My first goose hatch!!!

[kdcrws]

AHHHH!!!! I thought it took 35 days we're on day 30 and here they come!!!! What a great surprise! They are Chinese Geese.


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[sonew123]

AWESOME congrats!!!!

we need a dancing gosling smiley! LOL...

 

[marathonmultiplesmom]

Very Sweet! I have chinese in the bator now. The breeders told me they are typically 28 days for Chinese because they are smaller. Good Job!

 

[Crazyland]

Congrats! I am always jealous of those that get to hatch their own eggs.
What a miracle to watch them hatch.

 

[duckyfromoz]

What gorgeous babies.. I love the second photo.... the little spike headed darling... So cute.

 

[Skyesrocket]

Very cool! Thanks for posting pics!
Mine are due to hatch in 2 weeks. Mine are mystery geese...lol. I bought the eggs at auction as goose eggs. So it will be interesting to see what I end up with.

 

[shelleyb1969]

Are goslings are to hatch? Do they have any trouble pipping...don't goose eggs have really hard shells?

 

[kdcrws]

It really is awesome to watch them hatch...

This is my first hatch, but I followed the directions that were posted on a BYC page https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=15806 and so far I've got 3 out of 6 eggs hatched. They are more labor intensive to hatch. U have to cool them, mist them hand turn them. But hatching is almost always rewarding!

 

[shelleyb1969]

Thanks! I'm going to read up on it for a friend of mine. She has geese, but she was just telling me how she never gets any to hatch. I'm going to pass this info on to her. I know for certain she doesn't do ANY of the things you mentioned...so that's the problem I do believe.

 

[shelleyb1969]

Those are gorgeous babies, BTW.

I can see why hatching them is so rewarding.