how to hatch GOOSE eggs
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Need a crash course in hatching goose eggs?
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First, it’s important to know the basics…
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When?
Domestic geese will only produce eggs for a short time window in the spring.
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Days to Hatch?
Goose eggs can take 28 - 35 days to hatch, depending on breed.
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When to Start Counting?
Day 1 = the first day of incubation via momma goose or electric incubator.
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Make sure her nest is in a safe, secure spot that can’t be accessed by predators.
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Will Mama Goose Leave?
For the first few weeks, she’ll typically leave her nest 1-2 times per day to eat, drink, and poop.
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The last 3-5 days are the “lockdown” period, during which she won’t leave.
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Providing food and water near her nest throughout incubation is helpful, especially during lockdown.
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Piping & Hatching!
“Pipping” is when a gosling uses its egg tooth to begin cracking through the shell.
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From pip to hatch takes 24-48 hours. You should NOT help or you risk killing the gosling.
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Incubating goose eggs yourself is much harder than letting momma goose do it.
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Humidity & temperature have to be precise, you have to regularly turn the eggs, etc.
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Mail-ordering hatching eggs is better than ordering goslings, since goslings can easily die en route.
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