Let's have a gosling hatchalong!

[Iain Utah]

My first should hatch in two weeks! Time is flying!

Congrats! Can't wait for pictures!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Aspen, how long have you had geese?

Lets see I got my first pair of American Buffs last summer, so aprox a year.

~ Aspen

 

[Iain Utah]

And you went from 2 to how many?

 

[Irishgirl]

Candled at day 7 and thought I saw spiders, but my light is too weak to tell. Temp was just below 99, so I upped it a little.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

And you went from 2 to how many?

2-18..then down to 15 after the murder of three precious babies. Plus, about 20 goose eggs in the 'bator...and I have no thought of selling any goslings at this point. Heehee

BUT...you can't say anything, because you have more than me!

~ Aspen

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Candled at day 7 and thought I saw spiders, but my light is too weak to tell. Temp was just below 99, so I upped it a little.

Awesome! I can start to see some faint spiders in my eggs at about 3-5 days, then on day 7 you can really see the little heart beats good.

~ Aspen

 

[r4eboxer]

I want to get some nice Sebbies this year, anyone know who got Holderreads stock? Lavender would be the bomb

Kuntrygirl, I don't know why I though you had those egg in for 2 weeks, we must have been talking about them before you set them. I will be a few weeks behind you.

 

[Iain Utah]

Aspen, I understand. I started with a pair of ganders 2 years ago and now I have 32.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I wish that I knew how to candle. I have tried and tried and tried but I can't see what everyone else sees. The insides always look empty to me but then the eggs hatch.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

I want to get some nice Sebbies this year, anyone know who got Holderreads stock? Lavender would be the bomb

Kuntrygirl, I don't know why I though you had those egg in for 2 weeks, we must have been talking about them before you set them. I will be a few weeks behind you.

His flock was split up all over. Jennifer has a large number of the colored stock, but usually keeps everything she hatches, selling very few ever.

I wish that I knew how to candle. I have tried and tried and tried but I can't see what everyone else sees. The insides always look empty to me but then the eggs hatch.

Kuntry...... see my avatar, thats a goose egg candled early on. Go in a completely dark closet with a small HIGH powered flash light. PLce the flashlight against the top (FAT END) shining down inside. At day 7 you will see veining (some call them spiders) and early growth (localised centered blob that grows into your gosling). At day 10 everything is even clearer.

happy hatching all.............. been setting eggs since November and hatching since geese since December here. ALL pens but 1 are laying now. Adding new adult breeders next week