Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Marty1876]

SM and CJ-

Yep, cuteness overload. Like candy on Christmas!!

 

[JulieNKC]

Ok here are my babies that hatched last night and today. Some of them kicked off their shells too early so they are in the "Hospital Area". I am keeping their little cords covered with a damp paper towel so they can absorb it before it dries out.


all resting up



First one born, and he is a BUGGER

Aww, how sweet!

cuteness overload

I'll ask in here, but also posted in hatching/incubating forum -
Our school is 'willing' to purchase us an incubator for our chicken/duck hatching project and the owner will take 2 of what we hatch as well.
Good 'affordable' incubator suggestions? The cheaper the better. Won't be used often - maybe a couple times a year max.

I'd ask local 4h if they know of anywhere to rent one. I believe there are places that will lend them to schools.

I'm still catching up too! Us poor Washingtonians always come in at the back end of the convo.


I would love to hatch a dragon. But I think those eggs are the size of a car...

Aww. I want hatchlings again! My babies are still less than a week and I already want more!




Totally!

16 Black East Indies
28 Runner
4 Random from my flock (not sure which girls are laying)
2 Mystery Geese




Exactly. As it is, I'm still working on fixing Pocket's legs and that's frustrating enough. I suspect that this may be a common issue with runners since they stand upright. If the legs are even slightly off....

How's pocket doing?

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

I'll ask in here, but also posted in hatching/incubating forum -
Our school is 'willing' to purchase us an incubator for our chicken/duck hatching project and the owner will take 2 of what we hatch as well.
Good 'affordable' incubator suggestions? The cheaper the better. Won't be used often - maybe a couple times a year max.

I would go with the Little Giant still air. It's 40 bucks at Tractor Supply. For what you need it for and the budget you probably have (I've worked in Education), I think it would be the most cost effective and easiest to acquire.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Why do I keep missing 70?!?

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

No whole or cracked corn, both load fat reserves onto a goose and they collect fat new the reproductive organs and can lead to reduced fertility.


I know when I bath them they can get soaked to,the skin easily. Never seen anything stating they can sink though. All of ours have the largest plastic baby pools from Walmart.

We feed a mix of the following:
Mazuri waterfowl feed
Black Oil Sunflower Seeds
Whole Oats

They eat very little feed, but must have lots of greens/grazing time as well as clean water to keep feathers looking their best. When they do their fall molts is when the feathers look the absolute best.

They are a very calm, quiet breed and can be easily bullied by other geese and animals. Our African geese are not allowed near the Sebastopols because of this.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

CG: That thread was freakin' Hilarious!

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Hey Celtic, do you have any Chinese Geese? Someone on here does. The ones with the bump on their heads.. I think he said Chinese.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

We have Africans, they have knobs too like the Chinese. Africans have shorter thicker necks, Chinese have long slim necks sorta swan like.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Celtic, thank you for telling me this! Cause we have pilgrims too. (or soon will) and i would not want the pilgrims picking on sebs. plus we have to many chickens yards all over the place to make a special goose yard too. My mom says thank you too! We will probably just stick with pilgrims...

 

[Marty1876]

Hi Celtic. Thanks for the receipe.

Glad things with hubby are progressing.

How do the seb smooth/curly genes work? As you know, they sebs I got are from curly and straight parents. Is it like the toulouse buff/white thing, or will some be curly, or semi-curly (like the human curly/straight hair gene)?

I guess I could go the goose thread, but since you were allready here, and got me thinking about goosie questioins.... LOL