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    Gander losing stability, can't stand

    this is good to know, and just to add he hasn't been coughing but he does kinda make a little bit of a squeak sometimes. I gather something respiratory must be happening.
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    Gander losing stability, can't stand

    Thank you so much for your reply Goosebaby. I live in Oregon so it's just impossibly wet this time of year and he easily could have gotten into something in the compost pile, or been exposed to something. I have also seen him nibbling on the old back porch wooden guard rail which has some wood...
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    Gander losing stability, can't stand

    Hi All, I have a 10 month old Dewlap Toulouse gander that has been off for about a month. I noticed he was stumbling over his feet and just seeming uncoordinated, he did perk up at one point for a few days but has now declined again and can now no longer stand up. Things to note: - He is now...
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    Bantam Cochins, Seramas, etc ( mostly new cockerels and a few randoms)

    Time to thin the spring hatch. Located in Yamhill County, Oregon. These would be great project birds, pets or 4-H birds. All came from great bloodlines, hatched myself on 5/16. Now 3 months old. Last picture without description is one of my favorite birds- black mottled bantam Cochin...
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    Incubator Face-Off! comparison and review

    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...
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    Incubator Face-Off! comparison and review

    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!
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    Incubator Face-Off! comparison and review

    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...
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    Incubator Face-Off! comparison and review

    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...
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    Incubator Face-Off! comparison and review

    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...
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    Goose egg rescue

    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...
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    Goose egg rescue

    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...
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    Goose egg rescue

    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...
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    Goose egg rescue

    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...
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    Thank you! That worked!

    Thank you! That worked!
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    Incubator Face-Off! comparison and review

    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...
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