goose breeding

Hey everyone! I'm somewhat new to broody geese and I have some questions and would love input from anyone who knows more than me. I got a breeding pair of Chinese geese (who raised a flock of golsing they hatched last year) and this is their second year with eggs. They just started laying. I...

2 ganders (both 9 months old and related) chase away all female geese except one. The 2 ganders and 1 goose are an inseparable group. The other 3 female geese are now in a different, adjoining enclosure because they are scared of the males that now charge the fence divider (necks down and...

Looking to increase my small gaggle with pretty additions. I have 3 mixed geese that are half white Sebastopol / half pomeranian saddleback (probably all female). Also have 3 colored Sebastopol - one male lavender, one male buff, and one female buff. They are all 8+ months old and the males are...

Hello All!:frow I used my nurture right 360 to hatch my first few goose eggs, and it worked great! Its too small to hatch a larger number of goose eggs, so I got a GQF cabinet incubator to be able to do more eggs from my flock. I was curious how seasoned hatchers hatch their goose eggs? During...

My problem is about to identify the specie of geese I have. I ll attach photos and videos (maybe, edit: I can't). It is a male female couple. She laid 11 eggs, first ones. I am afraid that she won't broode? She lives alone with her partner. They all have very big separate space. I am looking for...

I have six Emden geese that are getting a bit too loud and I need to cut the flock to 3 or 4 but I don't know how to properly sex them. I tried listening to their honks to try and sex them that way but I can barely tell. Are there any other ways to sex them without messing with their cloacas...

My pet goose Peggy has been a wonderful and beloved addition to our flock since i got her along with my turkeys last year. we love how friendly she is, she was even a star attraction at a school petting zoo a few months back and shes been giving us a massive egg every other day since January...

I have a trio of Sebastopol who are all 3-4 years old; this is my first season with them. My one girl, Anastasia, started laying about 2 weeks ago, and I got an egg from her on the 17, 19, and 24. The weather has been weird, so I think it’s throwing her off. I thought my other girl, Dolly, laid...

So, I was waiting for someone to make this thread but I got a suprise this morning on the 1st of January 2020 which forced me to start the 2020 Gosling Hatch-A-Long :) I've never had a goose egg this early and everyone here is suprised but yet again not suprised because the mating, fighting and...

I'm looking into getting some geese to raise for meat and I was wondering if anyone has any good links or book recommendations. I'm looking more for how to better the geese you already have and what to look for when selecting breeding stock. Would it be similar to selecting chicken stock...