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

[seminolewind]

My 4 goslings are 5 weeks old. The 2 adults have been following them around (like parents) every time I let them out. Do you think it's safe to put them in with the adults in a shed that's 12x12 feet? The adults show protective behavior, but not to the point where they attack the chickens. I'll take pictures. They are just getting too big for the pen .

 

[EeyoreD]

From right to left ..

One hour old

One day old

One week old


What a difference a day makes

I love this picture! That's amazing!

 

[EeyoreD]

Looks like they might both be little girls.

How on earth can you tell?! (I'm not doubting you, I really want to know. I have to wait until my news ones lay/sit on something.)

 

[seminolewind]

The boy is reading the paper.

 

[EeyoreD]

The boy is reading the paper.

What is this, 1920?

 

[livininbrazil]

The boy is reading the paper.

 

[blueraven]

this is her kennel that she incubated the eggs in just sawdust and straw mix as a nest .






my goslings hatched eheh even the one i had to put in my incubator yesterady cause the mother crushed the side of the shell in but the chick was still alive. their are 5 total these are mixed geese the dad is a roman tufted and the female a endem goose. started with 7 eggs but one died early in incubation and she crushed the 6th egg 2 weeks from hatch. i hope she learns better next year not to be so crushy lol.

 

[EeyoreD]

Ohh I love your pics and congrats on your goslings. But I had to laugh about the above picture. My first thought when I saw it was "I think I actually had that hairstyle in high school in the 80's! And I looked just as awkward."

 

[blueraven]

thank you so happy for my goose her name is ivory and the one that you laughed at has a bump on the head i am pretty sure is because its going to be a tufted i think only one of them didnt have a bump on the head it looks so goofy. these babies hatched a month and 5 days before their parents arrived in the mail the previous year. hopefully next year all 3 of my females hatch out more.

 

[livininbrazil]

this is her kennel that she incubated the eggs in just sawdust and straw mix as a nest .






my goslings hatched eheh even the one i had to put in my incubator yesterady cause the mother crushed the side of the shell in but the chick was still alive. their are 5 total these are mixed geese the dad is a roman tufted and the female a endem goose. started with 7 eggs but one died early in incubation and she crushed the 6th egg 2 weeks from hatch. i hope she learns better next year not to be so crushy lol.