Goose egg fertility

[Hannahnic14]

How long are geese eggs fertile after mating? We lost our gander roughly a week ago and my goose just laid her first egg. I was wondering if it would be fertile so I can incubate it.

 

[sourland]

It's very likely that she will be laying fertile eggs for the next couple of weeks. I'd incubate them - there's nothing to lose. Good luck. Did you lose him to an accident or predation? If it was due to illness, the eggs may not be fertile.

 

[Hannahnic14]

It's very likely that she will be laying fertile eggs for the next couple of weeks. I'd incubate them - there's nothing to lose. Good luck. Did you lose him to an accident or predation? If it was due to illness, the eggs may not be fertile.

Thanks! We lost him due to a predator. Stray dog or coyote.

 

[Percheron chick]

I'd give her a week and hopefully you'll have 3-4 eggs to hatch.
I bought a goose from a reputable out of state breeder. Collected her eggs during isolation and got 2/4 to hatch.

 

[Hannahnic14]

I'd give her a week and hopefully you'll have 3-4 eggs to hatch.
I bought a goose from a reputable out of state breeder. Collected her eggs during isolation and got 2/4 to hatch.

Will do!! Can I put them in with my chicken eggs? I have a cabinet incubator and am staggering several hatches the next few weeks.

 

[Isadora]

Will do!! Can I put them in with my chicken eggs? I have a cabinet incubator and am staggering several hatches the next few weeks.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed.491013/

Have you checked this out? I hatched some goslings last year from my pair and this was helpful.

 

[Hannahnic14]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed.491013/

Have you checked this out? I hatched some goslings last year from my pair and this was helpful.

I will read it in a bit, thank you!

 

[Finnie]

I’ve read that article, and I don’t think it addresses whether chicken and goose eggs can be incubated together. (Unless that was answered in the 100 pages of comments, which I did not sift through, looking for answers.)

He talks about spritzing the goose eggs and cooling them down daily, but doesn’t give specific instructions for doing that. Those are not things I do with chicken eggs, so it leads me to believe they should be in separate incubators.

I do have experience incubating duck eggs with chicken eggs, but my duck hatch rate was not very good, so I’m looking into better methods of waterfowl incubation. I’m leaning towards separate incubators, and moister conditions for the waterfowl.