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

[EeyoreD]

A big yes to they will burst in the incubator like they do under the birds!!!!!!!!!

Oh my g.... Ugh. It's bad enough in the yard, that must be horrible inside! Yikes.

 

[elsfieldchickens]

my new gosling's goose and quincy

 

[KWSRetMSgt]

my new gosling's goose and quincy

Looks like they might both be little girls.

 

[KWSRetMSgt]

Oh my g.... Ugh. It's bad enough in the yard, that must be horrible inside! Yikes.

I've never YET had an egg burst in the bator, but I have had some duck eggs start leaking fluid, I'm guessing that was the start of something worse. OH and YES did it ever stink

 

[livininbrazil]

They do! And, though this may just be mine, not just baby geese but baby EVERY bird! Mine snakeneck any adult bird that comes near them with their goslings but they will just gently nudge other species babies out of the way. And while they're focused on their own young, they're aware of others'. They don't step on them, they acknowledge them, and they want to know who they are. They have zero curiosity or interest in the adults (unless other birds are mating near them but that's a completely different subject).

Not only that, but if other species' hatchlings seem distressed, every single goose and gander in my yard that's not on a nest, yes even the ones with goslings, will perk up and come over to make sure those kids are OK (assuming it's not too far of a walk - they love babies and are protective but they're also fat and lazy - in other words... geese). I've been confronted by much of my flock of geese when I was handling new-hatched poults.

My geese are very similar, except for the fat and lazy bit..they fly up to see what´s happening. I have muscovy ducklings and chicks here, and the geese are great with them, but shoo away the mothers! I love my geese, my favourites out of all of my birds.

 

[seminolewind]

Cute goslings!!!

 

[gander007]

From right to left ..

One hour old

One day old

One week old


What a difference a day makes

 

[elsfieldchickens]

 Looks like they might both be little girls.

I hope so!

 

[Miss Lydia]

From right to left ..

One hour old

One day old

One week old


What a difference a day makes

 

[subhanalah]

From right to left .. One hour old One day old One week old What a difference a day makes

So. Stinkin'. CUTE!