The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Anke on March 14, 2015, 11:53:48 am
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So our pair have finally got down to it, found an egg this morning. I had been wondering as she seemed to have made a nest-like indentation in the straw in the corner of their house... but still a nice surprise! Only a month behind.... these are 1st timers, Pilgrim geese!
Daughter had already blown the egg and plans to paint it, as her 1st ever goose egg... ::)
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You're not far behind me - two of mine started last weekend and the third is yet to start (unless she's hiding them somewhere). Yet to check fertility.....
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Mine must have started about a week ago, pity she's found a muddy patch behind a little hut, eggs look like they've been rolling round a rugby field. ::)
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I will only try to incubate a little later, book says that the first few have really thick shells and that gives even more problems with moisture loss... (we had a bad result with bought-in eggs last year, with almost all eggs "dead in the shell", most likely I had kept the incy too damp..).
So we had omelette for lunch today!