As all of my customers know, I strategically put together a male and female, based on color and how closely they are related, so that I know exactly who is breeding whom. I keep accurate records, with photos, so that years later I can still refer back to them. Because of the poor hatches and the lack of goslings, I decided to do something this year that I NEVER do. I decided to collect some eggs AFTER my geese were released from their pens and incubate them...field breeding. I decided that if any hatch, I will raise them up so that if I decide to sell them, the customer can see what they are getting. I labeled the eggs "surprise"!!!
The five hatches for this year are done. Adjusting the temperature on one of my incubators did help with the last hatch. I only hatched 16 goslings this year with two dying after hatching. My first couple of customers bought all of the goslings that I was planning on selling. I did keep a few to raise and I may have juveniles available in the fall.
As all of my customers know, I strategically put together a male and female, based on color and how closely they are related, so that I know exactly who is breeding whom. I keep accurate records, with photos, so that years later I can still refer back to them. Because of the poor hatches and the lack of goslings, I decided to do something this year that I NEVER do. I decided to collect some eggs AFTER my geese were released from their pens and incubate them...field breeding. I decided that if any hatch, I will raise them up so that if I decide to sell them, the customer can see what they are getting. I labeled the eggs "surprise"!!!
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It's been a frustrating hatching season. My first hatch did well with 6 goslings hatch, but my second ended up with two hatching, but one had a deformed bill and was blind. I nursed it along but at two weeks old it died. My third hatch which had 11 growing eggs only ended up hatching two. It seems that my eggs are growing until the last week and then die before hatching. I'm thinking it may be my temperature in my incubator. I've adjusted it and we shall see how the next two hatches go.
Also, if you have not visited my for sale page, please know that I do not ship goslings or geese. They are for pick up only in Wilmington Ohio. Thanks! |
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