Goose Incubation & Hatching Guide - Completed!!!!

[Miss Lydia]

I picked the 1st egg of the season on last week and I was going to let one of the scovies hatch the egg. Well, I put the goose egg under the scovy and the next day it was GONE GONE GONE. I think a snake came and got it. The entire egg was gone. No signs of yolk or shell.

So now I think I"m dealing with a snake.

So you hatched goose eggs in an incubator?

I haven't but my Scovie duck hatched a goose for me.

aww too bad about the snake my goodness i have seen them swallowing a duck egg and thats a job can't imagine one swallowing a goose egg.

 

[psue]

I picked the 1st egg of the season on last week and I was going to let one of the scovies hatch the egg. Well, I put the goose egg under the scovy and the next day it was GONE GONE GONE. I think a snake came and got it. The entire egg was gone. No signs of yolk or shell.

So now I think I"m dealing with a snake.

So you hatched goose eggs in an incubator?

yup and let a goose set last year. I'll be incubating all of them this year.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I picked the 1st egg of the season on last week and I was going to let one of the scovies hatch the egg. Well, I put the goose egg under the scovy and the next day it was GONE GONE GONE. I think a snake came and got it. The entire egg was gone. No signs of yolk or shell. So now I think I"m dealing with a snake.


So you hatched goose eggs in an incubator?

yup and let a goose set last year.  I'll be incubating all of them this year.

I ate least want to try incubating a few goose eggs. I have been reading and I have watched a video on You Tube where someone had incubated goose eggs. She indicated that she misted them every day.

From what I read, the hard part is making sure they are misted. Auto turning seems to be the same as all other eggs. 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit and 50-55 percent relative humidity from what I am reading.

What would you and anyone else say is THE hardest part about incubating goose eggs?

Do the eggs have to be cooled for 15 minutes each day? I read that about goose eggs.

 

[psue]

I ate least want to try incubating a few goose eggs. I have been reading and I have watched a video on You Tube where someone had incubated goose eggs. She indicated that she misted them every day.

From what I read, the hard part is making sure they are misted. Auto turning seems to be the same as all other eggs. 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit and 50-55 percent relative humidity from what I am reading.

What would you and anyone else say is THE hardest part about incubating goose eggs?

Do the eggs have to be cooled for 15 minutes each day? I read that about goose eggs.

In My Opinion... hand turning goose eggs is the way for small breeders to hatch. After the first 6 days I do the misting and cooling. it's not hard.. this is when I candle, take new weights then put them all back. The extra time is part of why people become so attached to the babies. You get to know them before they hatch. Read and follow whats written on page one of this thread. Then you can adjust things the second time around.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I ate least want to try incubating a few goose eggs. I have been reading and I have watched a video on You Tube where someone had incubated goose eggs. She indicated that she misted them every day.


From what I read, the hard part is making sure they are misted. Auto turning seems to be the same as all other eggs. 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit and 50-55 percent relative humidity from what I am reading.


What would you and anyone else say is THE hardest part about incubating goose eggs?


Do the eggs have to be cooled for 15 minutes each day? I read that about goose eggs.

In My Opinion... hand turning goose eggs is the way for small breeders to hatch.  After the first 6 days I do the misting and cooling. it's not hard.. this is when I candle, take new weights then put them all back.  The extra time is part of why people become so attached to the babies.  You get to know them before they hatch.  Read and follow whats written on page one of this thread. Then you can adjust things the second time around.

Sounds good. I printed out Pete's tutorial and I will study it.

 

[psue]

Sounds good. I printed out Pete's tutorial and I will study it.

I refer to it often during hatching season

 

[kuntrygirl]

I put eggs in the incubator on last night.

I printed out Pete's guide and I am using it to help me through this incubation process.

The eggs weigh from 141 grams to 195 grams. I have a total of 8 eggs in the bator.

 

[Tricia5099]

I have a question. I own a hovabator incubator and but an extension ring so I could hatch goslings. I already have an automatic egg turner they has held quail and chicken racks. Now I want to go about buying goose egg racks. Can I just buy the racks and space them farther apart on my currently owed automatic turner or do I have to buy an all new turner AND racks meant specifically made for geese eggs.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Take your turner out. You can fit a lot more eggs, and you don't need the extension.

In one of mine, I kept 3 racks in the turner for chicken eggs, and I put goose eggs in the empty space.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

goose eggs should never be held in an upright position for hatching, but rather on their sides. So if the racks you are looking for/at hold them like chicken eggs dont buy them.



Paula we hand turn all of our goose eggs three times a day and mist starting day 7 once a day for all eggs, even with the large numbers we have going I can get them all turned quickly