My Seb goslings keep dying. Hatching problems. Advice Needed... :(

[JordanFamily]

I keep loosing them before pip... Like on day 26 of gestation.... They all seem to be in the same position... Their heads are down under their bodies, not just under a wing but under their whole bodies and under the yoke... It's at the opisite side of the egg then the aircell. I can't see how they would be able to move their head out from under themselves in this position to pip... Not sure what I'm doing wrong... I have them in my brinsea 190 and it auto turns them once an hour... I have had humidity at 50% for the first hatch with these results and then tried dry hatching thinking the humidity was to high in the first hatch for them to get into position, but even with the dry hatch I have the same result... Any ideas???? These are Sebastopols.

 

[pips&peeps]

You're getting further than I am. Mine are dying between 2-3 weeks incubation.

I've talked to some other people who are having the same issues, can't hatch a gosling to save their lives.......

 

[dak]

No expert here, but are you incubating on their side or upright?

 

[JordanFamily]

Quote:
On their side...

 

[mlktrkdvr]

I have been having a simular problem with my chinese geese eggs. Only hatched 9 out of about 60...

 

[shelleyd2008]

Try lowering the humidity during incubation, that would give them more room inside the shell to get into position. I've not had any trouble with geese so far, last year was my 'bad' year

 

[Gracie9205]

I have been dry hatching with good results up until this week. I am going to be happy to get 3 out of 9 eggs to hatch :-( I don't know what went wrong with this batch, but it sure is disappointing. I have more in my other incubator, so I'm hoping this was just a fluke. I didn't weigh this batch to make sure they were losing the proper amount of weight, but I will definitely be doing it on the next batch I set. Goodluck! I hear it has been a rough year hatching from a lot of people, so you are definitely not alone!

 

[gofasterstripe]

I lowered my humidity on my Sebbie eggs for the last 3 or 4 day and left it at 25%. I got 4 eggs in the mail and all 4 eggs hatched without a problem. I think the lower humidity at the end to get the air cell bigger did the trick. These were my 1st goose eggs so hopefully nexy year..god willing.. i have a female in the bunch then I will be able to incubate some eggs.

 

[Jenifer Kraus]

Pete , had a great thread going on hatching and humidity. I adjust the humidity to the size if the air cell. Humidity depends on where you are located and where you incubator is located. We are normally pretty dry here in Ks. , and my incubator is in the basement but last year we had a lot of rain and it effected the way I usually run my humidity. Pete had diagrams as to where the air cells should be on certain days. I don't think it is to far back. Hope that helps.

 

[pete55]

Hi

Firstly I'd check to make sure your temperature is accurate and run at 37.2C if possible. Maintain as low a humidity as you can with vents open. Employ daily cooling for 15 minutes after Day 7. Also hand turn the eggs daily through 180 degrees in alternating directions. After the first week position the eggs on their sides but with the blunt end slightly elevated at 20-30 degree angle to encourage normal position. Dont increase humidity until external pipping. Also candle the eggs and mark the air cell at 21 days and position with the greatest amount of air cell uppermost. Keep in that position if your auto turn just does 90 degree turns, that is not complete half turns. I think thats what the Brinsea models do.

Even breech chicks will try to position correctly if they're healthy.

Pete