Little Giant 9200 Still Air for incubating Goose eggs

[Pudge]

Well, I put my instructions in a place I wouldn't forget.. problem is.. I forgot. I had a 85%hatch rate last year. I misted and cooled after day 5 until day 26.

My questions is with the still air what temp do you set for halfway up the egg? I want to use the temp on the listed instructions for geese that came with it like I did last year. I am having a blond moment.

any help would be very appreciated.

 

[banter]

I bought the book Domestic Geese by Dr. Chris Ashton. It has the most detailed info on geese that I've seen yet. She actually suggests 99 degrees for geese with a brief cooling period, and for European breeds of geese 38% humidity. For African and Chinese geese she suggests 55% humidity.

 

[jvls1942]

what is this cooling period that I keep hearing about??

 

[Pudge]

Each day a mother goose will leave the nest and go to water. The cooling down and misting simulates her leaving the nest for a short period and coming back w/damp feathers. It has worked well for me.

 

[bargain]

Okay how many manual turns a day for these? I have no turner.

I was going to use the cabinet incubator for my geese but there's no room there and I don't have a goose holder.

 

[Pudge]

I just turn mine twice per day. about the same time.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Your supposed to turn them an odd number of times a day.