Just hatched goslings- should I lower incubator temp?

cyfarian

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Jun 5, 2020
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First Toulouse hatched about 3 hours ago and is mostly dry. Second just hatched 10 minutes ago. I'm going to leave them in the incubator overnight. Should I lower the temp to 90 degrees since that is what their brooder temp will be? Or should I wait until the second one dries off, then lower it? Or just leave it at 95 all night? (It is a forced air incubator)
 
I lowered it to 93 degrees while the second one was drying, then lowered it to 90.5 overnight. They are doing great and have moved into the brooder in between being held. Fortunately it is blazing hot outside, so I've taken them outside a couple of time for cuddles and imprinting. I have an adult goose that was broody that I hope will adopt them. She was initially sitting on them, but my chickens started eating her eggs when she got up to eat/bathe. She or the chickens kicked two eggs out and she remained sitting on the last one. So I brought the 2 eggs in and incubated them. Sadly, the one she was sitting on didn't hatch.

I got her as an adult and she's not as people friendly as I'd like. So I would like to keep the goslings in here for a couple of days so they learn to trust me. And then let her adopt them.
 

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