Virtual Poultry

Woo Hoo up to 10 eggs and last night she started to feather line it, they pull lots of the soft down under feathers out to make a beautifully soft cushion for the eggs to lie on, so full sitting is imminent.
Geese lay eggs over a number of days, laying everyday or sometimes skipping a day, they normally start to sit when they have 10 to 14eggs, but it depends on the size of the goose, she will only sit on however many she thinks she can cover and keep at the correct temperature.
For the last few days she has started sitting a few times each day, for half an hour or so, stopping the eggs getting too cold. So fingers crossed these will all develop well. You can See that the eggs differ in colour a lot. They are all in fact a pure brilliant white, but the weather has been quite wet so she is making them steadily muddier (the last three days have been dry - can you tell!)