Hatching Toulouse geese.

[blackflyer]

I have four eggs in the incubator, and am now day 15. I remove them once a day, spray with warm water, leave for about fifteen minutes, then return to the incubator. Is this correct ? Surely a mother goose would return to the nest with wet feathers, and therefore raise the humidity dramatically in the nest. Should I remove them, allow to cool, spray and return wet to the incubator ?

 

[DiYMama540]

You can! Just make sure they aren't dripping wet...just a light mist during the cool down is plenty.
Best of luck with your hatch!!

 

[blackflyer]

You can! Just make sure they aren't dripping wet...just a light mist during the cool down is plenty.
Best of luck with your hatch!!

Thank you for replying. Should I put them back in the incubator when they are wet, ?

 

[DiYMama540]

Yeah that's fine...it raises the humidity temporarily just like Mama Goose would.

 

[blackflyer]

Yeah that's fine...it raises the humidity temporarily just like Mama Goose would.

Thanks

 

[blackflyer]

I am now on day 25 of incubating goose eggs, and three are rocking. Should I stop turning now ?

 

[Leader Bee]

Oooooh exciting!

 

[DiYMama540]

@Pyxis probably knows exactly when to lock them down

 

[Pyxis]

I lock down when I candle and see draw down - when the air cell visibly starts to draw down the side of the egg But locking down now isn't likely to hurt anything, if you want to.