The Dim Side
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- Mar 16, 2021
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Hi, all! So this started happening around the same time as my other goose got sick. And it seemed like a pleasant surprise, but now I wanted to check and make sure everything is okay since we really weren't expecting it till she was at least a year old (I've read even like 2 years?).
From what I've seen, this is uncommon but not unheard of. We also weren't sure if she was male or female till it happened! We were initially told male, but I suspected female for a while, lol.
But especially at this age, how often should we expect eggs? How careful do I need to be when picking her up for fear of breaking an egg?
I read something about an egg every other day, but I don't know how long that lasts. She laid her first egg, and then a second one two days later, and then a third one the next day. And now it's been two more days without any egg (that we've seen at least, sometimes they've been a bit buried in the straw!). And is there particular nesting that she needs? Since it was unexpected, we're just totally unprepared. But I mainly want to make sure I know what's considered healthy with the egg laying.
In the photos below, it's the gray one, Tooey. We were told she was a Roman Tufted and would molt to white after a year, but we think she's at least a hybrid of some sort since she doesn't even have blue eyes, lol. She hopped into the straw tote to lay her first egg. But obviously we didn't want her to keep jumping in there to lay, so we currently have another low tote with straw since she likes them as well as their sleeping pen full of straw. But what's a normal option for her?
Thanks!
From what I've seen, this is uncommon but not unheard of. We also weren't sure if she was male or female till it happened! We were initially told male, but I suspected female for a while, lol.
But especially at this age, how often should we expect eggs? How careful do I need to be when picking her up for fear of breaking an egg?
I read something about an egg every other day, but I don't know how long that lasts. She laid her first egg, and then a second one two days later, and then a third one the next day. And now it's been two more days without any egg (that we've seen at least, sometimes they've been a bit buried in the straw!). And is there particular nesting that she needs? Since it was unexpected, we're just totally unprepared. But I mainly want to make sure I know what's considered healthy with the egg laying.
In the photos below, it's the gray one, Tooey. We were told she was a Roman Tufted and would molt to white after a year, but we think she's at least a hybrid of some sort since she doesn't even have blue eyes, lol. She hopped into the straw tote to lay her first egg. But obviously we didn't want her to keep jumping in there to lay, so we currently have another low tote with straw since she likes them as well as their sleeping pen full of straw. But what's a normal option for her?
Thanks!