first time hatching goslings

[hesketh]

hi all

i'm new to this website and new to hatching goslings

i bought 2 gosling eggs on the 03/05/2020

i rested them for a day and then started incubating them on the 04/05/2020

they both are embden geese eggs and both weighed 166g pre incubation.

turning 4 times a day

i've read from various sources they have to loose around 15% of there laid weight which is 141g

i have got the eggs at a constant of 37.5c and a humidity 30-35% (first 3 days) and then raised to 40-45%

i was loosing too much weight too fast with lower humidity hence the reason why i raised it a little.

i've just weighed the eggs and they weight 159g where they should weight approx 161g

should i increase the humidity even more ?

also when should i start to mist the eggs ?

many thanks

Hass

 

[sylviethecochin]

hi all

i'm new to this website and new to hatching goslings

i bought 2 gosling eggs on the 03/05/2020

i rested them for a day and then started incubating them on the 04/05/2020

they both are embden geese eggs and both weighed 166g pre incubation.

turning 4 times a day

i've read from various sources they have to loose around 15% of there laid weight which is 141g

i have got the eggs at a constant of 37.5c and a humidity 30-35% (first 3 days) and then raised to 40-45%

i was loosing too much weight too fast with lower humidity hence the reason why i raised it a little.

i've just weighed the eggs and they weight 159g where they should weight approx 161g

should i increase the humidity even more ?

also when should i start to mist the eggs ?

many thanks

HassView attachment 2131399

Going by the casportpony school of goosing, hunh? (she's got her new goslings weighed and tagged, too.)

It threw me off when you said 04/05/20. In the States, we flip day and month, for some reason. (I'm tossing this out there, so that other readers from the States can know what's going on.)

@Pyxis likes geese, and knows a lot about hatching, so I'll tag her and watch.

 

[hesketh]

@sylviethecochin many thanks for the reply

and indeed yes we have out date the other way around ! i should have stated that !

Thank you for tagging the other member i await their comments.

Best
H

 

[Miss Lydia]

There also this while you wait for @Pyxis
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed.491013/

 

[hesketh]

There also this while you wait for @Pyxis
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed.491013/

Thank you ! I’ve read this a good few times such a great help

 

[hesketh]

egg 1 has no veins but little black dot in centre of the yolk
egg 2 has lots of veins all over

both put in the incubator at the same time

is egg 1 bad ?

thanks

 

[Miss Lydia]

Since this was posted Sunday what does egg 1 look like now?

 

[hesketh]

Since this was posted Sunday what does egg 1 look like now?

Looks the same as it was unfortunately should I remove it from the incubator ?
H

 

[Miss Lydia]

I would it’s not fertile from the looks of it. Very sorry! But the other egg still going strong?