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 #1780827


Gottee guy
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 Canadian goose egg

i found a canadian goose egg on my lawn today.it looks abandoned.i’m sure it’s not a chicken egg because it isn’t as narrow as a chicken egg and has dirt marks all on it, though it is about the same size. we have some(alot) of geese around here.i kept it the way it was when i found it but i read on a website that you should turn the egg daily...what do i do about turning it? and what’s a good substrate for incubation?

i was wondering,if it’s fertile(which i’m checking tonight),what temp(s). should i keep it at? it is around 60 degrees F at night and 75-80 degrees F in the day.i live in ontario. my house is around 80 degrees.
07/02/08  05:04pm

 #1781265


Rebecca Wright
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   Message To: Gottee guy   In reference to Message Id: 1780827


 Canadian goose egg

I cant really help on temps... you might be able to find a website that has that info but I can tell you when you turn the egg be carefull not to shake it or drop it, make sure you gently set it down, I dont know how delicate geese eggs are tho... GL!
07/02/08  11:58pm

 #1781596


Flamingflower
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   Message To: Rebecca Wright   In reference to Message Id: 1781265


 Canadian goose egg

If it is a Canadian goose egg, remember that most migrate in the autumn. You could, however, see if any of the adult pairs (with goslings of similar age) would adopt it out. I wouldn’t try to prevent it, if it hatches, from flying when it feathers out, in my opinion it is a very cruel option to take. Especially for a gosling that would have been wild. But that is only if you wish to keep it. However, since it was found lying on the ground by itself, there is always the chance that it will be infertile =P



07/03/08  11:32am

 #1781762


Gottee guy
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   Message To: Flamingflower   In reference to Message Id: 1781596


 Canadian goose egg

yeah,that’s what i think it is. it was just lying between 2 rocks about 5 feet away from the water. but i will still check once i get a flashlight.
one website said to keep it at 80-90 degrees. another website said 55-60 degrees. which should i beleive if it is fertile?
07/03/08  02:42pm

 #1782110


TarantulaGuy
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   Message To: Gottee guy   In reference to Message Id: 1781762


 Canadian goose egg

80-90....50 degrees would kill an embryo extremely quickly.
07/03/08  07:30pm

 #1783363


Ledroc567
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   Message To: TarantulaGuy   In reference to Message Id: 1782110


 Canadian goose egg

at 80 they develope abnormally. at 50 they die. 105 is the point of mortallity. a great temp would be 90-95degrees F
07/05/08  09:18am

 #1783805


TarantulaGuy
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   Message To: Ledroc567   In reference to Message Id: 1783363


 Canadian goose egg

And for the record, because I’m anal. Its not a Canadian goose. Its a Canada Goose egg. :) And yes, 90-95 is probably what I’d recommend as well, but odds are your egg is either infertile, or has died, but you never know. Have you candled it yet?
07/05/08  06:51pm

 #1785739


Gecko craze
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   Message To: TarantulaGuy   In reference to Message Id: 1783805


 Canadian goose egg

I breed poultry..I have an incubator, and I’ve hatched out many goose eggs. My first question is, do you have chickens? Because a goose egg is WAY bigger than chickens, so if the one you found is the same size as a chickens, I doubt it’s a goose. Maybe a mallard duck though?

Next, the websites you were looking at were reffering to storage temperature. This would be when you collect the egg, to when you wantt o start incubating it. Fertile eggs stay viable for up to two weeks if kept at the proper temperature, so yours might still be viable.

If you choose to incubate, you must keep it at 102 degrees F if in a still air incubator (onw without a fan) or 99-100 F if in an incubator with a fan. I would say if you are trying to hatch it under a lamp or something, 100-101 would be a perfect temperature. You must keep the temp almost perfectly stable, any fluctuations will kill/deform the embryo. I’ve never hatched an egg under a lamp, but I hear that it is next to impossible (sorry). If you want to try though, you have to turn it at least three times a day. Morning afternoon and night. A goose egg takes apporximately 28-30 days to hatch.

Good luck :)
07/07/08  01:56pm

 #1802929


Beadrded dragon man
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   Message To: Gecko craze   In reference to Message Id: 1785739


 Canadian goose egg

ok i know from experanc i hatcht one this year and turn it 3 times a day and keep the egg at a consetent 101 to 102 degreas farenhight and i am only 13 but i have benn hatching ducks geese chickens so do that and at the last 3 days of incubation stop turning the egg so it can go in to hatching posishon and at 28 to 30 days a baby goose will pop out of the egg and the day befor hatching you can here the baby moving and whatch the egg it moves it is relly cool
07/20/08  11:25am


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