Can you tell me what to do my 28 day old Goose egg rolled so much its on the opposite end that I set it on. Should I put it back? Should I put it on something like paper towel? Please let me know!!
Help!! Goose eggs rolling around
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Wow, that's a tough one. I know you aren't supposed to move them after you put them in the hatcher, but not sure what to do if they move themselves!
How long has it been turned over?
Is it still rocking?
What side is the pip (if it has one) on?
I'm really not sure what to do in this situation, I hope someone else comes along! Maybe just put something under it the way it is, and hope for the best? But if it is pipped, you need to just leave it. Opening the bator when the egg is pipped will cause way more damage than a turned around egg.
How long has it been turned over?
Is it still rocking?
What side is the pip (if it has one) on?
I'm really not sure what to do in this situation, I hope someone else comes along! Maybe just put something under it the way it is, and hope for the best? But if it is pipped, you need to just leave it. Opening the bator when the egg is pipped will cause way more damage than a turned around egg.
Use shelf liner! It's great.
It has grip so eggs don't roll around as much, and it also gives new goslings grip so they don't fumble around as much. It also keeps the incubator cleaner.
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I actually use a wet paper towel. It helps with the humidity that way too
Any tips on whether the OP should turn the egg back over like it was?
ETA: I've never had one roll so much as to turn itself over!
I actually use a wet paper towel. It helps with the humidity that way too
Any tips on whether the OP should turn the egg back over like it was?
ETA: I've never had one roll so much as to turn itself over!
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Ooh, wet paper towel could be good, too. Especially for goose eggs.
But how about wet paper towel with shelf-liner on top?
Hmm, that's worth looking into.
If the egg has been on its current side for quite a while, turning it back over would only confuse the gosling more, as it probably already began to move.
But how about wet paper towel with shelf-liner on top?
If the egg has been on its current side for quite a while, turning it back over would only confuse the gosling more, as it probably already began to move.
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. Good to know I'm not completely messed up
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. Good to know I'm not completely messed up
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. Good to know I'm not completely messed up
I wonder if eggs would hatch better if they were placed in individual sections of the incubator, or possibly all together in some sort of "nest-like" material that allowed grip and might simulate the natural nest that they would normally hatch in. Remember, in nests the eggs are pretty crowded under the bird. I think the more natural an environment is, the better eggs do. In incubators they are on unstable material such as wire mesh and rather far apart. They roll around and smash into things and simply get confused. And then, goslings that hatch are so confused because they don't see a mother goose and aren't comfortable that they stomp around searching. Perhaps if they hatched in a darker, more crowded environment that restricted movement, they would be better off. I doubt they'd be stomping around under mother goose.
It's something to look into. My goose eggs will be hatching in about 19 days for the domestics and only about 12 for the non-domestics. So I'm already gearing up.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. Good to know I'm not completely messed up
I wonder if eggs would hatch better if they were placed in individual sections of the incubator, or possibly all together in some sort of "nest-like" material that allowed grip and might simulate the natural nest that they would normally hatch in. Remember, in nests the eggs are pretty crowded under the bird. I think the more natural an environment is, the better eggs do. In incubators they are on unstable material such as wire mesh and rather far apart. They roll around and smash into things and simply get confused. And then, goslings that hatch are so confused because they don't see a mother goose and aren't comfortable that they stomp around searching. Perhaps if they hatched in a darker, more crowded environment that restricted movement, they would be better off. I doubt they'd be stomping around under mother goose.
It's something to look into. My goose eggs will be hatching in about 19 days for the domestics and only about 12 for the non-domestics. So I'm already gearing up.
just put it back the way it was. it's happened to me and i've never thought it was much of a big deal
how is the hatch going so far?
how is the hatch going so far?
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. Good to know I'm not completely messed up
I wonder if eggs would hatch better if they were placed in individual sections of the incubator, or possibly all together in some sort of "nest-like" material that allowed grip and might simulate the natural nest that they would normally hatch in. Remember, in nests the eggs are pretty crowded under the bird. I think the more natural an environment is, the better eggs do. In incubators they are on unstable material such as wire mesh and rather far apart. They roll around and smash into things and simply get confused. And then, goslings that hatch are so confused because they don't see a mother goose and aren't comfortable that they stomp around searching. Perhaps if they hatched in a darker, more crowded environment that restricted movement, they would be better off. I doubt they'd be stomping around under mother goose.
It's something to look into. My goose eggs will be hatching in about 19 days for the domestics and only about 12 for the non-domestics. So I'm already gearing up.
i have ALWAYS wondered! i've been tempted to put the eggs in a wooden box with nesting material in there. what would be good to use? shredded paper? straw/hay? green grass? Easter basket material?
would guess paper towel torn into strips.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. Good to know I'm not completely messed up
I wonder if eggs would hatch better if they were placed in individual sections of the incubator, or possibly all together in some sort of "nest-like" material that allowed grip and might simulate the natural nest that they would normally hatch in. Remember, in nests the eggs are pretty crowded under the bird. I think the more natural an environment is, the better eggs do. In incubators they are on unstable material such as wire mesh and rather far apart. They roll around and smash into things and simply get confused. And then, goslings that hatch are so confused because they don't see a mother goose and aren't comfortable that they stomp around searching. Perhaps if they hatched in a darker, more crowded environment that restricted movement, they would be better off. I doubt they'd be stomping around under mother goose.
It's something to look into. My goose eggs will be hatching in about 19 days for the domestics and only about 12 for the non-domestics. So I'm already gearing up.
i have ALWAYS wondered! i've been tempted to put the eggs in a wooden box with nesting material in there. what would be good to use? shredded paper? straw/hay? green grass? Easter basket material?
would guess paper towel torn into strips.
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If it's not so much of a big deal, keeping it as is may be an even better solution, and thus prevents the need for intervention that would involve opening the incubator.
If it's not so much of a big deal, keeping it as is may be an even better solution, and thus prevents the need for intervention that would involve opening the incubator.
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