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

[Marty1876]

OK, thanks Celtic. I'll feel better knowing your looking in, and may offer advice in times of trial.

 

[newduckie]

First one finally came out but has gunk... does this look normal? Really hard to get a picture thru the glass.

 

[newduckie]

as long as that one took, I dont expect another one till tomorrow sometime. I go to work in the morning and hope to have a baby when I get off tomorrow evening.

 

[BullCreek]

Well #2, the preemie hatch from last night, didn't make it. Was gone when we came home from a quick run into town.

With #'s 2 and 4 gone, all hopes are now resting on #3 to get safely hatched so #1 isn't by itself. Otherwise, I will have to go to town and get a duck or goose or something to be it's buddy. Poor baby's lonely.

 

[psue]

Found nest being sat on March 17th. Checked on the nest at 10am March 21st. Nest was destroyed all but one egg. Goose was nowhere. I started incubating March 21st. At that time i saw nothing in the egg. Set temp: 99.5 degrees. Humidity: 50-55% (a couple times it shot up, and I took water out). If I start counting from when I first incubated it then today is day 22. Per the advice of someone I lowered the humidity to 40% because the egg had a small air sac. So here is a picture today of the egg from both sides. And a video (I had to put the camera down to turn the egg and then I picked it back up). There is alot of movement inside the egg. My question is: am I right that i am on day 25 since there was nothing to be seen the first day of incubation? Is the air sac too small right now? Do I keep my humidity at 40%. When do I stop turning the egg and raise the humidity? And, do I continue to spray after the 27th day? Any way to get the air sac bigger?

Today is day 25. My humidty is now 37%. I am trying to get more air in the egg. when do I raise humidity. Im afraid my baby goose is going to die on me!!! NEED HELP!!!!

video taken at 22 day

goose here is a video of gooslings on day 29 they hatched late on the 32nd and early on the 33rd days.


and here is one of day 15 Metzers also has a chart of a duck egg on the different days of incubation. Might help you figure out what day you really are on... Personally I would start counting the day you put it in the bator since you saw no development to start with.

 

[Iain Utah]

Bull, I'm very sorry the other baby didn't make it!

the other one hatches ok!!

 

[BullCreek]

3rd baby has hatched! A little preemie again, but not as bad as #2. Lots of energy. Screaming and flopping around the incubator. It's the last one, so I put a towel in there to corral it a bit, and it's resting now. Fingers crossed that this little guy makes it! I ran to town today and bought a little black female runner to be #1's buddy, just in case, but perhaps there will be 3 little fluff butts living in the bathtub.

 

[Iain Utah]

Congrats on your baby hatching and getting a new duckling!!

My first dewlap internally pipped and looks perfect. The other 2 are working away and should pip tonight too. This puts them right on track for a Tuesday afternoon/evening hatch. Had a talk with Carole this afternoon about hatching out these babies. She said they typically hatch on day 30 (so mine are a few hours behind schedule I assume because of the 2 extended cool downs in the past week); and sometimes they get stuck getting out because they are quite big, but a little extra moisture does the trick. She said they also get their legs under them pretty quick too.

 

[Tripp P]

my first hatched today but i dont know what it is

 

[Tripp P]

Here's a picture