The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: NorthWestPoultry.co.uk on March 16, 2010, 01:14:34 am
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hi guys my new pair of white geese has just started to lay i am told they a ment to lay around 40 eggs i have 2 at the moment i am wanting the goose to
sit her own eggs i only want to set around 10 should i pick the eggs up every 2days when she lays one or should i just leave theam till she starts siting then take the rest away and leave ten ?? any advice or methods
cheers
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not sure about geese but if a hen goes broody and sits you wont see anymore eggs for a months, so if geese do that you wont get 40 eggs just 10.... i would like to know if they start laying again after brooding is over as this is my first year with laying geese. ie will i get 60 eggs sooner or later during the year. anyone had success with geese eggs in an incubator,
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I have had mixed success using an incubator, but would use it again as each time brings more experience. Last time I had power offs, but still hatched a couple. the moisture levels are the most important factor I believe, once you can maintain these you have cracked it. I am tempted to try a couple this time just to prove fertillity levels. I don't really need any more geese though.
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marrky.i was told by a goose breeder that incys not very good, best way is to put 3 under a hen then the geese keep laying, do geese need water to mate in... something does but i cant remember what it is, and it isnt fish.
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Goose eggs like getting wet as she gets up for her constitutional ie a swim and comes back with a damp under carriage when your goose will deign to sit on a clutch of eggs; ours never has.We have hatched eggs in the incubator several times with varying success;moisture is the key.
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i did some under a broody hen years ago and i dipped them in luke warm water 2 times a day, they all hatched.
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I just got me first ever goose egg this afternoon. She ran when she saw me so I lifted the egg but she seemed to be looking for it so I put it back. I will wait and see what happens next.
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put a china one in its place, just one or 2 i dont think they can count. i got a load of stone and wooden ones from a charity shop
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I sometimes keep a pot egg in my pocket, to swap into the goose nest when taking one out. Earlier this week I forgot it was now a real egg and ended up with a very messy pocket :dunce:
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hi well i she has now layed 8 eggs and i have took theam all away bar one that i have marked i will take around another 10 away then away then leave her with the rest and hope when she gets a nest full she will sit