Getting discouraged :(

[Alas]

First goose egg was a quitter one day before due to hatch. Second just hatched, but the yolk is not absorbed, enough so that it probably will not make it. I heard goose eggs were difficult. Hope the rest turn out okay.

 

[scratch'n'peck]

good luck with the others. i learn something new each time i try to incubate, but i haven't tried with geese eggs yet.

 

[Balbinka]

Aw, don't get discouraged!

I just finished up my first hatch (ever, with any species).
I got a 50% hatch rate.

6 eggs total.
One early death.
One double yolk.
One late death.

And three healthy babies, one born with a rough navel who hatched too soon.
She too had not absorbed the yolk- but she had ripped herself off of it as well.
Didn't think she'd make it but here she is a week later!


Keep trying... let us know how the rest of the hatch goes.

 

[roocrazy]

PLEASE! dont give UP!! i had 8 eggs in the incubator and MAN were those things HARD to hatch! everything seemed to be going fine with 4 developing until they piped... one, hatched out on his/her own and was completely fine but they other two were a different story! they both had a good sized pip but they just didnt make any progress & after 4 1/2 days of nothing were just HAD to help(even though it is "against the rules") because they started to dry and were getting stuch to the shell!! when we slowly zipped them out, it was like they had sticky plastic wrap around them and theyere pours couldnt breath! we gave those 2 a bath in warm soapy water trying to get that stick crusty stuff off of them and we did along with blow dried them dry... so i had 3 goslings. One was a lot smaller(fully developed) and after 3 days of being fluffed he past away but on the bright side, i now have 2 healthy baby goslings named johnny and june DONT GIVE UP JUST YET

 

[Alas]

He/she is still alive. Its moving around, but is still attached to the egg a bit. Hoping it'll dry up and disconnect. I really dont want to interfere and possibly make things worse. I put him in a bowl inside the incubator so he doesnt rip anything. Should I move him into the brooder? He's still a little damp, but maybe the brooder will dry him (and the bit of yolk left) up quicker?

 

[Balbinka]

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Yes, moving him to a soft-bedded brooder will dry the him off more quickly.
The amount of humidity during waterfowl hatching is usually too high for certain chicks to fluff out properly.

All three of my babies were moved to the brooder after hatching (provided they were also knocking the other eggs around).