Goose or Gander?

[BirbMama92]

Hello everyone. I took a long hiatus after an almost total flock loss last year.

Anyway, I was at TSC last year and was practically given this bird ($1 lol). I'm not even sure if I have the breed correct, a Toulouse maybe? At first I thought it was a boy, but now I don't know

How do I figure it out so I stop giving it a identity crisis.

Btw, it's name is "Goose" haha. Lovely bird. Protects the flock and will *sometimes* allow it's human to pick it up.

 

[sourland]

I have better luck sexing geese by actions rather than physical look, but that looks like a goose to me.

 

[Goose Smith]

If the goose will let you pick it up maybe just sneak a peak at the vent and spread it apart till the penis flops out

 

[Goosebaby]

Looks like a baby

 

[BirbMama92]

Looks like a baby

Thats from last summer but it's still the same coloring, just molting now.

 

[BirbMama92]

I have better luck sexing geese by actions rather than physical look, but that looks like a goose to me.

I have heard where the male has a different noise than the female? This one is more of a *kaw kaw kaw* but in more of a honk tone. Haven't found any eggs so that's why I'm curious

 

[BirbMama92]

If the goose will let you pick it up maybe just sneak a peak at the vent and spread it apart till the penis flops out

Sounds like a job for my husband hahaha

 

[gooseapplefarms]

If you got it last year and don't have any goose eggs, it's a gander. Geese start laying at 6-8 months at most.

 

[nao57]

That is a toulousse. The non-dewlap variety. They are supposed to be a bit gentler than other geese. So many people like them for this trait. You can tell the breed by how its got MORE grey than other breeds.

 

[BirbMama92]

If you got it last year and don't have any goose eggs, it's a gander. Geese start laying at 6-8 months at most.

Thank you, I wasn't sure when they started to lay. And most of my girls don't lay in the cold months.