goose eggs?

[goosie mad]

I have just lost my geese to roaming dogs and i now have the eggs she was sitting on under two hens, what do i do to help them hatch out? can anyone tell me what to do?
i am very sad

goosie mad

 

[tdhenson86]

First of all, I am sorry for your loss! I am glad and impressed that you still have eggs this late in the season! What you'll want to do is turn the eggs for the chicken since they're too big for a chicken to turn. Also, a good spritzing of water once a day would be a good idea to make sure they get enough moisture. Other than that, all you can do is wait.

 

[goosie mad]

Thank you for your advice, i will try all you say, i had an idea that they would have to wet them a little and the hens do turn them anyway, but they are only half size chickens and the eggs are very large, i am hoping that i get some out as my goosie was a lovely girl and the Gander i had i only had a short time. i will let you know how things go, the hens have only been sitting on them for 4 days so they have a long way to go.

Goosie mad

 

[tdhenson86]

I look forward to hearing from you! If any hatch, be sure to take pictures. I'd love to see them!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I look forward to hearing from you! If any hatch, be sure to take pictures. I'd love to see them!

 

[zazouse]

If your hens are large and you do not have to many eggs under them they will hatch them out no problems, i use broodys to hatch out all kinds of fowl here geese included.
the one thing i recommend is keeping an eye on the babies when they start hatching to make sure the broodies don't decide to peck at them, it happens here once in a while mainly when the broodies are together nesting so i just pull babies as they hatch and put them in the brooder

Good luck with your hatch, sorry you lost the big geese that is just heart breaking to hear

 

[goosie mad]

Hi,all, I am waiting with baited breath to see what happens with my eggs, I want to do the float test but am not sure how? they have two weeks to go and i am getting concernd that they maybe no good, the hens are very protective of them so i am hoping that is a good sign. I had a hen sitting on 4 hen eggs and when one chick hatched the hen left the nets after 24hours, i took those eggs and had to crack them open and they were no good, so if these eggs are no good will the hens leave them? I am just new at this and needall the help i can get, thanks guys,
Goosie mad...

 

[Miss Lydia]

Before doing the float test I'd candle to make sure none have internally pipped. I don't know how easy it is to candle goose eggs since I've never tried. But heres the link to the float test
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ng-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching

 

[goosie mad]

Hi, I am sorry thsat i have not got back to anyone that answered my call, i am still waiting, today i had a stethascope on the eggs and they sounded like their was some movement, but i will candle test tonight and see if their is anything in there, it has been a long time now and i thin they should be out, the hens are still sitting, it has been at least 30 days now and they should be ou, but i will wait another week but that is all as it is not fair on the hens eitherany advice on that,
i must tell you all that i am in Australia and our season is very differant to US or Canada, but it is still lat in the season.

 

[dalepres]

I have just lost my geese to roaming dogs and i now have the eggs she was sitting on under two hens, what do i do to help them hatch out? can anyone tell me what to do?
i am very sad

goosie mad

Shoot the dogs.