What day is lockdown on a goose egg

[sowens824]

There is the crack and I hear peeping

 

[sowens824]

Yes I am so excited!! I have to run to town so that should keep me at bay for at least an hour I will definitely post pics

 

[sowens824]

It may be in a rush I wasn't expecting it to go quickly as it has!

 

[sowens824]

Not much progress since the first crack and it stopped peeping for the moment I hope it's doing ok in there

 

[sowens824]

I'm reading horror stories I hope my baby hasn't internally and externally pipped at the same time

 

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[sowens824]

I also put Lola in the bathroom where the incubator is so it will give the lil one some encouragement maybe if it hears her loud peeping it will want to come see what the ruckus is. Although Lola doesnt understand why I have her in there lol I have also began speaking to the egg an it peeps when it hears me.

 

[sowens824]

Hmm yeah it looks like what you posted doesn't really have a lot of shadowing, so no need to worry too much right now if he just started! Expect internal pip tomorrow. What breed is he again? If he's a heavier breed, he's going to take longer than 28 days. I believe my dewlaps took 32. Pyxis gave you some good pics!

Kinda late on these vids but here you go:

An egg without shadowing. The cell is drawn down quite a bit, and a + is marked on (what used to be) the lowest end of the air cell, so I know 1. which way is up and 2. where to expect internal and external pip.

Shadowing becoming visible. Shadowing is when you can see little grey shadows moving above the air cell line. It's different from seeing the baby wiggling below the air cell. You can usually see a little more than this as she gets further along.

An internal pip! You can see her little beak. She's also breathing, as you can see...If you held your ear up to her, you'd be able to hear her clicking. She took a little while to actually start whistling at me.

If you talk to them at this stage, by the way, they will hear you and start imprinting on your voice.

The breed is half African/Tolousse sorry just read this part I didn't see it last night.

 

[sowens824]

Ok is it normal for the gosling to not peep in the egg right now? I don't hear anything is it resting and preparing to hatch? Or should I be concerned?

 

[Tenrec]

Can you see its little bill? Can you see it breathing? As long as its breathing fresh air from the outside (which is what the external pip should give it), it's ok. Goslings will get frighteningly quiet after external pip. They are resting and absorbing the rest of their yolk. They're not quite like a baby chicken, which have shorter periods of rest and make lots more noise. They squeak a lot coming out though.

If you are really very worried, you can do the safety hole, which will at least make it so she has two sources of fresh air should one hole occlude. You have to keep it VERY humid in there after you do that, though.

That egg has kept her safe and nourished for the past 28 days. As long as she has air, she's going to be okay in it a little while longer, don't worry. Sending good energy to you both.

And yes, the peeping (and respiratory clicks) of another embryo and even the vocalizations of the mother will stimulate her to move along. There have been studies done on embryonic communication and its effect on hatching chicks -- It's good to talk to them, and it's even better to have other embryos at the same stage with them. I'm sure Lola's vocalizations could have a similarly positive impact.