difference between boy and girl gosling beaks??? anyone??

[M0therGoose]

Do the white chinese gosling boys have a little larger/wider beak than the girls??? I am giving away all but 2 of my 11 day goslings tomorrow morning but want to keep a boy and girl. Any way to tell by the beaks? I notice some of the heads and beaks are a tad smaller than the others... could they be girls?

 

[sred98]

That is what the lady that I bought my Chinese from said. I hope it's true because that would mean I have 2 females and a male. The one that we think is a male is the more talkative, and seems to be the leader. He's also started honking a little once in a while. They are about 2 weeks old, so it is still too early to be certain.

Good luck!

Shelly

 

[M0therGoose]

the one we think is a boy seems to be more clingy and have more separation anxiety. i don't know if that is a sign of a boys personality or not.

 

[M0therGoose]

the one we think is a boy is also more personable.

 

[goosedragon]

I think it is a old goose tale. But if you see a difference wide=gander narrow=goose is the way to bet. since they do have that difference as adults.

 

[sred98]

The one we think is a boy is a lot more vocal. He will also protect the other two if the chickens get too close. He actually hissed the other day at one of the chickens!

It seems like his beak is getting "taller", too. Right above the nostrils. Not enough to call it a bump, but just "thicker".

Shelly