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Interesting that someone told you that? As long as the gander is producing and the goose is laying it shouldn’t matter on the age. When a gander is young your less likely to get fertile eggs because he hasn’t figured it out yet but you can still get them.

Yea, first time layers/hatchets arnt always the best at hatching out eggs, I’m told that after that have goslings they are better the next time they nest. Also I decided to try putting some of my torpedos in a second nesting box that the geese weren’t using that I wanted them to use. Three...

Good idea dating the eggs! I really should start doing that! a goose is more likely to go broody when they have multiple eggs. This is the same with most nesting birds. You may be able to return some of the older eggs and she might decide to start setting, I imagine it would be no different...

Update: Ten eggs in the front nest and one broken one and one egg in the back nest. I’m removing two because I noticed one is a double and the other is a torpedo

Good to know, thank you! I have a nearly full incubator going right now, goslings should hatch around Easter, but by the looks of ther development they probably won’t be hatching at all. Which is why I decided to let my broody goose have a go at it.

Hi, I’ve had a goose go broody so I’ve been leaving the eggs the geese have been laying to her. Since I did this this is how the clutch grew Day 1 2eggs Day2 4 eggs and one crushed egg Day3 there were then two nest in the dogloo, 6 eggs in the front and I’m not sure how many in the back as...