Let's have a gosling hatchalong!

[Iain Utah]

Does anyone know when breeding season begins in Australia? - I know it is not yet, but my two ganders were having a blue yesterday and that is the first time they have done so since I got them in November.

I would think August for early season breeds like Chinese or African.

This is the first batch of geese I have ever hatched and I am such a happy mom. I actually started the hatching addiction last month with some Ameraucana and then some Coturnix Quail. I didn't do so good with the quail. out of 50 eggs only 16 hatched. Two have died and one has such horrible leg problems that it just scoots around with it's wings. I have him/her in a cage all by herself. I tried everything to fix its legs, but no luck. I went to a local auction with my fiance and was so excited when they announced 10 goose eggs that I threw up my card before they even said the starting bid

, but I did win. I think people were a little afraid to bid against me after that. This site has given me so much help in my adventure. I managed to hatch 9 out of the 10 eggs. I have no idea what they are, but they are so darn cute! I also purchased 3 hens at the auction and one of them was still laying fertile eggs up until last week. Now that I know what is in the fertile eggs I don't think I could ever eat one again. One of the eggs from my hen hatched with the geese. I ran out of incubators so I had no choice but to put it in with them and hope for the best. In some of the pictures you can see the happy chick in with the goslings. She is now with my other chicks (Silkies and Seabrights). I have (FINALLY) three fertile Sebastopols out of 17 eggs I have purchased over time that are due soon. Wow, those are some sensitive eggs. Wish me luck!

Congrats! They are beautiful! I would guess they are either African or Chinese. I personally can't tell the difference when they are that young.

LOL....I can set you right up my dear!!! Can you sayyyy BUFF LACED BRAHMA!

Thanks, but no thanks. As cute as the chicks I just hatched are.... I'll stick with waterfowl.

 

[zooweemama]

Goose egg and 14 duck eggs in lockdown. Come on, goosie!

 

[RiverGoddess]

Thanks guys! I just took the pics & hatched them, but I got my beautiful babies from master packer Utah, so she gets a "little" credit too

I guess maybe you can see why I am hoarding my little bunch of babies!

Well my huge hatch was 29 boys vs 20 girls in the Auction African eggs

To make a little point ~
I have hatched out of my prize sebbie pair ALL BOYS except 1 girl

& out of my Roosevelt project eggs ~ ALL BOYS vs NO girls

So the only thing I am hatching girls out of is my Dewies

3 MORE TRIO DEWIES in LD now ........ C'mon Team Baby Blue !

 

[8GeeseALaying]

My last 11 eggs in the incubator are due Wednesday(which is 30 days) but i have some that are already rocking. So maybe they
will be 28 day hatches. They are my tufted roman eggs. They are huge eggs compared to my chinese.
The one egg under the chicken is due Thursday. It was still good two days ago when i candled and shes getting meaner by the day so im hoping she hatches it. I dont remember which egg she got so it will be a surprise.

 

[Iain Utah]

zoowee, RG & 8geese: Best of luck for great hatches of the colors and genders you want! Other than a handful of chicken eggs hatching this weekend for my friend, I get to take a break for a few days before my next hatch. I have a dozen or so more eggs developing from my dewlap trio and my white african girls that will keep me hatching into the middle of June.

 

[pips&peeps]

I just sat 10 eggs a couple days ago and have 6 more as of last night. I think my birds have at least 1-2 more weeks left.

 

[pete55]

Good luck over the weekend everybody with hatching and babies

Just completing a very good hatch and have hatched another Buff from our Split/Buff pair and 2 Buff females from our Split/Grey pair.
That's us up to 6 Buff Dewlaps from 2 bloodlines so more than we hoped for this year and both more than happy with our results this season. I'll post some pics tomorrow

 

[Iain Utah]

Congrats, Pete!!!

I'm still waiting for my 1st buff hatchling, but have 9 beautiful greys so far. My next hatch from my trio is not until next weekend, but I have a few African eggs from Peanut's nest that may hatch beforehand...... RG is hatching another round today from my girls. I bet she gets another 2-3 buff girls.

 

[DaisyMeadow]

I just hatched out 5 baby bunnies this morning!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I just hatched out 5 baby bunnies this morning!

What color was the eggs?