Idk Viable Goose Eggs?

[Corbdee]

If these are successful hatches, what would they eat as wild gooses?

Since wild geese are victim to being fed bread and other junk food by people who don't know any better, a TSC or other feed store feed specifically for geese would be better than what they might be fed at a lake. Of course they get their nutrients in the wild from other things like plants and insects, it's just that you don't have to worry about these geese accidentally eating what they shouldn't, and instead you can feed them what you might feed domestic geese.

 

[BekahHah]

Since wild geese are victim to being fed bread and other junk food by people who don't know any better, a TSC or other feed store feed specifically for geese would be better than what they might be fed at a lake. Of course they get their nutrients in the wild from other things like plants and insects, it's just that you don't have to worry about these geese accidentally eating what they shouldn't, and instead you can feed them what you might feed domestic geese.

Thank you for sharing!

 

[BekahHah]

@BekahHah This is an excellent read on goose egg incubation ~ GOOSE EGG INCUBATION

I found it invaluable when I first started hatching them. I would also recommend the misting and cooling of the eggs as it replicates the natural process very well.

Good luck with the eggs!

Cooling, as in opening the lid to the incubator for 5-10 mins? 40% humidity?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Cooling, as in opening the lid to the incubator for 5-10 mins? 40% humidity?

Yes you can open the lid. My incubator has a cool down option so when set it turns the heating element off whatever time I set it for.

Humidity will depend on how your air cells are developing. I start off with it at 45% and adjust accordingly. If air cells look too big at candling I increase the humidity. If they look too small I decrease the humidity.

Misting the eggs, I use a spray bottle to spray the water on the eggs. I do this just after cooling as the incubator is warming back up. This replicates the goose leaving the the nest going off to eat, drink and swim. She would be wet getting back on the eggs so the misty replicates this.

 

[BekahHah]

Yes you can open the lid. My incubator has a cool down option so when set it turns the heating element off whatever time I set it for.

Humidity will depend on how your air cells are developing. I start off with it at 45% and adjust accordingly. If air cells look too big at candling I increase the humidity. If they look too small I decrease the humidity.

Misting the eggs, I use a spray bottle to spray the water on the eggs. I do this just after cooling as the incubator is warming back up. This replicates the goose leaving the the nest going off to eat, drink and swim. She would be wet getting back on the eggs so the misty replicates this.
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Yes you can open the lid. My incubator has a cool down option so when set it turns the heating element off whatever time I set it for.

Humidity will depend on how your air cells are developing. I start off with it at 45% and adjust accordingly. If air cells look too big at candling I increase the humidity. If they look too small I decrease the humidity.

Misting the eggs, I use a spray bottle to spray the water on the eggs. I do this just after cooling as the incubator is warming back up. This replicates the goose leaving the the nest going off to eat, drink and swim. She would be wet getting back on the eggs so the misty replicates this.
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Yes you can open the lid. My incubator has a cool down option so when set it turns the heating element off whatever time I set it for.

Humidity will depend on how your air cells are developing. I start off with it at 45% and adjust accordingly. If air cells look too big at candling I increase the humidity. If they look too small I decrease the humidity.

Misting the eggs, I use a spray bottle to spray the water on the eggs. I do this just after cooling as the incubator is warming back up. This replicates the goose leaving the the nest going off to eat, drink and swim. She would be wet getting back on the eggs so the misty replicates this.
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I have image updates of the eggs, can you please tell me if they died or will explode?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

The egg with 1 written on it looks ok but unfortunately the others look like quitters or non developing.

It’s very unlikely they will explode so I would leave them in re check again just to be sure.