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update! Day 29- all 6 ducks hatched- 2 pipped backwards, which needed assist and one of those is not super thriving but everyone else seems to be doing well and fluffing up- I only had 1 of the remaining bantam Cochins hatch on day 22, yesterday, so today I picked it up some surrogate friends so...

tonight is day 27 for my Runner ducks and day 21 for my cochin bantams and we have 2 duck eggs pipped!! I know they will take a while to hatch, but its almost day 22 for the cochin bantams and I am worried they have not pipped yet. usually they go a little earlier. crossing my fingers!

I almost forgot how difficult it is to twiddle your thumbs on lockdown days!! I have my 6 Runner Duck eggs and 2 remaining Bantam Bobtail Cochin eggs ( originally started 24 in the 360 but shipping was rough) in my Kebonnix both set to hatch starting thursday/friday! the wait is sooo hard. I...

Hi Y'all! Update: eggs have been coming and going over the last week or two, getting things organized into the proper incubators. Duck eggs are a few days out from hatch and I ended up with 6 strong eggs between Janoel12 and Kebonnix- I felt the Kebonnix had the most accurate and stable...

Day 10 on the Runner Duck eggs. I checked for viable life today- still have 9 strong babies! 4 left in the Janoel12 and 5 left in the Kebonnix. Notes on each bator- The Janoel and Kebonnix seem to stay within a degree or so. The Janoel has slightly larger swings up and down within that...

Unfortunately this is correct. While it might seem like a rescue mission, the egg has not formed a zygote yet so technically there is no life saved as the sperm cell and the egg cell have not connected yet. There is no life in it. This process only happens after hours of incubation at the proper...

Thread 'Goose Incubation & Hatching Guide - Completed!!!!' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed.491013/ This is the most comprehensive goose egg incubation thread for the geese eggs that are coming- what breed are you getting btw...

Interesting. Your intro post simply said you and your friend found it at a pond. The road seems like pertinent information. While you may be able to help the birds themselves when in danger, in the state of Colorado you do need a permit to even handle a Canadian goose egg. You may be able to...

I feel I have to agree with what huntmaster said. It takes many days for a goose to lay their entire clutch of eggs. They don't sit on them consistently until they are ready to synchronize their development. The mother was likely off foraging, leaving her egg behind knowing it wasn't ready to be...

Today I decided to take a snap shot of my Govee thermohygrometer grafts showing the whole days fluctuation and averages. Each image has the name of the incubator it represents. The NR 360 keeps a TIGHT temperature rating as you can see barely fluctuating, while the Janoel and Kebonnix oscillate...

This is awesome!! I also started out making my own. My first about 17 years ago was an old Colman cooler that I rigged with a lamp and a water heater thermostat. It worked wonderfully. After a few years it broke down and fell apart- I tried to make more iterations, fancier each time but none...

I tried to join and he declined me :/ I’m not sure why, maybe he thought I was a fake Facebook profile?

Seccond set of eggs came to put a first batch into the NR 360. A little dirty on some, I decided to wash the single dirtiest one. Unfortunately one of the goose eggs was rotten upon arrival. It smelled bad, was a little damp but no cracks. Dark one in photo. It started to ooze as it heated up...

Thank you for this! :) I discovered the weird egg was in fact rotten. It started seeping from its pores within a few hours of incubating so I quickly pulled it. I was just curious if anyone’s had a good personal experience or comes with recommendation.