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

[DaisyMeadow]

I was told the more you mix crossbreed like yours the more chances you have at getting the rarer colors.

Now I'm even more excited to see what they look like when they feather in!

 

[8GeeseALaying]

Now I'm even more excited to see what they look like when they feather in!

Im the same way! With yours and mine! I cant wait to see pics of yours feathered out. I got a lavender this year by crossing my tufted roman goose with my toulouse gander. I was surprised. I also have two spotted ones like yours.

 

[livininbrazil]

One of my pieds, female, keeping one of her brown eyes on a hawk.
Her bro, with blue eyes. I plan to put this one to his saddleback auntie to see what results.

 

[Miss Lydia]

One of my pieds, female, keeping one of her brown eyes on a hawk.
Her bro, with blue eyes. I plan to put this one to his saddleback auntie to see what results.

Beautiful geese livin.

 

[8GeeseALaying]

One of my pieds, female, keeping one of her brown eyes on a hawk. Her bro, with blue eyes. I plan to put this one to his saddleback auntie to see what results.

Im flying to brazil on the next plane with a pet carrier and you may be missing those two geese lol

 

[livininbrazil]

Beautiful geese livin.

Thanks, MLyd! These are some of the babies from last year.

Im flying to brazil on the next plane with a pet carrier and you may be missing those two geese lol

But I have more! They´re the result of a dilute male with a spot female. I´m really looking forward to seeing what the pied males produce with their spot/saddleback aunties this year.

 

[Iain Utah]

Very cool looking birds. Love the white ring around the girl's beak.

 

[zekii]

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Well these two eggs which pipped 72 hours ago now are still struggling, so I'm thinking they can't move freely within the shell enough to zip? Today is day 32 for our first attempt at hatching some of our American buff eggs, and so far this isn't working out very well. Very discouraging since all these eggs looked good when I moved them to the hatcher, and we've been increasing the humidity to prevent drying. We go down to the incubator and try to coach these two, and they talk back, but their progress is very slow. I'm trying to avoid helping them, but probably either tonight or tomorrow I may chip away some of the shell and see if this will help some.

 

[livininbrazil]

Very cool looking birds. Love the white ring around the girl's beak.

Thanks. It´s interesting, because some of the girls have the white markings around the eyes, like their pilgrim aunties, and are also dilute grey. I have a couple of girls that have white flights, a white front, white on the face (and going to be around the eyes), and she´s a dilute grey. But only dad is a real dilute. Mum is a spot. I´m really intrigued with these results, can´t wait until the next round!

although, only the young ganders will breed with their aunties this year.. The females will breed the year after.

 

[livininbrazil]

Quote: I´m all for helping them as long as they don´t bleed. If you decide to help, make a good-sized hole in the shell so as to see what´s going on, and spray that membrane with warm water very regularly. Once the membrane is good and damp, baby can push itself to get out. But once you´ve made a reasonable hole, it may not be able to zip, so you´ll prob have to help it the rest of the way. I do hope they´re ok.