10 yr old goose - no eggs

[2dancingrats]

My ten year old Toulouse goose hasn't laid any eggs this year. Is this to be expected at her age? She appears to be in excellent health otherwise.

 

[Isaac 0]

Are you sure she is not a he?

 

[jtn42248]

domestic geese can live for 20-30 years with good living conditions so I would not be unusual for them to lay eggs well into their late teens.

 

[2dancingrats]

Are you sure she is not a he?

I've had her for ten years. She's laid eggs every year until now. Yes, I'm sure she's not a gander.

 

[2dancingrats]

domestic geese can live for 20-30 years with good living conditions so I would not be unusual for them to lay eggs well into their late teens.

That's what I thought. I'm starting to wonder if something is wrong. She looks and acts very healthy though.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well My Toulouse goose who will be 7 next month hasn't laid in 3 yrs. First year she didn't lay I was very worried although she acted completely normal. Breeding seasons have always been the same and she even goes into one of the houses and sits like she is going to lay but never does. Her first year of laying she laid 40 eggs. and then only about 20 the rest of the time she laid. I am thinking she laid out. I really have no idea although since she has gone 3 yrs now with out laying an egg I am pretty sure it's nothing physical wrong with her or she would already be gone.

 

[2dancingrats]

Well My Toulouse goose who will be 7 next month hasn't laid in 3 yrs. First year she didn't lay I was very worried although she acted completely normal. Breeding seasons have always been the same and she even goes into one of the houses and sits like she is going to lay but never does. Her first year of laying she laid 40 eggs. and then only about 20 the rest of the time she laid. I am thinking she laid out. I really have no idea although since she has gone 3 yrs now with out laying an egg I am pretty sure it's nothing physical wrong with her or she would already be gone.

Thank you. Amazing how hard I had to look before finding someone with a similar experience. Now if the gander would just forget about spring and stop trying to protect eggs that aren't there.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Mine is the same way it’s so much instinctual they just do it no matter what. He was an awesome papa too

 

[Iain Utah]

I too have older geese that lay less each year, and at least one who has stopped entirely.

 

[Gray Farms]

She isn't to old to lay that's for sure. Its totally up to her really. She may lay late this year. She may skip a year. She may stop laying all together. As long as she is healthy and acting normal I wouldn't worry.