cooling goose eggs?

[chickalator]

i would apprreciate it if somebody could fill me in. i no to mist them once a day and to let them cool but how do you let them cool? just open the bator for fifteen minutes?

 

[BirdBrain]

I know Miss Prissy has hatched geese. You might do a search for geese and her name. I believe she let them cool down for 10-15 minutes a day and misted them with a spray bottle sometime during then from about day 4 on.

I can't help you much beyond that. Maybe if you had more specific questions and changed you post title to reflect specific you would get more reponses.

 

[shelleyd2008]

MissPrissy told me to mist them with water and cool them for 15 minutes a day from day 4 to first pip. They need higher humidity as well, at least 65%. I run mine at 70%. The temps are the same as chickens except you need to lower the temp one degree the last 3 days. And they take about 28-30 days to hatch.

 

[chickalator]

so do you just open the bator for fifteen minutes and then spray them? how much spray should i use?

 

[shelleyd2008]

Sorry, yeah you just take the top of the bator off to cool them. I just sprayed them till they were wet. Just a couple of squirts. Make sure the sprayer is on mist, so you don't drench them too badly!

 

[chickalator]

yhanks guys!

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I cooled mine for 5-10 min from day 4 until it pipped the air sac. Mist the egg sometime during the cool down. I incubated 1 egg, and it hatched all by itself.