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Geese dont lay?

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We started off 4 years ago with a trio of embden geese and between the 2 girls they laid roughly 10 eggs a year for 2 years then we got another pair and that year everything stopped. We never got any more eggs so last year we sold the oriiginal gander and the older goose and kept one older goose and a pair of young ones. We still havnt had any eggs this year though. We see them sitting and making nests, same as last year, but we're getting no eggs? Is there something we're not doing or do they need something specific to get them to lay? It's quite annoying since we would like to hatch some eggs

The Birds; Pair Salmon Faverolles, Cochin xs, black rock hen, pair of saxonys, quartet of white campbells, pair blue bibbed call ducks, 1 khaki campbell, 1 rouen(mix), 1 bali runner, 4 cross ducks, 2 cross drakes, pair of welsh harlequin, trio bronze turkeys, trio embden geese, pair gold dutch bantams, 7 cochinx chicks.

 

In the Bator; 1 lavender araucana, 3 cream legbar, 4 lavender pekin, 6...

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The Birds; Pair Salmon Faverolles, Cochin xs, black rock hen, pair of saxonys, quartet of white campbells, pair blue bibbed call ducks, 1 khaki campbell, 1 rouen(mix), 1 bali runner, 4 cross ducks, 2 cross drakes, pair of welsh harlequin, trio bronze turkeys, trio embden geese, pair gold dutch bantams, 7 cochinx chicks.

 

In the Bator; 1 lavender araucana, 3 cream legbar, 4 lavender pekin, 6...

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post #2 of 4

are you sure that they are not laying and the eggs are getting eaten by a preditor???  Are you feeding them good quality layer feed?  I'm no goose expert by far, just a couple suggestions?

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I'm pretty sure they're not getting eaten cause we're getting eggs from all the other birds and we had them locked in the other night with no success. They get fed layers pellets and barley aswell as being free range all day to graze
 

The Birds; Pair Salmon Faverolles, Cochin xs, black rock hen, pair of saxonys, quartet of white campbells, pair blue bibbed call ducks, 1 khaki campbell, 1 rouen(mix), 1 bali runner, 4 cross ducks, 2 cross drakes, pair of welsh harlequin, trio bronze turkeys, trio embden geese, pair gold dutch bantams, 7 cochinx chicks.

 

In the Bator; 1 lavender araucana, 3 cream legbar, 4 lavender pekin, 6...

Reply

The Birds; Pair Salmon Faverolles, Cochin xs, black rock hen, pair of saxonys, quartet of white campbells, pair blue bibbed call ducks, 1 khaki campbell, 1 rouen(mix), 1 bali runner, 4 cross ducks, 2 cross drakes, pair of welsh harlequin, trio bronze turkeys, trio embden geese, pair gold dutch bantams, 7 cochinx chicks.

 

In the Bator; 1 lavender araucana, 3 cream legbar, 4 lavender pekin, 6...

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post #4 of 4

they may have been nervous if they werent used to being locked up. .. They can hide them in some pretty sneaky spots. Good luck hope you stary getting more Eggs

I have about 20 Mature Hens and Roosters Different Breeds (RIR's, EE's, OEGB, Buff Orp.'s)  and approximately 60 Chicks different ages and a large variety adding more constantly (Jersey Giants, Black Australorp, White leghorn, Buff Orps.'s RIR and mixed bred), Three Dogs One Pure Bread Doxie two mixed Breeds, 4 Ducks (2 white Peking, One Muscovy, One mixed breed)2 baby Mallard chicks , 2...

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I have about 20 Mature Hens and Roosters Different Breeds (RIR's, EE's, OEGB, Buff Orp.'s)  and approximately 60 Chicks different ages and a large variety adding more constantly (Jersey Giants, Black Australorp, White leghorn, Buff Orps.'s RIR and mixed bred), Three Dogs One Pure Bread Doxie two mixed Breeds, 4 Ducks (2 white Peking, One Muscovy, One mixed breed)2 baby Mallard chicks , 2...

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