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

[tillyita]

They were introduced in the 1800's so that people could go fox hunting!


My dogs often "escort them off the property".

Great!  A number of animals have been introduced there that have become a nuisance, eh?  

I do think dogs have their uses.  Around here where I live everyone has dogs, and everyone has livestock, so the dogs are pretty good when it comes to not messing with animals and birds, but also they do keep the wild animals away.  One of my neighbours has the odd problem with ocelots getting her young birds, because she´s right out on the edge of the neighbourhood, right up next to the woods.  Her dogs don´t seem to worry too much!   

I wouldn't b without my dogs. I have 1 border collie and several kelpies. They help me with all the stock - including the birds.

And you're right about introduced species becoming pests. Both plants and animals.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I wouldn't b without my dogs. I have 1 border collie and several kelpies. They help me with all the stock - including the birds.

And you're right about introduced species becoming pests. Both plants and animals.

Today I candled the egg and it's so full I couldn't see any movement and the air cell has dipped more, Hope all of these are good signs.

 

[seminolewind]

Hey there, I haven't been around for a while and the goose I hatched when I first came on here is now 3 months old. Still don't know if it's a she or he or what it is. I'm convinced the guy who sold me the eggs was lying since it doesn't look like any of the breeds he said he has. Any ideas now that she's bigger?

Just want to say I have no idea. But I'm sure someone knows

 

[iambebabeba]

I think that is a chinese or African crossed with either toulouse or embden . Does anyone know if a gander stops breeding to the goose , how long she will continue to lay fertile eggs. My males apparently are done for the season but my African female continues to lay eggs. I have collected about 4 eggs since they stopped breeding. They were doing it very often before. A few times a day. Now not at all. I am collecting eggs for the incubator anyway but don't know if they will be viable. I will let you all know later if they were and how many eggs before She started laying unfertilized ones.

 

[livininbrazil]

Today I candled the egg and it's so full I couldn't see any movement and the air cell has dipped more, Hope all of these are good signs.

Good sign the aircell has dipped. No movement could just be that it was having a rest. You should be hearing little peeps very soon, then!

 

[EeyoreD]

Hey Eeyore, most of us believe in trapping/killing any nasty predator that is a threat to our waterfowl. Hubby and I are skilled at trapping raccoons, skunks, and feral cats. But. we have a new predator on our hands.... a fox. I cannot seem to find anyone local with the proper traps/knowledge to get the **** thing. Hubby has been going out nightly in hopes of shooting it. Any tips would be much appreciated.

Sorry, I've run into and seen people run into issues when suggesting trapping before so I'm a little gun-shy (pun TOTALLY intended) now when I bring it up.

I wish I could help you with fox. I have, thankfully, not had an issue with them but I imagine they're probably even more difficult than mink - which I have had mixed-to-no luck with. They're around here, but so far they haven't bothered me. The local trappers agree with tillyita's assessment. The dang things are wary as heck. And unlike mink (which are hard enough) they don't tend to stick to one track or terrain so it's hard to even put something in their way!

 

[KWSRetMSgt]

Good morning everyone, it seems theres a bit of concern about putting goosling out with the adults. Im one of those, i hatched out my first Embden on the 26th of May, and he's doing great. My question is at what time frame do most think is the right time to introduce him back to his parents. I have 6 others still in the bator, so was figuering i'd wait until their hatched also.

 

[KWSRetMSgt]

Also my females are sitting on another twenty eggs. Any suggestions would be great.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Good morning everyone, it seems theres a bit of concern about putting goosling out with the adults. Im one of those, i hatched out my first Embden on the 26th of May, and he's doing great. My question is at what time frame do most think is the right time to introduce him back to his parents. I have 6 others still in the bator, so was figuering i'd wait until their hatched also.

I'd wait on all to hatch then give the newest some time to get their legs under them good. then take them outside with fencing between them and parents at first just to see how interested they will be. most likely they will want them right off. Better to be safe than sorry though. Most geese are awesome parents and will adopt any gosling even if they don't know they are their own. Pics when you can. and Congrats!! this female sitting on 20 eggs is this the mother to the ones hatching now? if so sounds like papa is going to be on his own. My gander was a great papa goose by the way.

 

[KWSRetMSgt]

Thank You Miss Lydia,

That's what I was thinking too, kind of like introducing new chicks into the laying hen flock.

The pic is "Merc" hatched 05:10 May 26 2014 at first I thought it was a "SHE" now I'm figuring he's more of a "HE"

Merc was very dark colored on the back and upper head, but once he completely dried up, he's really light. So I'm guessing he's a little Gander.

And hopefully by the end of the week he'll have another 4 siblings to hang out with.

Time of photo was 16:30 27 May 2014, which makes him exactly 1 day 11 hours 20 mins old.