Chicken hatcher going goose, what should I know??

[VictoriaTemple]

Hello goose people! I love my chickens and know how to hatch their eggs with reasonable success. Now a neighbor wants me to try incubating some goose eggs for him. I understand that goose eggs are trickier, and require 28-30 days incubation. What else is different about hatching geese please? Thank you so much!

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Nothings really different but you may want to try some thingsto get a betterhatch:
@FoodFreedomNow can you explain the benefits of misting and cooling?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

@ColtHandorf
@Pyxis

 

[VictoriaTemple]

I read the article at the top of the forum, very informative. I’m always a little sad reading about candling eggs, with my poor vision I never manage to see anything beyond a few veins (I can’t read ultrasounds either).

 

[Pyxis]

I read the article at the top of the forum, very informative. I’m always a little sad reading about candling eggs, with my poor vision I never manage to see anything beyond a few veins (I can’t read ultrasounds either).

Do you mean the incubation guide by Pete? That's a really good reference. The misting and cooling it talks about is highly recommended, and is one of the major differences between chicken eggs and goose eggs.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Nothings really different but you may want to try some thingsto get a betterhatch:
@FoodFreedomNow can you explain the benefits of misting and cooling?

In a nutshell, it simulates the dampening and cooling that a (waterfowl) broody does when incubating her eggs. I've observed Muscovy broodies carefully splashing their keel area and then returning to their nests - if it's good enough for them - and they have excellent hatch rates - it's good enough for me, too.

Here's the thread where @pete55 describes the process in detail.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Agreed. Read that thread of Pete's about a dozen times. lol Do everything the opposite of what I did.

 

[KingD]

Could someone please link that thread 'petes thread'.
Thanks

 

[Pyxis]

Could someone please link that thread 'petes thread'.
Thanks

It's linked above In FoodFeedomNow's post.

 

[VictoriaTemple]

Thank you for all the info. My neighbor backed out, so no goslings in my near future.