gender confusion in geese-now everyone is sitting on a nest.

[pinkyglory123]

I have three african chinese mix geese around a year old. Since early spring I had one who laid around thirty eggs without setting. I discarded those.another who laid a few-both without any serious attempt ot set. The gander? mostly wandered around or sat in the shade nearby.

The other day I discovered one who had been sitting off and on in the garden was trying to hatch a plastic coffee cup and seened quite relieved when I removed it. "SHE?" then moved into a stall sharing a nest with a goose who is seriously sitting on a clutch. These two both are dead serious now about setting.

However since then I have found what I thought to be my gander making nesting moves on the empty coffee cup nest. Before I had two nesters and one committed towandering around nearby.

I did see mating this spring among these three. Do I have three female "alternative lifestylers" or do males occassionally hunker down on a nest. I thought I had twe geese and a gander.We are all apparently confused.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Same sex flocks will have same sex relations, so unless you know for certain you have a gander, is ouldnt count out an all goose flock.

 

[pinkyglory123]

thanks-I guess time will tell!

 

[Goose and Fig]

Have you candled any of the eggs?