I have a Sebastopol and one more on the way!!

[johnsmb]

A sebastopol just hatched and the other egg is pipped!! I started with 4 eggs that were shipped within state. One didn't develop, and one died at about 2 weeks.

I also cheated and bought 2 goslings a week ago, because I was worried that the eggs wouldn't hatch - now I might end up with 4 goslings! The one that hatched seems very grey so I hope it's a girl. The older goslings that I bought are probably both males, so I'm hoping the last egg will make it and be a girl, too. How can you verify their gender when they are full grown? Can you tell by looking or not until one lays an egg???

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Quote:
http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/y4359E/y4359e07.htm

That is a good site that tells you how to sex geese. If sebastopols are gray when they hatch, they are females, yellow, they are males, but it isnt always 100%.

Post some pictures of the babies!

 

[johnsmb]

I now have 2 sebastopol goslings! Plus I have the 2 older ones that are about a month old. Both of the brand new ones have a light grey on their back - are these females or should the females be even darker grey?