how long for hatch to complete?

[ohiofarmgirl]

my goose hatched two of her goslings yesterday! but no more since then and she is sitting on a huge nest. how long should i wait before i take the eggs out from under her? i was going to give her a day? the little ones are sticking really close but i'm sure they will start toddling around soon enough.

also - the other female did NOT sit on the nest but now she is banging on the door of the coop to get in. should i take mama#1+babies away and let mama-wanna-be in to set the rest of the eggs?

thanks!

 

[Kennyog]

They can go up to 34 days.After that,i'd say it's not going to hatch.

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

thanks! should i just keep one of the momma's on the nest? the first goslings are about 2 days old????

thanks thanks thanks!

 

[birdsbirdseverywhere]

Don't know if breed makes any difference, but our Pilgrim geese have ranged between 1 & 8 days to hatch the entire clutch (Amazingly enough, this year all 4 had hatched all the goslings within one day of starting to hatch).