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

[8GeeseALaying]

Hello fellow geese people my name is Brittany I am very new to raising geese I bought 4 geese eggs from a seller on eBay and was sad when I candled and saw badly detached air cells so I did my research and everything that I read said I'd be lucky if a single one developed well after 28 days of incubation 3 hatched and the other 1 never externally pipped any how it's been a week and I have 3 beautiful healthy geese and they are growing faster than the weeds in my garden now that they are here I would like to know what breed they may be the description on eBay was that she had multiple African, brown Chinese and only 1 white Chinese I have added pictures so maybe someone could chime in and let me know what you think thanks a lot and sorry for the punctuation never been any good with it lol

In the second pic, the one with its head laying down, has a white lower jaw, Thats typical of a pied. Also in the first pic the middle gosling and the one on the left has lighter yellowish black legs, also typical of a pied, those two goslings have the white chinese as one of their parents.

 

[Miss Lydia]

In the second pic, the one with its head laying down, has a white lower jaw, Thats typical of a pied. Also in the first pic the middle gosling and the one on the left has lighter yellowish black legs, also typical of a pied, those two goslings have the white chinese as one of their parents.

Aren't they adorable, you can just see the personality in them.

 

[8GeeseALaying]

Aren't they adorable, you can just see the personality in them. 

Looks like they are already spoiled and full of themselves.

 

[brittanyd]

They have loads of personality when I speak to them they all at once are speaking right back as if they are having a conversation with me they are so funny and yes very spoiled

 

[Miss Lydia]

They have loads of personality when I speak to them they all at once are speaking right back as if they are having a conversation with me they are so funny and yes very spoiled

They are alot of fun, and smart birds too.

 

[RURU]

Goslings bon so well with a human and just are so endearing!!!

 

[seminolewind]

That's awesome that 3 hatched, Brittany.

Mine are 5 weeks old. One or two is constantly pulling the feathers out of the others. I hear the squealing all the time. Advice anyone?

 

[livininbrazil]

That's awesome that 3 hatched, Brittany.

Mine are 5 weeks old. One or two is constantly pulling the feathers out of the others. I hear the squealing all the time. Advice anyone?

I imagine that they´re already out on grass, which should be enough for them to not graze their siblings, so maybe they need more to keep them busy. You could hang a cabbage, lettuce, etc in their pen for them to tug at.

 

[EeyoreD]

graze their siblings

I have no idea why I find that phrase so hilarious, but it is seriously crackin' me up.

 

[seminolewind]

That is a good phrase!!!
They are out all day, he even does it out of the pen.