Psue: Thanks, I certainly enjoy them.
Marty....Goose pedophile....LMAO...
Seriously though....the male's bill is more substantial and looks wider when viewed from the top of the head looking downward. Also, they tend to be a bit straighter and tad bit longer. I will see if I can get a close-up of the two younger ones. As to the legs, the males seem a bit thicker from early on, but end up about the same, maybe a bit longer (mine are all a bit taller than the ladies). Also, on this pair, they are feathering out at a different rate: The female seems to be ahead of the little guy.
Celtic: No, thank you for sending people my way. The third photo of the geese from Kawonu's stock: Two of those are the little bitty ones I got from you. The third is one of the goslings I got from the second set of eggs I got from him (Griffin and another one hatched....the third died).
Thanks for the kind words about Caboosh. Out of the four oldest I got from my pair, three are nicely marked with the single lobe. The fourth has too much buff in my opinion, but still quite a nice goose. Overall, I would say that the $80 I spent to buy their parents was a complete steal.
Here are close-up photos of the oldest geese....that I hatched from my original pair's eggs this January.
Church:
Tucker:
Caboosh:
Donut (the one I think has too much Buff....my second female):
Marty....Goose pedophile....LMAO...
Seriously though....the male's bill is more substantial and looks wider when viewed from the top of the head looking downward. Also, they tend to be a bit straighter and tad bit longer. I will see if I can get a close-up of the two younger ones. As to the legs, the males seem a bit thicker from early on, but end up about the same, maybe a bit longer (mine are all a bit taller than the ladies). Also, on this pair, they are feathering out at a different rate: The female seems to be ahead of the little guy.
Celtic: No, thank you for sending people my way. The third photo of the geese from Kawonu's stock: Two of those are the little bitty ones I got from you. The third is one of the goslings I got from the second set of eggs I got from him (Griffin and another one hatched....the third died).
Thanks for the kind words about Caboosh. Out of the four oldest I got from my pair, three are nicely marked with the single lobe. The fourth has too much buff in my opinion, but still quite a nice goose. Overall, I would say that the $80 I spent to buy their parents was a complete steal.
Here are close-up photos of the oldest geese....that I hatched from my original pair's eggs this January.
Church:
Tucker:
Caboosh:
Donut (the one I think has too much Buff....my second female):
I am noticing a difference between the geese and gander in the buff dewlap flock in height and legs.
