I wanted to question you guys on geese stats. I'm looking at books and sometimes books vary a lot. Like I've had some books quote Saxony ducks at less than a hundred eggs a year, and others quote it way up there by other ducks. I've seen the same for misquoting Pekings and Runner duck egg numbers also. And then when I had my own pekings and runner ducks the egg production was actually much better than what books said. And they were both pretty good layers! Even one book from another quotes way different figures on the ducks. So if its like that with ducks then I have to think that its the same with Geese.
So this is what prompted me to want to go over this with some ppl like you guys that have experience. And see what you thought. I wanted to get a few questions on geese bounced off you.
And first of all big thank you also. Its nice to be able to ask people stuff (while we still have power and internet).
So here goes; I'm trying to find a geese species that would have the best blend of meat production overall with egg production affecting that also. So if you know... one type hatches more goslings, that's overall more meat later when you factor that in? And I'm trying to especially ask this regarding the heavyweight geese; like out of the group of embdens, toullouse, african, American Buff, and other 20+ lb birds if I missed any... how do they rank with egg production? What do you think on this and about how they rank? And curious what you'd quote for egg production per year on the heavier geese breeds? (The book doesn't quote Chinese or White Chinese as a heavyweight breed... not sure if that's a mistake or not.)
Thanks.
Book says; Embden up around 20 eggs in one book, up to 30 in another; quotes Toulouse at about 25 to 30 eggs; American Buff 10 to 20 eggs; Not sure on Africans.
And once again I'm asking if you see differences on that? Are the figures wrong? Also the books didn't distinguish between dewlap and non-dewlap Toulouse, which seems like they should differ.
And which breeds would you rank #1 and #2 for overall getting the most gain quickly over time for them growing and reproducing?
Thanks for any input.
So this is what prompted me to want to go over this with some ppl like you guys that have experience. And see what you thought. I wanted to get a few questions on geese bounced off you.
And first of all big thank you also. Its nice to be able to ask people stuff (while we still have power and internet).
So here goes; I'm trying to find a geese species that would have the best blend of meat production overall with egg production affecting that also. So if you know... one type hatches more goslings, that's overall more meat later when you factor that in? And I'm trying to especially ask this regarding the heavyweight geese; like out of the group of embdens, toullouse, african, American Buff, and other 20+ lb birds if I missed any... how do they rank with egg production? What do you think on this and about how they rank? And curious what you'd quote for egg production per year on the heavier geese breeds? (The book doesn't quote Chinese or White Chinese as a heavyweight breed... not sure if that's a mistake or not.)
Thanks.
Book says; Embden up around 20 eggs in one book, up to 30 in another; quotes Toulouse at about 25 to 30 eggs; American Buff 10 to 20 eggs; Not sure on Africans.
And once again I'm asking if you see differences on that? Are the figures wrong? Also the books didn't distinguish between dewlap and non-dewlap Toulouse, which seems like they should differ.
And which breeds would you rank #1 and #2 for overall getting the most gain quickly over time for them growing and reproducing?
Thanks for any input.