GOOSE BREEDING THREAD - for breeding, incubating, hatching and rearing.

[8GeeseALaying]

Thanks!! The third just popped out of the shell! 3 of 3 that survived shipment from the first round. Pics coming soon. We got the hatching on vid this time by fluke. Jeez... Haven't slept at all in 3 days and with this next batch going into lockdown tonight, I doubt I'll get any in the next 3. I have no idea how the heck we'll choose 2 if all of them hatch. Never imagined they would! Seriously figured that if we got 2 it would be a miracle.

Keep them all. Two or twenty geese, whats the difference lol

 

[SolarPoweredMe]

Keep them all. Two or twenty geese, whats the difference lol

ROFL I wish I could!! Don't know if we could handle 20 geese though lol They are soooooo friggin CUTE though.

 

[8GeeseALaying]

ROFL I wish I could!! Don't know if we could handle 20 geese though lol They are soooooo friggin CUTE though.

They are really cute. I started out with two goslings. When they didnt lay the following spring i bought 2 grown trios and a pair that were laying, that made 10 adults with my two. Ten more goslings from those adults i have 20. Funny thing was i said at the beginning i am only going to need 2. I rank geese addiction right up there with smoking, drinking and gambling lol

 

[Iain Utah]

What a fun group we have on this thread. Funny stuff, I tell you!!

Solar, congrats on the awesome success and adorable babies! I agree with 8geese....2 or 20, what's the difference?

 

[seminolewind]

I am still waiting for eggs with my sebbies.

 

[SolarPoweredMe]

They are really cute. I started out with two goslings. When they didnt lay the following spring i bought 2 grown trios and a pair that were laying, that made 10 adults with my two. Ten more goslings from those adults i have 20. Funny thing was i said at the beginning i am only going to need 2. I rank geese addiction right up there with smoking, drinking and gambling lol

ROFL I can soooo see it happening! The hatching is so addictive it's insane. If I had the space I might be inclined to, but at least for now we've got to be careful not to overcrowd and get in over our heads. I WISH we had the means and space to spread out! Not till after I'm done with school though. Have you incubated the eggs from your flock or let them do it solo? I can't imagine the surprise of finding babies under mom one morning!

I'm terrified at the moment. The little giant incubator the other 6 eggs are in went nuts. Checked on the temp/humidity and it was at 108. Don't know how long it was like that, the eggs didn't feel that hot to the touch. Then the **** thing just turned off and quit heating all together. It's been a mad dash to clean out, disinfect, dry, and prep the one that just hatched these 3 to see if they are savable. Some are moving... We'll see. Although these babies are painfully adorable, all 3 are unmistakably Chinese, the one breed we preferred not to keep from the mixed flock we got these eggs from. We already have diapers, pool, food, brooders, and names picked out for our 2 pets... We can't keep Chinese if they're as noisy and temperamental as I've read. We don't want watch dogs, we want pets that will spend a large amount of time indoors with us. Color me heart broken. We brought the broken, saddled, unlikely to survive smashed shipment to term, and somehow screw up the ones that arrived pristinely and have developed perfectly. AARRGGGGGG!

 

[DaisyMeadow]

Woo hoo!

While out putting up birds at dusk tonight I found a new nest and my very first 2 goose eggs!

 

[Iain Utah]

Solar, not sure what your set-up is, but I would not be disappointed with Chinese in terms of pet-like breed. Some of the most pet-like geese I have met are Chinese. Three of my Africans are "hatchery" quality, ie with Chinese in them. They are among the friendliest geese in my entire group. Sure, Chinese can be a loud breed, but I find noise level to be largely individual, and not so much breed specific.

Having raised Africans, production Toulouse and dewlap Toulouse, I am a big believer that (with the occasional exception) a goose's disposition toward humans is largely determined by how much and how well they are handled when very young.

 

[gander007]

Woo hoo!

While out putting up birds at dusk tonight I found a new nest and my very first 2 goose eggs!

Alright so are you going to let them sit or what

I now have 6 geese eggs in the incubator and I think this year I am
going to see how many I can hatch as the feed bill is going up

I have African Geese

A photo of Mamma

gander007

 

[DaisyMeadow]

The first two eggs were a bit little (like pullet eggs to chicken eggs), so I replaced them with wooden eggs to hold the places, but won't plan to let her start sitting until at least next week. I have 18 geese, probably half of which are female, so I don't even know which one laid them or who the daddy is. Guess I'll get a hodge-podge mixed batch of tiny gebs when they do hatch out!