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"Library" ... what was I thinking?! My age is showing.

That's for sure! Dave Holderread has a nice book on raising geese. Check your local library.

I don't know anything about Chinese vs. Toulouse, pros and cons but the Toulouse has been a common barnyard breed raised for meat for eons so they might dress out better but if you are raising geese for meat even cross breeds will work out just fine. Geese are the cheapest critter to raise for...

If you're just raising goslings for the freezer it really doesn't matter but if you are going to sell them (and do you have a market for them?) you might want to separate them by breed. Purebreds will probably sell better than mutts. There is going to be some screeching when you separate geese...

When McGraw & Peaches were here, Peaches never bonded to McGraw. She always wanted the gander in the next pen, pacing the fence line constantly trying to get in with him. She did allow McGraw to breed her but she never bonded to him or paid any attention to him. Since some geese can be so...

Maybe the 30 days was "to help with the pair bonding" as she said. I like to give geese at least a couple months to bond. Geese can be more sensitive/picky than ducks or chickens so this is a good reminder. Yup I book marked that blog Kim....thanks!