How Many females for 1 Gander and still have good fertility in Sebas?

[JordanFamily]

So how many females can one Gander cover and still have good fertility in Sebastopol Geese? Thanks

 

[TennesseeTruly]

My male would only cover one of his two females. So I got her another gander. He had two beautiful girls and the cast one aside like yesterday's garbage. So you may end up like me and have a male that only wants one female.

Laurie

 

[JordanFamily]

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Oh don't tell me that!!! There is no way I can have 1 gander for every 1 goose...

 

[banter]

In my experience no more than two. If the gander prefers one goose, you may only have a breeding to another goose if the first goose is sitting on eggs (and the gander can meander!)

 

[JordanFamily]

I wonder if there is a way to get one to mate with more than one... Maybe let him mate with the one female for a few weeks and then put her somewhere else while he is with the second female for the next two weeks... Would that work? Any ideas???

 

[Golden Valley Farm]

Geese don't do well with sudden changes, so I don't think that would well. Are you trying to see how many you can reproduce for sales ?

 

[Goosehaven]

My Roman tufted gander mates with all four of the females but he seems to prefer two of them the most. I've heard the ratio should be no more than 1 to 4. I think it just depends on the gander.

 

[JordanFamily]

I was just wondering because I have 4 goslings I just got from Dorothy and at least two are males but I was thinking if I get rid of all but one male will the eggs of both the girls left be fertile next year??? I can't wait to see the mommas running around with their babies and want to give them the best chance I can... So would it be best to keep both males??? What if both males like the same female??? Will they fight or hurt her??? Is it true that males can be testier than the females??? That is my main reason for only wanting one male, because I do have small chidren...

 

[Goosehaven]

I had no problem with fertile eggs this year with my gander covering the four girls. I would have to agree that the ganders can be testier than the females but all can be testy during breeding season. Since geese establish a pecking order whichever male is dominant will have his pick of the females first and then the non-dominant male gets whatever is left. The ganders can fight though when they are establishing the pecking order. Chances are since yours will be growing up together they won't get into any fights.

 

[Hillside]

Geese and small children are not a safe mix during the breeding season. That goes for the girls as well as the ganders. There are no hard and fast rules and the very same birds may act different from year to year. Keep the kids safe and away from the geese. As far as how many females you can put on a gander and still be fertile it could be none all the way up to even four. Depends on the breed, where and how they are living and most of all on the individuals you have. Who may not behave the same way from year to year. If you didn't want goslings you'll have lots and if you are wanting to jump on the bandwagon and sell off a bunch of babies you'll have none. Just how it works sometimes.