Just call me MotherGoose :D!! Day 1 Photos

[LinckHillPoultry]

congrats... my sebbie eggs show nothing...

 

[cockadoodlemom]

Been gone a couple of days so wanted to know how are the egss doing?

 

[MissPrissy]

All 3 eggs are still developing. I can see the tiny embryo with a black spot center moving!

 

[greyfields]

Our first clutch was very disappointing. We had fewer than 50% pip and hatch, which is bad since through candling we determined all to be fertile. I understand the first clutch of any season can be bad, so we are hoping for better results this weekend. We'll have a hatch everyone Sunday/Monday as long as we get eggs.

We are certain we had no temperature problem. So, it's 'boiling down' to humidity. It's just a matter of if we had too much or too little humidity. Our current theory is too much and we've adjusted the moisture level already. Time will tell... oh and I got a hygrometer coming from a humidor shop.

So, we had 3 Appleyards and 2 Embdens:

 

[MissPrissy]

What are you keeping your humidity at now? Mine is fluxing between 50% and 65%. I am on day # 20.

 

[greyfields]

Web bulb 86-88 which is ~ 57-62% relative humidity.

 

[Cheekon]

Good luck with the hatch mother goose!

 

[MissPrissy]

All 3 of the eggs from cockadoodlemom are continueing to grow and show very active embryos. I candled this morning and am tickled pink to watch them move around!

 

[Steve]

Quote:
5 out of how many?

Will you be asking for a name change to Prissy Mother Goose now?

 

[ChicknThief]

Forgive me for being a wee bit ignorant, but how long is the incubation period of a gosling? I saw someone mention that they were on day 20 (I believe it was you, PrissyGoose) and I started thinking about it.