Goose breeding newbie!!

[grasspack]

Hello,

I have 5 Gorgeous Pilgrim Geese, 3 girls and 2 boys. I love them to pieces. I really want to grow my flock this year. I really could use some advice on how to go about doing this. I would like to have Mom hatch some and I would also like to incubate some to sell.

I just ordered my first incubator. I am so excited and can't wait for it to get here.

One of my hens just started laying. She has laid 5 eggs so far but isn't "sitting" yet. I have seen them doing the deed in the pool that I change out daily for them.

Are geese eggs really difficult to hatch? Only one of hens are laying right now. Should I just leave the eggs in the nest that she has laid?

So excited....in cold old NH.

Alice

 

[Miss Lydia]

Congratulations on your new geese, as for all your questions I really can't answer since i only have a gander with my muscovy ducks but hopefully someone will be able to now that I get you back at the top...

Hello,

I have 5 Gorgeous Pilgrim Geese, 3 girls and 2 boys. I love them to pieces. I really want to grow my flock this year. I really could use some advice on how to go about doing this. I would like to have Mom hatch some and I would also like to incubate some to sell.

I just ordered my first incubator. I am so excited and can't wait for it to get here.

One of my hens just started laying. She has laid 5 eggs so far but isn't "sitting" yet. I have seen them doing the deed in the pool that I change out daily for them.

Are geese eggs really difficult to hatch? Only one of hens are laying right now. Should I just leave the eggs in the nest that she has laid?

So excited....in cold old NH.

Alice

 

[r4eboxer]

Are you planning to keep the goslings you hatch to add to your flock? I ask because breeding Pilgrims that are related will result in goslings with knobs and long skinny necks that are a very undesirable trait in the breed. If you want to breed it's best to get unrelated stock.