Gender of two geese

[Vanillaandbean]

Hello so I have one white Chinese and one sebastapol now I think these might be two boys there both 8 months old can anyone tell from pictures what they are also sorry there so dirty

 

[Goosebaby]

Adult geese are hard to sex by looks, there are a few tells but they’re not always accurate because geese are so individualistic and things get even more complicated if you have two same sex birds.

Ganders tend to be naturally more protective and will like to stand between their partner and whoever or whatever is approaching. If you have two ganders the more dominant of the pair is more likely to do it being protective of his partner but being both ganders they might also both do it.
If you have two females the more dominant female may also do it.

Ganders tend to have longer necks in proportion to their bodies, whereas females tend to have a more squat build, however Chinese type geese naturally have longer necks than western type geese so having both types together is very confusing.

Western type ganders tend to have a higher pitched contact call, the honk they do when calling out for their partner or you, females tend to have a low pitch grunt or a higher pitched more rapid cackle as their most common vocalizations.
Again the comparison is more complicated because you have a Chinese in the mix.


If I made a guess I would guess your Chinese is female based on the slightly shorter neck and build compared to other Chinese I’ve seen, but your Chinese has a more african type build, which is naturally stocky and unlike the bowling pin type build that’s more typical of Chinese, so it could be a male still.

I can’t tell at all for the sebbie.

 

[Vanillaandbean]

Adult geese are hard to sex by looks, there are a few tells but they’re not always accurate because geese are so individualistic and things get even more complicated if you have two same sex birds.

Ganders tend to be naturally more protective and will like to stand between their partner and whoever or whatever is approaching. If you have two ganders the more dominant of the pair is more likely to do it being protective of his partner but being both ganders they might also both do it.
If you have two females the more dominant female may also do it.

Ganders tend to have longer necks in proportion to their bodies, whereas females tend to have a more squat build, however Chinese type geese naturally have longer necks than western type geese so having both types together is very confusing.

Western type ganders tend to have a higher pitched contact call, the honk they do when calling out for their partner or you, females tend to have a low pitch grunt or a higher pitched more rapid cackle as their most common vocalizations.
Again the comparison is more complicated because you have a Chinese in the mix.


If I made a guess I would guess your Chinese is female based on the slightly shorter neck and build compared to other Chinese I’ve seen, but your Chinese has a more african type build, which is naturally stocky and unlike the bowling pin type build that’s more typical of Chinese, so it could be a male still.

I can’t tell at all for the sebbie.

My sebastapol has been making a bay screeching noise lately that’s very loud and my Chinese has a high pitched noise not sure how to describe it

 

[KathiQuacks]

My sebastapol has been making a bay screeching noise lately that’s very loud and my Chinese has a high pitched noise not sure how to describe it

If you could get video of their voices, upload it elsewhere, and link it here, that would be great.

 

[Vanillaandbean]

If you could get video of their voices, upload it elsewhere, and link it here, that would be great.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThHGng7K/

 

[Vanillaandbean]

If you could get video of their voices, upload it elsewhere, and link it here, that would be great.

I put a link I hope it works

 

[Goosebaby]

Unfortunatly I can’t really say here either. You’ve got a tough case on your hands.

The most obvious tell is if one or neither of them start laying any time in the next year it’s a safe bet it’s because you’ve got boys.

 

[Vanillaandbean]

Unfortunatly I can’t really say here either. You’ve got a tough case on your hands.

The most obvious tell is if one or neither of them start laying any time in the next year it’s a safe bet it’s because you’ve got boys.

Oh dang well thank you for trying!

 

[Goosebaby]

Oh dang well thank you for trying!

Keep us updated for the gender reveal, if they ever reveal it.

 

[KathiQuacks]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThHGng7K/

The “abababa” sound from the Sebastopol sounds like my Buff girl.
But I’ve never heard my African girl make that tire-screeching sound before, omg! That’s the Chinese?? I want to say that’s a male sound, but I do also think their appearance is a bit female-like.