- Aug 2, 2010
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so today i was looking out my window and saw a big white spot out in the field. i was kind of playing around when i said hey i wonder if thats a goose egg. well sure enough, it was! it is sooo big, way bigger than a turkey egg! i have been looking for a nest for a while now and havent seen one, so im not sure if this is her first egg or if she hid the others real well. it didnt have any blood on it which usually first time layers in chickens and guineas have a tiny bit on the eggs sometimes, so i thought that might be another clue she has been laying elsewhere?
not sure what to do with it, should i make a nest area close by where she laid it and put the egg back so she will lay more and set them herself? or should i incubate it. i definetly want goslings this year, been looking forward to it for a while so i dont want the egg to go to waste! i have been told goose eggs are best to be set by the goose themselves rather than incubated, but i wanted everyone on here to chime in about that. what temp and humidty do they need to be? and how many days? i have hatched many chickens, turkeys, and recently emus! but never ducks or geese! these are toulouse/embden geese by the way..
thanks!
not sure what to do with it, should i make a nest area close by where she laid it and put the egg back so she will lay more and set them herself? or should i incubate it. i definetly want goslings this year, been looking forward to it for a while so i dont want the egg to go to waste! i have been told goose eggs are best to be set by the goose themselves rather than incubated, but i wanted everyone on here to chime in about that. what temp and humidty do they need to be? and how many days? i have hatched many chickens, turkeys, and recently emus! but never ducks or geese! these are toulouse/embden geese by the way..
thanks!