Egg Comparisons

[jasper65 6]

Just a couple of Pictures of two Finnish Eggs laid pretty recent from two well known Finnish Gos lines. the smaller Egg came off a pretty decent size bird averageing over 3lb and the Larger if the two came off a bird a few Oz's short of 4lb....

 

The reason I have put the pic's up is to show "Big birds do lay bigger eggs", its obviouse to me but some people expecially one guy I was talking to recently just can't grasp it. how they turn out at penning is a different matter! which is fair point if the male thats being used is from a small gene pool, but the general rule of thumb is the bigger the bird the bigger the eggs ......

 

Jasper

[D.A.Z 0]

tony, thats well tidy how they come out with a best before date on them

thanks daz

[jasper65 6]

tony, thats well tidy how they come out with a best before date on them

thanks daz

 

Nice one DAZ . I save all the Infertile one's and get them in the frying pan! a Gos egg sandwich takes some beating mate, expecially one thats been in the Incubator for a good few days ....

 

Jasper

[D.A.Z 0]

tony, thats well tidy how they come out with a best before date on them

thanks daz

 

Nice one DAZ . I save all the Infertile one's and get them in the frying pan! a Gos egg sandwich takes some beating mate, expecially one thats been in the Incubator for a good few days ....

 

Jasper

 

lets hope you dont get any butties this year then mate

[SPAR 2]

Tony do you keep a record of the eggs weight loss from being laid to pipping etc,

would be interested.

Another thing is what temperature and humidity do you run your incubator at and how much humidity do you put it up closer to the time they are ready the hatch.

It getting me in the mood to do some quail again

[jasper65 6]

Yep Spar I take a fresh egg weight like in the picture and run it through a small program a friend knocked up for me on the pc! its handy as even if I take eggs that have say had 10 days Natural it will Calculate back to near as Damn it the fresh eggs weight to the day the eggs was laid, having said that if they have had Natural they normally come out like shelling peas....

 

Nearly all the eggs don't loose enough weight and need Drying out, some people sand them and some people have Incubators with more or less forced air as and when they need it, I just stick holes in the f*****g things....

 

As they Pip they go in my Hatcher! still air Curfew Inc with water in the wells, Running around about 60 - 70% RH, My finn eggs pip at 34 and if it all goes right out at 36

 

Jasper

[Guest bullterrier]

tony how many eggs do get from each female gos each season and do you take them all or leave them with a few and in a good year how many chicks would raise thanks . ..john

[jasper65 6]

tony how many eggs do get from each female gos each season and do you take them all or leave them with a few and in a good year how many chicks would raise thanks . ..john

 

It Varies mate from year to year! last I would rather forget about it was a nightmare. this year we'll see! I can't count my chickens before they hatch so to speak .....

 

I double clutch Pairs John and Pull the Imprints! the Imprints get some Dummies to play wth until any Hatch and then some go back with Parents and some go for Imprints...

 

I have learned now that a whole lot of eggs don't always mean a whole lot of Youngsters!! 34 Gos eggs last year and not much to show for it due to lack of Semen , hopefully a vast Improvement this year.....

 

Jasper

[Guest bullterrier]

lets hope you have a good year tony .. ..john