DUCKS AND GEESE 



ature of about 80 to 85 degrees. All goose eggs 

 whether in incubators or under hens or geese should 

 be tested once during the hatch. The best time to 

 do this is sometime between the tenth and four- 

 teenth days, when any infertile eggs or dead germs 

 should be thrown out. 



Moisture for Hatching Eggs. Where eggs are 

 being hatched in an incubator, there is need for the 

 use of considerable moisture. It should be added 

 first at about the end of the first week of incubation 

 and should be repeated a couple of times during the 

 second week. This can best be done by sprinkling 

 the eggs liberally with water heated to about 100 

 degrees. Beginning with the 15th day and until 2 

 or 3 days before the eggs are ready to hatch soak 

 them in warm water for from one-half a minute to a 

 minute once every 2 or 3 days. For the last 2 or 3 

 days do this daily. 



When the eggs are being hatched by chicken 

 hens or geese in nests indoors or in boxes or barrels 

 and in dry weather, moisture should be added in the 

 same manner and with the same frequency and 

 amount as in the incubator. When the nest is on 

 damp ground, it is not necessary to use any moisture 

 on the eggs. 



Hatching. Goslings as a rule hatch rather slowly 

 and somewhat unevenly, especially when under 

 hens. For this reason it is well to remove each gos- 

 ling as it hatches from under the hen or goose and 

 place it in a covered, cloth-lined box or basket and 



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