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Geese and ducks
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[IMG][B]https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/7246370/width/200/height/400[/B][/B]I had a ebden goose and bought 3 goslings ,2 were related and one is not. My issue is that the one is a a male who is always with the ebden goose (i asume he is a male due to the two big bumps between his legs) but the 2 sisters( which i asume cause they only have a V between thier legs) only hang out with my ducks. They want nothing to do with the other 2 and are very agressive with them. They act like they are trying to breed with each other with taking turns trying to climb on each other. They were raised together and only been the last month that they have started this. They are 6 months old .Anyone ever had this issue. The first pic is of what i think is my gander the second pic is of the sisters(I think). And they are American buff[/QUOTE]
@mustbcrazy Welcome to BYC... since I haven't had this problem with my geese I am hoping maybe @servpolice or
@jchny2000 might be able to help and if you can get some pics of full body front that will help too, but I am thinking the one pic of your goose with the Embden is a gander.
I have 2 pairs and they cannot even be separated for 2 sec with out totally freaking out so I am not much help here with this Beautiful geese.
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The 2 sisters pictured with my ducks looks the same as my ebden goose, but the way they act toward the other two is what gets me. And they will not leave the ducks, they act like they are trying to breed, but can't decide who's on top. Would age be a factor, they are about 7 months
Age is a factor for sure, they are just becoming mature. I have a flurry of this going on here with my youngsters. I have these breeds, but both Embden and Buff are very hard to sex before fully matured. The bumps on the belly are called Lobes, and usually the males have one lobe, females have 2. Females necks are shorter, legs are thinner and shorter. Their voices are about the same.
Hope this helps some.
Hope this helps some.
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The buff pictured with my ebden goose has two lobes, while my ebden only has one, like a "V" in between her legs. The other two have more of a single lobe. If the 2 were males, wouldn't they be going after the other buff and ebden to breed?
the lobes has nothing to do with male or female, that is just how they are built it's called a kneel and waterfowl that are bred to be heavy have the kneel, according to dave holderreads book on ducks but i think it mentions this in geese too, to store more nutrients and to hold some fat.
the buff is a heavy weight breed and embden is medium weight i believe,
the buff is a heavy weight breed and embden is medium weight i believe,
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Well, I'm confused. I just hope the two siblings don't think that their ducks and try to breed with them. I'll try to take more pics while the sun is up
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Embden is heavy weight
American Buff Medium weight according to the Book of Geese.
Ok I guess I just got mixed up 
It happens to me alot.Ok I guess I just got mixed up
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