chinese geese

I'm pretty new to learning about geese, and one thing that really surprised me was the apparent lack of many different breeds of Swan Geese. African, Brown/White Chinese, and some of the very heavy variants like Lion-headed Geese seem to be the only ones. Given the natural tendency of people to...

Hello! I am wondering why my 2 year old white Chinese goose has never laid an egg. I have 2 geese and 1 gander, they are all the same age and I am absolutely positive of their sex. One of the geese started laying when she was 7 months old (January 2022) and started laying again this season on...

Hi. I am wondering what would the goslings be like from a pure brown female Chinese goose, bred to a pure white Chinese gander? Would they be splash coloured offspring? I have never bred white Chinese geese to brown Chinese geese so I have some questions on this. Any help is greatly appreciated...

What's an appropriate male to female ratio for Chinese Geese? I have 3 young geese and 1 gander, all about 2 months old. Would it be okay to keep just a pair or should I keep more than one female? I see lots of different answers online about ratios and am looking for someone with experience with...

Hey all! I got my “Toulouse” goose April 2nd of this year. He (don’t actually know if he’s a he😅) is clearly not a full Toulouse, I have never had another breed. I am thinking he is an African goose or maybe African/Toulouse mix. He does have a little orange coming through on his bill, but I’m...

Yesterday me and my family went out to do some errands and while we were out bought 2 goslings from are local farm store to be guardians for are chickens (we believe they are Chinese Geese). I noticed they had webbed feet while handling them earlier. So just researching how to care for them and...

I wanted to introduce myself and seek public input. I'm a molecular biologist and completely unfamiliar with reptilian biology. I have a sizeable pond and with stable food supply, many ducks and geese (primarily Chinese and migratory Canadian) have made it their home. We have built a "duck...

Hello, I have some Chinese geese. I've read that a mix between the brown and white create a sexlink. From what I've read though, I've seen people say female gosling are white, males are dark...and vise versa. I was just wondering if anybody knew exactly what the outcome was of the auto sexing...

I was planning my farm and I was wanted to have geese and I was wondering what would be the best goose breed to get. I'd like brown Chinese geese for laying (because I like their unique head knob), but are they a good laying breed? Also how much should I expect to pay for something like 10 brown...

Hello! I have a single 3 month old goose that I raised with my ducks since day olds. They’ve always gotten along fine. Today I let them all out to go to the pond and I heard some commotion. The goose was latching onto the backs of one of my ducks and then mounted her like he was trying to mate...

Hi! I have 3 pipped mallard eggs in my incubator and I think it is malfunctioning. I’ve successfully hatched multiple times in it - but this time it’s being wonky and won’t hold humidity or temp constant. I’m worried the eggs won’t make it. I have a Chinese goose sitting on a nest outside and...

Hello! I am new to the forum and fairly new to geese. I rescued 3 Chinese geese from a waterfowl rescue center in March. I was told they were all female. They are not. I have 2 ganders and one goose. The goose has sat on eggs for the past month and they've begun hatching. One gander, who...

Hello Everyone! I'm new to the fourms and currently trying to raise backyard Chinese goslings. They are currently 1 week old (not sure what gender) and still inside under a heat lamp with 3 baby chickens (1 week old). I've noticed the goslings like to peck at the chicken's wings and I've been...

I have four Chinese Geese and they love to “talk”. On this day (before they had goslings) they would come and “knock” on the back sliding glass door. They arrived 2 days old and were raised in the house. They are not scared to come in the kitchen for a treat. Anyway this video will show my...

A few months ago I bought four goslings after doing extensive research and I love them. Two Romans and Two Pomeranians. They’re about 3.5 months now, and I’ve been offered two more goslings, which are Chinese. They’re about 1.5-2 months old. I’ll be picking them up in a week, and I was...

I have two 4 day old chinese goslings. They seem to be healthy and act normally (in my opinion) and to be happy. This is my first time with goslings and i’m terrified that something will happen to them. Earlier today i noticed some poop hanging out of one of them so i gave them both a bath and...

I haven’t been on BYC for awhile now, but I figured that since I have two Chinese goslings arriving this week (hopefully anyways, my order has already been delayed twice due to problems at the hatchery, first low egg production and then some sort of quarantine. I ordered from Metzer Farms as...

So recently I’ve purchased two goslings at my nearest Atwoods probably a week or so ago on the same day . The employees did not specify or know how old they were but looked to be a few days I assume. I bought a African Chinese swan and a regular white Chinese swan goose. A few days went by and...

Brown Chinese geese trio for sale in Stockton Georgia they are 8 month old I'm willing to let go of them for 100 for all three!!

Hi all, I'm splitting my chicken flock and am wanting to get a goose as a 2nd guard goose for my 2nd flock. Having tentatively settled on the Chinese, there are a few questions, namely... Do they require water for swimming? I know geese need water deep enough to clean their nostrils and swish a...