my goose incubation UPDATE all are hatched... pics of all 3 on pg13

[banter]

 

[farmertank]

lol Banter that is so cute.

He is starting to pip, but it's in the inside. it could be a few days yet before he breaks through the outside.

the wait is killing me, but I'm sick so I hope it's a few days yet when I feel better lol

 

[carinlynchin]

but how long can they live with just that air sac? I am assuming he/she is breathing the air in the air sac...doesn't it run out and they can die ?? How long before they run out of air?

I can't wait to see pics

I thought geese were like 28-31 days?

 

[austinhart123]

wow thats great farmertank... this friday will be 21 days! that means only one more week! i am soo exited! i havent candled in awhile cuase my light is dim and all i see is black and the air sack!

keep us updated and i hope they all hatch

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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good luck.

My toulouse pipped the air sac on day 26, the shell on day 27, and hatched out on day 28.

 

[farmertank]

Mine are on day 28.
They have an imbilical cord that runs into the air sac. They won't start to really breath till the egg has a hole in it. As long as the egg isn't broke the pores in the egg fill up the air sac for him to breath.

Austin wahoo your not too far behind me.

we will be raising our babies together.

I just checked my humidity and as I was peeking in the window the egg MOVED

I bet by morning there will at least be a hole. How am I going to sleep lol. I'm running a fever and sniffing and all I want to do is stare in my 'bator

 

[austinhart123]

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i am so happy for you! i wish it was this time next week so mine would be due soon! oh well..... i canded today and they are moving around in there.... i would have swore i saw a foot kick but idk could just be my inexpierienced waterfowl eyes

 

[farmertank]

I'm sure you did see a foot. I bet it was trying to tell you to shut out the light lol. I bet this next week will fly for you and before you know it you'll have baby geese. I just peeked in the window again, but nothing going on. I bet he's sleeping. I really need to go to bed, but I'm almost to sick and excited to lol

Julie

 

[farmertank]

Good morning

I looked through the window again and the one egg now has a hole and I can hear peeping.

Now I have to go to work. The good thing is I have an hour lunch at noon and can come home and see them.

The other egg hasn't done anything, but I have thought right from the beginning that it devolped slower. I hope it does something soo, I don't want this little one to be lonely. Oh well paitents Julie patients lol

will keep you posted and get pics as soon as I dare.

Julie

 

[MissPrissy]

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Pipping doesn't mean everything inside the shell is finished.

Even when they pip the inner air cell and later the outer shell to breath often they take 24 - 48 hours to progress. Inside the membranes of the egg work like the placenta of a baby. Their yolks are often still absorbing and the membrane is a living breathing viable part of their internal operations - blood flow and gas exchange are still taking place.

Most often if they die in the shell they would not have been viable for outside of the shell.

Geese are the hardest and most fragile to hatch of all the eggs I have experience with. Helping them to hatch is often the wrong thing to do - same as with chicks.