GOOSE BREEDING THREAD - for breeding, incubating, hatching and rearing.

[subhanalah]

[COLOR=0000FF]Not all eggs will hatch when shipped. That is why you order more than you want because the air cell are sometimes damaged in transit to you. Plus not every egg is fertile either. Good luck and I recommend special handling when having them shipped to you.[/COLOR]

I'm driving to pick them up! Do you still think I should get more than 4?

 

[RURU]

I'm driving to pick them up! Do you still think I should get more than 4?

Glad you are going to pick them up subhanalah there will be much less handing which is great. You ask if you should still get more I suggest yes because as I said not all eggs are fertile. If you are very lucky all may hatch. But with my experience with my Sebastopol eggs not everyone I go take from the nest are fertile.
Ask the breeder what her fertility rate has been on the eggs this year and that will give you a better idea of how many you would like to get from the person.

Also make sure you rest the eggs for 24 hours after you come home. I put them in an egg carton with the small side down in the carton and the large end up to stabilize the air cell...
Hope this helps you. Good luck.

 

[subhanalah]

[COLOR=0000FF]Glad you are going to pick them up subhanalah there will be much less handing which is great. You ask if you should still get more I suggest yes because as I said not all eggs are fertile. If you are very lucky all may hatch. But with my experience with my Sebastopol eggs not everyone I go take from the nest are fertile.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=0000FF]Ask the breeder what her fertility rate has been on the eggs this year and that will give you a better idea of how many you would like to get from the person.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=0000FF]Also make sure you rest the eggs for 24 hours after you come home. I put them in an egg carton with the small side down in the carton and the large end up to stabilize the air cell...[/COLOR]
[COLOR=0000FF]Hope this helps you. Good luck.[/COLOR]

thank you RURU!

 

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[livininbrazil]

Got my goslings today from Metzer. One female Toulouse went to a member who drove an hour and a half to pick her up. But he saved some money for just wanting one. An Americal Buff pair and a Toulouse pair.

Haha, enchanting pics!

 

[livininbrazil]

Ya I should cut her off ~ I think she may have had to many

The two I hatched are Painted Geese. I love hatching them because they are like the "Ancona" of Goose Breeds!

Painted geese? I´ve not heard of them... I´m intrigued. What are they developed from? And please pardon my ignorance, but what does "ancona" of goose breeds mean?

 

[subhanalah]

Painted geese?  Not heard of them... I´m intrigued.  What are they developed from?  And please pardon my ignorance, but what does "ancona" of goose breeds mean?

I think she means Ancona ducks and their appearance.

 

[livininbrazil]

I think she means Ancona ducks and their appearance.

Haha, that was a quick response. did you see I´d typed 'pained'? Funny! I´ve edited it now. So, I´ll look up Ancona...I don´t have that breed in my poultry book. thanks.

 

[subhanalah]

I edited it in my reply too, lol.

 

[livininbrazil]

I edited it in my reply too, lol.

Haha, I found a thread...and posted it. Interesting read.