HELP!!!!! How long can a goose lay fertile eggs for after mating???

[pete55]

Hi All

I have a problem in identifying the father of some fertile Dewlap Toulouse eggs. We ran a young 2010 female in the main group and she laid 5 infertile eggs. We then moved her in her own pen with her 'preferred' gander. The next day she laid and has continued to do so every other day.

The next 6 eggs after moving her were all fertile then the following 10 eggs have all been infertile. I have seen the pair mating (not sure if they actually copulated) and are well bonded. Despite this all eggs were fertile for 10 days after moving and then all infertile for the last 3 weeks

Im just wondering if the dominant male in the main flock mated her before moving and her new gander is firing blanks

Anybody with experience then please let me know

Thanks all

Pete

 

[kstaven]

She can lay fertile eggs to likely a max of ten days after last mating. So the dominant gander is quite like the dad of them all.

 

[pete55]

Hmmm.......... I've been suspecting that he is as the younger male hasnt filled any eggs for the last 3 weeks.

Just thought 10 days was a bit long for the dominant male but I guess not. He is a feisty gander

Hopefully I'll get more feedback and if .the general concensus is the same then I'll move her back with the dominant male

Thanks for sharing your opinion

Pete

 

[DaveK]

Hi Pete, she's been in with gander #2 for approx. a month which makes sense in terms of the number of eggs laid. If only the first 6 right after moving have been fertile even though she seems to have continued laying without missing a step somehow the job isn't getting done. I would be thinking that those six are sired by her original gander. Geese are not generally moved around during breeding, they aren't like chickens, but with chickens being remated most folks wait a minimum of 10 days before feeling eggs are fertile by the new male. Same with ducks where some people do change matings along ther way. Is the young gander fertile with anyone else? He's of a breed sometimes reputed to be slow starting and sometimes they are really dumb about just exactly HOW to breed. Such as trying to breed from the front end or standing on her and then sort of "now what?" Since the goose involved seems pretty amenable to being moved (not all would be, even on the same property) you could always put her back with the fertile guy if that's a worthwhile mating from your point of view. Have wondered how it's gone with the goose laying those really, really weird eggs. And looked up your marginated tortoises. Very cool.

 

[pete55]

Hi Dave

Nice to hear from you again. Moved the younger Gander and goose after 5 infertile eggs in the main pen (her maiden eggs). Then 6 consecutive fertile followed by 10 consecutive infertiles. Moved them as she's a Buff Dewlap and needed to be certain whoose eggs are whoose as looking to breed a split grey gander. If its the dominant gander then its great as he's our Holderread male but looks like I've wasted 10 buff eggs

The younger gander remains unproven

The goose laying the malformed eggs continues to do so every 3-4 days, usually membrane and old contents. Its looks like we'll need to move the buff back to the main group so she can move in with the unproven male and hopefully go off laying and rest the ovidiuct for this year.

Her worst egg looked hard boiled

Marginated tortoises are very active now so shouldnt be too long before they lay eggs

 

[Gerrald]

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Hi All

I have a problem in identifying the father of some fertile Dewlap Toulouse eggs. We ran a young 2010 female in the main group and she laid 5 infertile eggs. We then moved her in her own pen with her 'preferred' gander. The next day she laid and has continued to do so every other day.

The next 6 eggs after moving her were all fertile then the following 10 eggs have all been infertile. I have seen the pair mating (not sure if they actually copulated) and are well bonded. Despite this all eggs were fertile for 10 days after moving and then all infertile for the last 3 weeks

Im just wondering if the dominant male in the main flock mated her before moving and her new gander is firing blanks

Anybody with experience then please let me know

Thanks all

Pete

Please I have a gosse and a gander who are a year old they have been mating but no eggs

 

[Miss Lydia]

How long have they been mating? it can take weeks to month for goose to begin laying once breeding starts and if in a cold climate with lack of daylight she may not lay till next spring.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Hi Dave

Nice to hear from you again. Moved the younger Gander and goose after 5 infertile eggs in the main pen (her maiden eggs). Then 6 consecutive fertile followed by 10 consecutive infertiles. Moved them as she's a Buff Dewlap and needed to be certain whoose eggs are whoose as looking to breed a split grey gander. If its the dominant gander then its great as he's our Holderread male but looks like I've wasted 10 buff eggs

The younger gander remains unproven

The goose laying the malformed eggs continues to do so every 3-4 days, usually membrane and old contents. Its looks like we'll need to move the buff back to the main group so she can move in with the unproven male and hopefully go off laying and rest the ovidiuct for this year.

Her worst egg looked hard boiled

Marginated tortoises are very active now so shouldnt be too long before they lay eggs

If your goose is laying eggs like pictures shes dying as those are lash eggs which is an infection