Amount of Geese vs Ganders

Dec 7, 2017
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I’m new to geese this year, and I’m used to chickens.
I have three breeds, Roman Tufted, Pomeranian Saddlebacks and Brown Chinese.
I have two of each breed, and I believe one female of each and one male of each. That puts me at three geese and three ganders.
With chickens, that ratio is way to high on the male side, but I know geese are different.
If I do have three geese and three ganders, will I need more girls or is this an alright ratio?
 
Most ganders will only prefer one female then again if you have them all together you might get on gander who would like to have all three females and the 2 ganders will become bachelors. I have two geese gander goose and they are a bonded pair.
 
I've always kept my geese at a 1 to 1 ratio. Sometime an extra female or two but typically pairs. I agree 100% with @Miss Lydia. It wouldn't be uncommon at all with a small flock like yours that one male will claim all the girls and the other males hang out together on the fringes of the flock.
 

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