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"!!!
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"!!!