I'm starting to think my new duck is a goose...?

[EvenLater]

Is there any way to know for certain other than just playing the wait n see game? I like to be prepared and not surprised lol

 

[kzane23]

Know for certain about what exactly?

 

[EvenLater]

Wether he's a duck or goose lol he's acting like a goose but he looks like either a duck or a goose so i was hoping there was a way to know for sure which he is without just waiting for him to grow bigger lol

 

[kzane23]

4000% positive that he/she is an African Goose

 

[kzane23]

(All photos were blatantly stolen off Google Images)

 

[kzane23]

Gosling (More knobbly bill, peaked) Duckling (Smooth, flatter bill)

 

[EvenLater]

Wonderful! That last picture really helped too because that's how it looks when i put my Cas next to my friends two actual Welsh harlequins! Ok now to start preparing for a much larger house "duck" than i originally planned on! Lol Thank you!

 

[EvenLater]

Oh and one more question now that i know he's a goose lol... It's the males that get the bill bump right? And at about what age does that happen?

 

[kzane23]

Anytime! The first set of picture are what Cas will actually look like. They are very very beautiful birds. And no one will ever break into your house more than once

 

[kzane23]

Oh and one more question now that i know he's a goose lol... It's the males that get the bill bump right? And at about what age does that happen?

Both male and female African Geese get the bill hump. A males will be larger but thats about it. Males and females are nearly identical but from what I've read, male geese sound like a fog horn. Also, ganders are more likely to puff up and 'attack' or at least investigate intruders. Hens are more lax.