggs which we paid a lot of money for are any good. We are at day 8 and just cant tell. We either can't see the veins or they aren't there. The eggs shell is very thick, we have a good air sac on them. There is no red ring visible, which is a sign of a bad egg. We just keep incubating and hoping for something but feel a little lost. Can anyone give us some advice?????

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, hopemason28, and

! Pleased you joined our flock! I am a novice hatcher who also knows nothing about geese so I'll refer you to the experts in the following two links. Best of luck and happy hatching!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/5/incubating-hatching-eggs

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/47/geese

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

It is much easier with thicker shells to wait until day 10 to candle. Dont overhandle your eggs, as you can disrupt the embryo.

 

[hopemason28]

Ok thank you guys. We are waiting until tonight. It's day 12. The dark part or yolk as I call it is getting bigger but that's all we can tell. Is that a good sign??