incubating goose eggs, step by step guidelines?

[onthespot]

Hi, I bought a pre-sale on some sebastopool goose eggs, a dozen and I have neve hatched any before. I only have hovabator still airs and am wondering what is my best best best chance to get a few of them to hatch... any pros out there that like to live on the wild side and use a still air to hatch goose eggs? Maybe i have time to rig up something with circulated air and some heat sinks in the meantime....

 

[TheNewMrsEvans]

For cheap you could order a pc fan and ac adapter on ebay...just install it an inch away from the wall with big long screws or bolts...

here is some good advice:
http://www.freewebs.com/sundownwaterfowl/howtohatcheggs.htm

 

[shelleyd2008]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=107090


I have heard that goose eggs hatch a lot better with a fan. I would also look into getting a fan for the bator.

 

[onthespot]

Okayyyyyy... two votes for a fan. A fan it will be... somehow, some way.

 

[shelleyd2008]

I got mine off ebay, for like $4 including shipping. I'll see if I can find one for you.

Here's the one I got... http://cgi.ebay.com/CPU-Case-Slot-Fan-Cooler-Blower-For-PC_W0QQitemZ400031207538QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item400031207538&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A15%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

One like this might work better.... http://cgi.ebay.com/40mm-HXS-PC-CPU-Heatsink-Cooler-Cooling-Fan_W0QQitemZ140295215160QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item140295215160&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A15%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Just make sure that wherever you place a fan that it is not blowing on the eggs. I have mine on the top of the bator, and it blows to the side, so no danger there.

 

[onthespot]

Those look great! And the price is definitely right. How do I wire that into a hovabator. Should I just get a handyman to do it? I am not smart on wiring stuff...

 

[shelleyd2008]

You can get an adapter, like for a cordless phone? and just wire it to the wires of the fan. If it runs when you plug it in, then you did it right. If it flips the circuit, then you have your wires crossed

Don't wire it direct to the hova's wiring, just run it seperately. You want the fan to run constantly, not cycle like the bator does.

Plus you don't want to fry your bator by mixing the wiring up.

 

[onthespot]

D'oh! I get it... thanks! Makes sense and sounds a LOT simpler that way.