I try to not keep eggs more than 10 days. The older they are the less likely to hatch. One of the problems you run into is the egg loses some of its water content through evaporation as it ages. If it has lost too much water the gosling can have a hard time hatching.
99.5 degrees F 50-60% humidity until the eggs are moved into the hatcher and then up to 85% humidity. If the eggs have been shipped through the mail, you may have to set the humidity higher when in the hatcher.
Thanks for that. Lastly... With the misting do u let them cool down first then mist or you mist as you bring them out? Is the misting all within that 15minute window
@@sahwira I don't take them out of the incubator like some people do. Every eight hours I open the incubator and feel the eggs. I move the warmer eggs to the cooler side of the incubator and the cooler eggs to the warmer side of the incubator. The warmer side is about 102F and the colder side is about 95F. Technically these two extremes are out of range for incubating goose eggs and if the eggs were not rotated the eggs will hatch very poorly if at all. When I rotate the eggs, I mist them all. If I'm in the first two weeks of incubating I mist them after I move the eggs. If I'm in week 3 or week 4 the eggs might feel extra warm when I go to move them. In that case I mist them before I move them and then again after I move them. If the eggs still seem warmer than usual I'll keep the cover off for maybe 5 minutes. The reason I don't have to cool them for 15 minutes is because my incubator doesn't hold a consistent temperature throughout. So I exploit this incubator weakness to help control the temperature of the eggs. The manual temperature regulation doesn't become a problem until weeks 3 and 4. At that stage the embryo generates heat as it is growing. This heat can become so warm that the embryo can die if the temperature isn't reduced. Not all eggs seem to generate heat at the same time it seems. So you have to make sure you check in every 8 hours and feel the eggs. Also, after you rotate and move the eggs, come back and check your temperature after about an hour to make sure things are ok. If the temperature sensor is touching a warmer egg than average this will cause the entire incubator to cool down as the sensor thinks the air temperature is too hot because of the warmer egg that it is touching. The opposite is true if the sensor is touching a cooler egg. This will make the incubator overheat. My hatch rates are a minimum of 80% but typically over 90%>. I can stuff about 24-25 eggs in the incubator that I use. Also, eggs touching each other doesn't seem to matter.
@@Emmybyers good! Yes, start spraying them. Don't let them get too hot. This can happen after about 2 to 2-1/2 weeks. The gosling generates a lot of heat as it is growing inside the egg. The spraying of water helps to cool them. It also helps to increase the humidity in the Incubator. Shoot for 50-60% humidity. It is ok if it jumps up to 70% right after spraying. It should drop down after a little while.
@@thepilgrimgoosehouse2190 since it’s 5 days from hatching to I still use the hot water or do I cool it down. I’ve only ever hatched chicks so I’m not sure.
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How long do you keep the eggs before you put them in the incubator
I try to not keep eggs more than 10 days. The older they are the less likely to hatch. One of the problems you run into is the egg loses some of its water content through evaporation as it ages. If it has lost too much water the gosling can have a hard time hatching.
Please clarify your set temp and humidity parameters. I may have missed that. Though i think i heard u say the temp is set at 99.5
99.5 degrees F
50-60% humidity until the eggs are moved into the hatcher and then up to 85% humidity. If the eggs have been shipped through the mail, you may have to set the humidity higher when in the hatcher.
Thanks for that. Lastly...
With the misting do u let them cool down first then mist or you mist as you bring them out? Is the misting all within that 15minute window
@@sahwira I don't take them out of the incubator like some people do.
Every eight hours I open the incubator and feel the eggs. I move the warmer eggs to the cooler side of the incubator and the cooler eggs to the warmer side of the incubator. The warmer side is about 102F and the colder side is about 95F. Technically these two extremes are out of range for incubating goose eggs and if the eggs were not rotated the eggs will hatch very poorly if at all.
When I rotate the eggs, I mist them all. If I'm in the first two weeks of incubating I mist them after I move the eggs. If I'm in week 3 or week 4 the eggs might feel extra warm when I go to move them. In that case I mist them before I move them and then again after I move them. If the eggs still seem warmer than usual I'll keep the cover off for maybe 5 minutes.
The reason I don't have to cool them for 15 minutes is because my incubator doesn't hold a consistent temperature throughout. So I exploit this incubator weakness to help control the temperature of the eggs.
The manual temperature regulation doesn't become a problem until weeks 3 and 4. At that stage the embryo generates heat as it is growing. This heat can become so warm that the embryo can die if the temperature isn't reduced. Not all eggs seem to generate heat at the same time it seems. So you have to make sure you check in every 8 hours and feel the eggs.
Also, after you rotate and move the eggs, come back and check your temperature after about an hour to make sure things are ok. If the temperature sensor is touching a warmer egg than average this will cause the entire incubator to cool down as the sensor thinks the air temperature is too hot because of the warmer egg that it is touching. The opposite is true if the sensor is touching a cooler egg. This will make the incubator overheat.
My hatch rates are a minimum of 80% but typically over 90%>. I can stuff about 24-25 eggs in the incubator that I use. Also, eggs touching each other doesn't seem to matter.
I haven’t been spraying my goose egg it’s day 23 should I start praying it
Definitely. Are they still alive? Do you see movement?
@@thepilgrimgoosehouse2190 a lot of movement
@@Emmybyers good! Yes, start spraying them. Don't let them get too hot. This can happen after about 2 to 2-1/2 weeks. The gosling generates a lot of heat as it is growing inside the egg. The spraying of water helps to cool them. It also helps to increase the humidity in the Incubator. Shoot for 50-60% humidity. It is ok if it jumps up to 70% right after spraying. It should drop down after a little while.
@@thepilgrimgoosehouse2190 since it’s 5 days from hatching to I still use the hot water or do I cool it down. I’ve only ever hatched chicks so I’m not sure.
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Did u say tina layed 2 eggs in 1 day? Other literature says thats not possible.