Can a chicken raise a goose

[Chickenman2006]

So just yesterday I hatched three Chinese geese under a chicken. All eggs hatched and are doing well. I’ve heard they grow really fast. This might be a dumb question but how long do u think it will be till they will reach there moms size. The mom is a blue laced red Wyandotte

 

[sourland]

Very nice. Be careful if you allow her to flock raise the goslings. The flock may not accept them like they would chicks.

 

[Chickenman2006]

Okay I’ll be careful. This chicken has raised a couple broods before and gotten after any chickens who have tried to get close to her babies. I’m gonna wait a couple days before I let them be with the rest of the flock. They are only a day old and are still learning to walk. But do u know how long till they will get to be the same size as the chicken or like a range of weeks?

 

[jtn42248]

I am going to say within about 6 weeks. They grow really fast so it could be sooner than that. Except that anything is possible in the bird world and it could make a cute Disney movie I would be extra cautious about having them with adult chickens and once they are a few months old they can become pretty defensive about themselves and their territory. So, you may find you need to keep them apart at a point in the future.

 

[Chickenman2006]

Okay I will be careful in the beginning. I also won’t have them for too long cause I was just hatching them for a friend so it won’t be a problem when they get older