Let's have a gosling hatchalong!

[pips&peeps]

It's pretty funny, that mine are blue too and my husband made the little wood rack to set them in.

 

[kuntrygirl]

It's pretty funny, that mine are blue too and my husband made the little wood rack to set them in.

Good job !

We really need to make some more . I have had that one about 7 years (as you can tell because it looks raggedy). But I guess I could wash it up and replace the wood. I can have that plastic shining in no time.

 

[paul tennant]

Regards nesting:

We have an Embden, who initially was nesting on our compost heap. Trouble was that we either have a Badger or Fox who has been nicking the eggs. So for the last 4 nights, I've had to pick her up each evening then carry her to the shed where I could lock her in with eggs. Then each day when let out she would go back to the compost heap and like an idiot I would follow with the eggs. A risky practice I know but at least they (eggs) were not getting eaten.

Well today I think she has finally got the message and she has chosen to stay in the shed with her eggs, popping out for a quick swim and lunch but otherwise staying in the shed, on the eggs. So hopefully we will get some naturally born goslings as well.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Regards nesting:

We  have  an Embden, who initially was nesting on our compost heap.  Trouble was that we either have a Badger or Fox who has been nicking the eggs.  So for the last 4 nights, I've had to pick her up each evening then carry her to the shed where I could lock her in with eggs.  Then each day when let out she would go back to the compost heap and like an idiot I would follow with the eggs. A risky practice I know but at least they (eggs) were not getting eaten. 

Well today I think she has finally got the message and she has chosen to stay in the shed with her eggs, popping out for a quick swim and lunch but otherwise staying in the shed, on the eggs.  So hopefully we will get some naturally born goslings as well.   

I think I would have done the same thing that you did. Good idea. Good job in keeping her and the eggs safe. We do what we have to do to protect our birds.

Good luck on the hatch. Keep us posted.

 

[1MrsMagoo]

Regards nesting:

We have an Embden, who initially was nesting on our compost heap. Trouble was that we either have a Badger or Fox who has been nicking the eggs. So for the last 4 nights, I've had to pick her up each evening then carry her to the shed where I could lock her in with eggs. Then each day when let out she would go back to the compost heap and like an idiot I would follow with the eggs. A risky practice I know but at least they (eggs) were not getting eaten.

Well today I think she has finally got the message and she has chosen to stay in the shed with her eggs, popping out for a quick swim and lunch but otherwise staying in the shed, on the eggs. So hopefully we will get some naturally born goslings as well.

I am glad she has finally decided to stay in a safe location. That is wonderful so now you not only can stop carrying her and her eggs around every day, but have a bit more peace of mind about having a predator in such close proximity. Good luck on your hatch by the way!


Okay, so I am up to 4 goslings and number 5 is working its way out of its egg in the hatcher right now.
Here is number 4 right after I put it in the brooder yesterday afternoon...

Another pic of the baby brooder...


Here is a shot of the whole brooder. My husband built if for me in the goose breeding barn on Sunday. It has large sliding doors and is divided into two sections; the bigger chicks are on one side and the babies on the other. He is going to extend it so it spans the entire length of the barn, so I can have two more sections to divide the birds as they grow.




Here is one of the pairs that sleep in one of the stalls below it: Tucker and Sheila. They were very interested in what I was doing above their bedroom...

 

[kuntrygirl]

Regards nesting: We have an Embden, who initially was nesting on our compost heap. Trouble was that we either have a Badger or Fox who has been nicking the eggs. So for the last 4 nights, I've had to pick her up each evening then carry her to the shed where I could lock her in with eggs. Then each day when let out she would go back to the compost heap and like an idiot I would follow with the eggs. A risky practice I know but at least they (eggs) were not getting eaten. Well today I think she has finally got the message and she has chosen to stay in the shed with her eggs, popping out for a quick swim and lunch but otherwise staying in the shed, on the eggs. So hopefully we will get some naturally born goslings as well.

I am glad she has finally decided to stay in a safe location. That is wonderful so now you not only can stop carrying her and her eggs around every day, but have a bit more peace of mind about having a predator in such close proximity. Good luck on your hatch by the way! Okay, so I am up to 4 goslings and number 5 is working its way out of its egg in the hatcher right now. Here is number 4 right after I put it in the brooder yesterday afternoon... Another pic of the baby brooder... Here is a shot of the whole brooder. My husband built if for me in the goose breeding barn on Sunday. It has large sliding doors and is divided into two sections; the bigger chicks are on one side and the babies on the other. He is going to extend it so it spans the entire length of the barn, so I can have two more sections to divide the birds as they grow. Here is one of the pairs that sleep in one of the stalls below it: Tucker and Sheila. They were very interested in what I was doing above their bedroom...

I LOVE THE PICS !!!!!!!!!!!!! The babies are soooooooo cute! I love your set up. Congrats !!!!!!! e

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am glad she has finally decided to stay in a safe location. That is wonderful so now you not only can stop carrying her and her eggs around every day, but have a bit more peace of mind about having a predator in such close proximity. Good luck on your hatch by the way!


Okay, so I am up to 4 goslings and number 5 is working its way out of its egg in the hatcher right now.
Here is number 4 right after I put it in the brooder yesterday afternoon...

Another pic of the baby brooder...


Here is a shot of the whole brooder. My husband built if for me in the goose breeding barn on Sunday. It has large sliding doors and is divided into two sections; the bigger chicks are on one side and the babies on the other. He is going to extend it so it spans the entire length of the barn, so I can have two more sections to divide the birds as they grow.




Here is one of the pairs that sleep in one of the stalls below it: Tucker and Sheila. They were very interested in what I was doing above their bedroom...

What beautiful goslings and geese MrsM, and what a nice brooder. Will your Poms sit and raise their own goslings?

 

[1MrsMagoo]

I LOVE THE PICS !!!!!!!!!!!!! The babies are soooooooo cute! I love your set up. Congrats !!!!!!!

Thanks Kuntrygirl. Good luck on your hatch....I hope the couple eggs you think have a chance both hatch for you! Also, hope things at your work have returned to normal for you this week since it sounds like things at your house are really busy!

What beautiful goslings and geese MrsM, and what a nice brooder. Will your Poms sit and raise their own goslings?

Thanks Miss Lydia. I tried letting my mature goose have a clutch of eggs toward the end of her season last year and she was never interested...so I took them. For now, I am still stealing all their eggs to sell or hatch. My lone Toulouse goose keeps making nice nests that she will sit on for a day or two, but then gets up and leaves it. If she decides to sit then I plan on giving her some eggs to try.

 

[Iain Utah]

Congrats, Magoo!! I love the last picture of your pair. Adorable!

 

[DaisyMeadow]

Woke up this morning to 8 khakis and 2 chicks in the incubator, and at least two Embden eggs with pips. Today is day 28 for the ducks and geese, day 21 for the chicks.