I've been gone forever, but I have to update you guys... Gerdie is on day 27 or 28 of sitting and tonight I can hear the little goslings inside their shells! She's on 9 eggs!
USUALLY the honk is reliable. The gander has the high-pitched trumpet and the goose has the low-pitched grunt. It has been true in every goose I've been up close with. Ganders also tend to hold their neck more vertical with their head much higher.
I'm going to give 6 goose eggs to a friend to see how well they hatch. I want to save up all 6 eggs to give her at the same time, but I can't leave them in the nest or they will freeze. I usually manage to collect them withing 5-10 minutes of her laying them and bring them into the house. How...
We live out in the boonies so 4-H isn't a realistic thing for us, but he loves critters! I don't think I'll hatch goslings because I'll end up wanting to keep them all!
Yup, Herdie is in fine form right now also! Silly boy thinks he can sneak up on me..... it's a good thing I love him! But you would think he would be tired of me pinning him down by now? LOL
You'll probably be able to tell when Trina is getting ready to start laying. You'll see her building the nest, and it's a several hours long process. My gander also paces outside of the coop the entire time my goose is inside actively laying, like an expectant daddy at the hospital! Make sure...