Goose Incubation & Hatching Guide - Completed!!!!

[Miss Lydia]

Thank you SO MUCH for all that information. I am attempting to incubate a couple of Sebastopol goose eggs. Being less than a novice, I placed wiped-down eggs (one teaspoon of chlorine bleach in a gallon of water) in the incubator each day I collected it/them. One is dated 4/6, another a few days later, etc. There are seven or eight eggs in the incubator. Four of them are at different levels of development.

The egg dated 4/6 has followed your directions pretty well to the "T." She/he got as far as the dark shadowing up to near the air cell. Unfortunately, I believe she/he has quit reading your essay. The air cell has not expanded significantly. The egg is still full of liquid that can be seen shifting during candling as the egg is carefully rolled. The veins are no longer significantly evident although tiny brown spots are visible as the liquid is rolled around inside the egg. And the baby is not of sufficient size to be visible when candling.

The egg will have been in the incubator for 30 days tomorrow afternoon (it was placed in the machine at about 6:00 on 4/6). It's probably dead, isn't it? How long should I give her/him?

I'm thinking your right, why did you use bleach on your eggs? very sorry. Hope they other go full term.

 

[ljw695]

Well, because being less than a novice I am attempting to following the advice of individuals more knowledgeable about incubating eggs than I am---which is just about everybody. I purchased an incubator that has the automatic turning unit and came complete with a little plastic bottle to squirt water into a tiny hole in the base of the unit for humidity. Directions were to NOT change the preset temp (38C), only put in so many ccs of water once a day, etc.

The individual who sells the units suggested that I wipe down eggs with one teaspoon of chlorine bleach in a gallon of water. The eggs appear to develop properly for about two to three weeks. The chick in my first egg developed into a gosling-looking creature (the beginning of dark feathers, a bill, feet, etc. but the eyes were still rather large and protruding from it's head). When the air cell disappeared so that the air bubbler was able to shift anywhere that was top-most when held, I figured that the offspring was no longer viable so opened the egg up. The membrane around the inside of the egg had turned tan/light brown and thick so it was difficult to open up the sack.

Aren't Sebastopol babies supposed to incubate for about 30-35 days?

 

[Geese Squad]

Great guide... read it many times and found the content very useful. My first gosling was borned 2 hours ago. Incubation plus 20 minutes of help with q-tips did the magic. Very happy. .

 

[Miss Lydia]

Great guide... read it many times and found the content very useful. My first gosling was borned 2 hours ago. Incubation plus 20 minutes of help with q-tips did the magic. Very happy.

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Congrats!!

 

[nate1the1great1]

i have 2 brown chinese goose a boy and girl and they first laid my incubator was running so i put them in every week and when the first batch was candled they all were fertile but its the almost 4th week and inside the egg looks jelly so what does that mean?????

 

[Miss Lydia]

i have 2 brown chinese goose a boy and girl and they first laid my incubator was running so i put them in every week and when the first batch was candled they all were fertile but its the almost 4th week and inside the egg looks jelly so what does that mean?????

I'm thinking they didn't make it.

 

[ljw695]

I am SO jealous of all the successes although I am happy for each of you

. I was also pleased to hear that if the temperature is low, it might cause a day or two delay in delivery. The Sebastopol egg I'm waiting on was put in the incubator 4/6. I took it out a few days ago and put it in a separate incubator so that it didn't have to turn with the others and so that it could have higher humidity. Unfortunately, I purchased one of those cheap Styrofoam ones and although I waited the twenty-four hours to make sure that the temp was on the money before I put the egg in, the temperature fluctuates and has risen to 100-101 degrees. Probably fried my baby, didn't it? I'll check him again tonight to see if there is any change, but his air pocket hasn't grown and there isn't any internal shadowing, nor does the egg move on its own, and he ignores me when I talk to him (nothing new, so did my kids when they were growing up). I'm bummed but still hopeful

(prayerful).

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am SO jealous of all the successes although I am happy for each of you

. I was also pleased to hear that if the temperature is low, it might cause a day or two delay in delivery. The Sebastopol egg I'm waiting on was put in the incubator 4/6. I took it out a few days ago and put it in a separate incubator so that it didn't have to turn with the others and so that it could have higher humidity. Unfortunately, I purchased one of those cheap Styrofoam ones and although I waited the twenty-four hours to make sure that the temp was on the money before I put the egg in, the temperature fluctuates and has risen to 100-101 degrees. Probably fried my baby, didn't it? I'll check him again tonight to see if there is any change, but his air pocket hasn't grown and there isn't any internal shadowing, nor does the egg move on its own, and he ignores me when I talk to him (nothing new, so did my kids when they were growing up). I'm bummed but still hopeful

(prayerful).

 

[nate1the1great1]

also miss lydia my female goose i thought was going broody today on 4 eggs she was on them for almost 4 hours and now is up and has been eating for over an hour but she covered it up but did they start to develop or will it be ok is this normal this is my first time with geese lol?????

 

[Miss Lydia]

also miss lydia my female goose i thought was going broody today on 4 eggs she was on them for almost 4 hours and now is up and has been eating for over an hour but she covered it up but did they start to develop or will it be ok is this normal this is my first time with geese lol?????

She may be getting ready to go broody, but may have to lay more eggs before she commits, This is normal. they haven't started to develop yet nate.