Hatching ducks and geese together

[Poetastic]

Hello everyone! I'm about to hatch some Black Swedish ducks and American Buff geese. The eggs are at day 24 and as it gets closer to lockdown I have some questions. I've hatched ducks before, so I know when they hatch and when to lockdown. However, I've never hatched geese before (much less with ducks) and I am unsure on when to start my lockdown. I'm thinking about starting it tomorrow, but I would like a second opinion. Do the Buffs take longer than most breeds of geese? I have been doing tons of research but I can't find much on them.
Also, what would be the best humidity to ensure the highest hatch rate for them both? I've heard a wide range of numbers, but I'm curious to hear everyones' responses.
Thanks guys!

 

[Alaskan]

Were they all started at the same time?

Do you have only the one incubator?

The geese eggs take longer to incubate than duck eggs, but not by much...

So I would stop rotating and raise the humidity 1 day late for ducks, on time for geese...so day 27 of incubation.

At that point try to get the humidity up as high as you can.

I haven't tried to hatch goose eggs before, so googled and found this article on goose egg incubation. What is interesting is they recommend dipping the goose eggs in water once a day towards the end of incubation.

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-...nd-birds/species/geese-raising/egg-production

 

[Poetastic]

Were they all started at the same time?

Do you have only the one incubator?

The geese eggs take longer to incubate than duck eggs, but not by much...

So I would stop rotating and raise the humidity 1 day late for ducks, on time for geese...so day 27 of incubation.

At that point try to get the humidity up as high as you can.

I haven't tried to hatch goose eggs before, so googled and found this article on goose egg incubation. What is interesting is they recommend dipping the goose eggs in water once a day towards the end of incubation.

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-...nd-birds/species/geese-raising/egg-production

I have only one incubator, and all the eggs are in it.
Thanks for the response!!

 

[silkie1472]

What day did you put the eggs on lockdown? I have mallard eggs on day 24 so I was just wondering.

 

[Alaskan]

What day did you put the eggs on lockdown? I have mallard eggs on day 24 so I was just wondering.

25 or 26 is a good time to stop rotating

 

[silkie1472]

Okay, my eggs are just now internally pipping and one has externally pipped.

 

[Alaskan]

Okay, my eggs are just now internally pipping and one has externally pipped.

Good luck!