can geese and ducks share a nest?

Miss Lydia said:

Quote: @sweety birds she sounds like a new mom. Ducks and geese will sometimes sit together if raised together. I am wondering if the duck isn't trying to take the eggs. What type of nest does the goose have?

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sweety birds said:

her nest is in a kennel (never been used by anything other than a bird but it is actually a kennel) covered roof arch doorway and it is made of wood shavings and straw. i put wood shavings all over the floor when i put it in position, and left the straw for her in the door way, she made a bonny round nest quite deep, and eggs were being laid in there, up until a few days ago when it seemed to have been distroyed, i leave her straw by the door if she needs it she can get it and has been seen taking strands before, so i don't think me leaving her straw would have upset her. she has the nest to herself now, but it's funny how you said about growing up together. the ducks and geese were gotten at different times the duck first, by a few months, but they actually came from the same place. Pudding the goose is 2years old, i was told she laid last year with a different mate, but her eggs were not viable and nothing came, the previous home thinks this was the gander as he died shortly after, this time she has a new mate "dinner" chosen herself and he is 1 year old x

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sweety birds said:

to be honest i have never seen them myself, but my brother in law has reported seeing them, and laughed because he had chosen to get lucky while she was having a bath in a deep puddle and she was getting dunked under, i call it the get lucky puddle as the drake chooses the same puddle.
i know it is rather early for her to lay and was not expecting it, but i think it's due to mild weather we have had, very mixed one minute it's mild and the next it's 100mph winds and ice.
should i just dispose of these eggs, try and incubate myself or give them back to her to try again?

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jchny2000 said:

I am pulling eggs myself, we are getting severe wind chills and single digit temps.First time mom will do better in warmer weather for sure. If it were me I would incubate.

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sweety birds said:

Quote: Sure, I would love to be able to help! She will continue to lay, for sure. Many folks collect eggs to encourage the goose to continue laying, myself as well. Since she is Embden, her egg count will be around 30 eggs max, possibly more since this isn't her first year. Geese have a short laying season. With my flock, I normally get around 90 or so gosling a year, and always sell out. Oops meant to add it was about 18:00 here.

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sweety birds said:

to be honest i have never seen them myself, but my brother in law has reported seeing them, and laughed because he had chosen to get lucky while she was having a bath in a deep puddle and she was getting dunked under, i call it the get lucky puddle as the drake chooses the same puddle.
i know it is rather early for her to lay and was not expecting it, but i think it's due to mild weather we have had, very mixed one minute it's mild and the next it's 100mph winds and ice.
should i just dispose of these eggs, try and incubate myself or give them back to her to try again?

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