Hey there! As many of you can assume by looking at my avatar, I am young and ignorant when it comes to hatching, taking care of waterfowl, chickens and other bird related things. Once, I saved one of my grandma's budgies from a sticky mouse trap. Another time, I rescued a magpie fledgling from a couple of ravens that had been picking on it (literally), took care of him until his wounds healed. Beyond these, I haven't had much experience with birds, though we have dozens of wild bird nests scattered around the acreage where I live. We have barn swallows which return every spring with the canadian geese and ducks that have made their homes by our pond and an endless amount of chickadees.
I'm definitely here to learn. I've read some threads on candling and incubation here which were very informative and could be useful to me personally one day. Recently, I came across a dead canadian goose and (what was left of) her nest while on a nature hike. She had clearly been attacked by an animal, and her eggs were scattered around with bits of feathers and dead leaves and bird. I didn't have any idea of how long she may have been there, but my dad said to scoop up the three eggs before it got dark and terribly cold. Looking back there might have even been more but I didn't want to go poking around the dead bird.
So as it is now, I don't have any birds in my possession, just these eggs. I am doing my best to take care of them while I fish around for information, because although many people consider these geese pests I don't feel it's right to deny these eggs the right to live if I can help it. They weren't warm or cold when I picked them up. They had bits of mud spattered on the shell and one of them has a very fine crack near the top which I rubbed a little beeswax over. I removed the mud with a damp cloth and now they are in an electric heating blanket by my bed. I mist them with warm water twice a day and turn them three times a day. I can't see much when I candle them using the light on my iPhone so we'll have to find a stronger light for these shells. We don't have an incubator and my dad isn't eager to buy one for fear that my mom will start collecting hatching eggs to bring home regularly.
So... Yeah. ._. Other stuff about me... I like the color yellow, pomegranates, and I'm a chocoholic. I have seven cats and four small dogs. My parents both grew up on farms, but I was born a city kid. I would one day like to have my very own acreage type thing or hobby farm with my Fiancé Eric, maybe when he gets out of the military.
Nice to meet you Everyone!
I'm definitely here to learn. I've read some threads on candling and incubation here which were very informative and could be useful to me personally one day. Recently, I came across a dead canadian goose and (what was left of) her nest while on a nature hike. She had clearly been attacked by an animal, and her eggs were scattered around with bits of feathers and dead leaves and bird. I didn't have any idea of how long she may have been there, but my dad said to scoop up the three eggs before it got dark and terribly cold. Looking back there might have even been more but I didn't want to go poking around the dead bird.
So as it is now, I don't have any birds in my possession, just these eggs. I am doing my best to take care of them while I fish around for information, because although many people consider these geese pests I don't feel it's right to deny these eggs the right to live if I can help it. They weren't warm or cold when I picked them up. They had bits of mud spattered on the shell and one of them has a very fine crack near the top which I rubbed a little beeswax over. I removed the mud with a damp cloth and now they are in an electric heating blanket by my bed. I mist them with warm water twice a day and turn them three times a day. I can't see much when I candle them using the light on my iPhone so we'll have to find a stronger light for these shells. We don't have an incubator and my dad isn't eager to buy one for fear that my mom will start collecting hatching eggs to bring home regularly.
So... Yeah. ._. Other stuff about me... I like the color yellow, pomegranates, and I'm a chocoholic. I have seven cats and four small dogs. My parents both grew up on farms, but I was born a city kid. I would one day like to have my very own acreage type thing or hobby farm with my Fiancé Eric, maybe when he gets out of the military.
Nice to meet you Everyone!
