It seems to vary from individual to individual. Some of my birds have taken quite awhile to break the habit while others are back to swimming and foraging within the hour.
Breaking broodiness is similar to breaking a hen from it.
I also say go for it. There's several factors involved for fertility but I have heard of cases of eggs being fertile weeks after a male has passed.
I believe Chinese are the best egg layers.
Buffs will be on the quiter side compared to Africans or Chinese but they can still cause quite a bit of noise.
They look like what people around here call Hatchery Quality Africans. They're adorable! . It sounds like you may very well have a pair...
That's very common. Once breeding season is over they'll probably return back to their friendly demeanor. If the coop is draft free the mother will most likely be able to keep them warm enough on her own.
You shouldn't have any problems breeding father to daughter.
If you're raising them together from babies I think they'll be okay either way. If you have enough females around you'll probably be fine with two ganders.
If I'm not mistaken Embdens can be sexed by down color as day olds. I've never had them before so I'm not 100 percent sure of that.
It's no problem at all. Yes, geese do much better with a companion. Sex probably won't be a problem now but later on ganders may try to breed the ducks.What breed of gosling do you have? Some breeds can be sexed fairly accurately by color when very young.
Welcome to the geese section ,
1. I have most of my goslings out by 4 weeks. However, I'm in Texas so it's pretty much always hot down here. I do usually give them a heat lamp for the first 2 weeks outside and any chilly days.
2. I would look at some of the stickies in the duck section...