Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

[exner60]

Here are the Buff Dewlap new arrivals. I didn't get home until late so I didn't get a picture last night. The one right somehow got a piece of shell stuck on its back from the new hatch. The one on the left came out of his shell in late last night/early this morning.



They were moving around so the picture is not that clear.

 

[vickifiveoh]

I candled my sebastopol eggs last night and all 6 of them have growth in them. I am soooooooo excited!!!!!

 

[psue]

What I have cooking in my bator...


Mixed Roman/toulouse
1 R2 3 4 6
wt. before 138 142 131 134 132
4-12 123 125 116 119 117

due April 22


Embden
2 4 6 7 8 9 10
wt. before 193 194 191 188 198 189 189
due April 30 183 181 180 175 184 179 177




Erin's
1 2 3 4
wt. before 146 140 135 161

Due May 10

 

[BullCreek]

So, out of curiosity, since there's nothing I could do anyway until my long workday is over and I have fought my way through Friday traffic (oh joy)...

1. What the range of time that's "normal" for it to take a gosling to unzip after pipping the egg shell? Up to 48 hrs? More?

2. What are some of the signs that something is wrong? (newbie, so I wouldn't necessarily recognize trouble/warning signs or whether all is progressing normally)

The two babies that pipped were minimum (don't know what time yesterday they pipped) 12 hrs along as of this morning before I left for work. They were still peeping, but neither had done more than peel back the soft inner layer of the shell so that there was a hole.

Figured I'd ask now, since there may not be anyone online when I get home tonight.

 

[BullCreek]

Text from my fiancée before he left the house this morning (after me)...

"Facing the box, the goose in the lower left hand side was kicking a** when I left. It cracked off a big shell chunk and was working it. "

 

[Iain Utah]

Iain,
Goslings were fine, human baby started running a fever and was sleeping on me.
Next round of eggs may lock down tonight they are very active this morning.
Should have a box of eggs to pick up today, except they aren't from Carole! She is proving to be unreliable with these eggs. She filled a private order before the eBay auction I won. Delayed my eggs a day, no big deal. Then claimed I hadn't paid when I had and did it as soon as she invoiced me. Then she didn't send the, again because she "didn't hear from me". So now the eggs she collected this week will sit all weekend at her house before she sends them to me. So I won't get them until Wednesday and will be setting older eggs instead of fresh eggs. So tempted to cancel them and ask for a refund, don't need to toss money away on eggs she didnt ship on time.

Hope your baby is ok this morning!!
Would you like me to call Carole for you?? That really surprises me.

 

[Iain Utah]

Here are the Buff Dewlap new arrivals. I didn't get home until late so I didn't get a picture last night. The one right somehow got a piece of shell stuck on its back from the new hatch. The one on the left came out of his shell in late last night/early this morning.



They were moving around so the picture is not that clear.

Just precious!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait for mine to hatch!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Iain Utah]

So, out of curiosity, since there's nothing I could do anyway until my long workday is over and I have fought my way through Friday traffic (oh joy)...
1. What the range of time that's "normal" for it to take a gosling to unzip after pipping the egg shell? Up to 48 hrs? More?
2. What are some of the signs that something is wrong? (newbie, so I wouldn't necessarily recognize trouble/warning signs or whether all is progressing normally)
The two babies that pipped were minimum (don't know what time yesterday they pipped) 12 hrs along as of this morning before I left for work. They were still peeping, but neither had done more than peel back the soft inner layer of the shell so that there was a hole.
Figured I'd ask now, since there may not be anyone online when I get home tonight.

1. 24 hours.
2. They will set a rhythm to their pipping/zipping. If they seem to fall off that pattern, then I would be keeping a close eye for problems, Also they should zip in a counterclockwise direction. If you see it zipping up towards tip of egg instead of rotating, I would be concerned.

 

[BullCreek]

Quote:
1. 24 hours.
2. They will set a rhythm to their pipping/zipping. If they seem to fall off that pattern, then I would be keeping a close eye for problems, Also they should zip in a counterclockwise direction. If you see it zipping up towards tip of egg instead of rotating, I would be concerned.

Iain, thanks so much for the response! The one that had made two different breaks was indeed working counterclockwise. Woohoo!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Hey Iain, no need. It is what it is I won't reccomend her to anyone though as this is poor service. I understand geese not laying, but filling a private sale before an auction is not cool in my book. Then to not keep records on payments received and then. It shipping the eggs because she couldn't keep her records straight. I will get 4 eggs that I paid for, they will be very late being sent to me even though I paid as soon as she invoiced andi will hope I didn't toss money in the trash. Luckily it is an eBay purchase so I can leave feed back. Heck she could have called me, emailed me directly since she has all that through PayPal. She chose to send messages through eBay that I got hours after the fact. Frustrating.

Baby has a fever of 103, Motrin and Tylenol in him now. Fluids and in bed sleeping with the fever down some. Have a doctors apt so going to sp food and water rounds then get ready to head to our base to see his doctor.

Oh on a good note, 4/5 of my first Buff Pomeranian eggs from Kawonu are set for lock down. The next three eggs from him are all growing strong! Oh and the babies from yesterday's hurried hatch are doing great as well.