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Super African dewlap incubation
Sounds like a plan. Flashlights are hard to use if you can make a foil cone around the head that will concentrate the light to a beam it will help. Make sure your in a dark room and concentrate the light into the air cell let the egg rest on its side for a few min first. -
Super African dewlap incubation
I am so sorry. Are you using s strong candler are you putting them on there side to candle them if there upright there hart to read.. 8 of mine are fertile they showed on day 7. My fresh eggs from my flock usually show on day 5 so it did take them a little longer. I would contact the person you... -
Goslings hatching... Problems... Any Advice???
Are they first year hens? There are allot of reasons for late quiets like the one you have with no movement and allot of liquid its not always humidity. I had 11 eggs this last set all from first year hens, getting ready for lock down and when I candled I had one in the group just like that... -
I need your help ,please
Maby @Goosebaby can help I have never seen that on a goose but did have a dog that got something similar we used monistat 7 (yep the female cream) on it it was a yeast infection -
Fodder for goslings
Wheat barley and oats all work. Barley is the easiest. Oats any feed store. barley and wheat your feed store may be able to order on line for you -
Dud eggs/eggs pushed out of nest
The best way to check the eggs is to float them in water if they sink they may be fresh enough. Then candle them to make sure there still clear viable eggs. -
Super African dewlap incubation
sounds like your doing good. My fresh from the nest eggs loose more weight in there last 2 weeks not that much the first 2. So a little more humidity wouldn't hurt. Shipped eggs usually loose moisture in shipping also. sounds like Im only 2 days behind you. -
Super African dewlap incubation
How is the hatching, Mine came on Friday set them Saturday morning. Did a quick candle and fertility looks high didnt want to leave them on there side to do a good candle since a few airs sacks are not stable yet and have a slight saddle. Have allot of my own eggs but these are a little special... -
Super African dewlap incubation
Thats good news means there not first year eggs. -
Weird goose ?
Totally get it. I must have googled fertile eggs 100 times my first year. -
Weird goose ?
White dots are in all eggs of healthy girls it means the egg is fertile BUT not fertilized thats the boy part. When it is fertilized the white dot spreads out and gets a big hallow around it. Most call that the Bullseye. With some of my geese it can be up to 1/4 inch. -
What breed do you believe these to be and why?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/buff-saddleback-pomeranian-geese.1536152/ -
Super African dewlap incubation
Totally get it. The hatching eggs I have coming are from a special line. will be overthinking them because they are shipped. The rest are from my flock so know what to expect. I know what to expect from mine. feel free to ask questions as needed. Will try to help. this is the special tray I made... -
Super African dewlap incubation
soyry didn't mean to offend just where I have it bookmarked on my computer. -
Super African dewlap incubation
I hatch a few hundred of them every year. If you have a gram scale weigh them when you get them I can give you a better idea on hatch time. My whites are still laying a smaller egg around 135-150 grams they hatch around 31 days my Pure-breed Heavyweights lay 170 grams to 210 gram eggs. they... -
Pilgrim auto sexing gene interaction with Chinese colour genes, anyone have experience?
Auto sexing has more to do with the color genetics both breeds have different genetic dependents. Pilgrim link back to the Grey-leg goose and Chinese back to the swan goose. Gets kinda complicated to explain. And they have done lots of papers on it. You can play with the goose calculator to... -
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Goose feather. Is it molting or something else?
Use a similar spray every time I go to a show or introduce new geese. So far never had a problem but prevention is always a pay it forward. Your worm-er will do well. -
Goose feather. Is it molting or something else?
extra vitamins and good feed, mites take allot out of them. white feathers do stain so when he molts it will clean that up. You may want to worm him also. So kind of you to take him on. -
Help, my 1 yo male goose is suddenly acting dizzy. He is eating and drinking, but losing his balance and did fall a couple times. Though he still
If you have any Vitamin B12 or complex B vitamins I would give him some right away, or even poultry cell or a complex vitamin mix. Could he have gotten a hold of anything toxic? Questions that others will ask what do his stools look like? Any discharge from his Nostrils coughing or acting like...