Belly sagging

[JamieMcClain]

One of my Toulouse goose has one side of her underbelly sagging much lower than the other side. Is this normal? The other ones isn’t doing this. They are female and were born in May.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

That's a goose paunch. Some have one lobe, some have 2 lobes. They are for fat storage I believe.

 

[JamieMcClain]

That's a goose paunch. Some have one lobe, some have 2 lobes. They are for fat storage I believe.

ok! And it’s ok if the 2 are different sizes??

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

ok! And it’s ok if the 2 are different sizes??

Yes. It confused me bit last year with my first geese. I had no idea what it was either.

 

[Isaac 0]

I concur with @oldhenlikesdogs , what you're likley talking about are the lobes. Sometimes one will hang further down then the other. And contrary to popular belief, it can't be used as a sexing indicator.