Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[Bettacreek]

Celtic, I know you've said before that you get better results via laying down and hand turning, but for small time hatching, would it be okay to use the turner for sebbie eggs?

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Celtic, I know you've said before that you get better results via laying down and hand turning, but for small time hatching, would it be okay to use the turner for sebbie eggs?

No, not even worth the risk.

goose eggs lay on their sides for incubation and hatching both. You can use an auto turner, but they MUST be on their sides. You still need to mark one side with a X and the other with O and hand turn them once a day on top of having them laid on their sides in the turner. One of our cabinets runs a turner, when i done have it maxed out i use the turner, otherwise i just pull the racks 3 times a day to turn.


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[krazykat0373]

Thanks y'all

just want to get the most out of these shipped eggs, when I hatch the eggs I collect from my hens, I get between 90-100% hatch rate. So I was really disappointed when only 5 of 12 hatched from the shipped, but as I said, I had zero experience or knowledge on hatching shipped eggs....praying for a better hatch rate from these eggs

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Thanks y'all

just want to get the most out of these shipped eggs, when I hatch the eggs I collect from my hens, I get between 90-100% hatch rate. So I was really disappointed when only 5 of 12 hatched from the shipped, but as I said, I had zero experience or knowledge on hatching shipped eggs....praying for a better hatch rate from these eggs

a 50% hatch on shipped eggs is considered a good hatch, so dont beat yourself up too badly.

 

[krazykat0373]

50% is good rate???

 

[Bettacreek]

Thanks, Celtic. I'll rig something up so they can be on their sides in the turner then.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

50% is good rate???

with shipped eggs yes. Higher is not unheard of though, just know 50% is looked at like a good hatch.

Thanks, Celtic. I'll rig something up so they can be on their sides in the turner then.

I use 1/4" hardware cloth in one of the GQF racks to create V's that hold the goose eggs on their sides. Let me go pull that rack and show you a picture.

 

[Bettacreek]

.Thanl you! A picture is worth a thousand words, lol

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

We recently received 18 Eggs from Dick Horstman And only 6 harched but he sent us 3 free dark brahma bantams And they all 3 hatchef

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

this hold goose eggs in the dickey cabinet when we over flow into it. Found the flat valley's hold the eggs perfectly when the auto turner pitches side to side