Looking For Canada Goose Goslings/Eggs

[BoonesBirds]

Hi everyone! I’ve scoured the internet just about everywhere and I can’t find any breeders selling Canada goose goslings or eggs for the 2026 year. Does anyone here know of any breeders I could get in contact with? I live in CA and will happily pay for shipping when any are available. Thanks!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi everyone! I’ve scoured the internet just about everywhere and I can’t find any breeders selling Canada goose goslings or eggs for the 2026 year. Does anyone here know of any breeders I could get in contact with? I live in CA and will happily pay for shipping when any are available. Thanks!

Canadian Geese are migratory and protected under federal law and should not be kept unless under special circumstances and with a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.

Perhaps you can choose some Domesticated Geese to raise instead.

I'm sure you can find several different breeders of Domestic Geese, but here's one place that has some offerings, hopefully you find something that catches your eye.
https://www.metzerfarms.com/geese-for-sale.html

 

[BoonesBirds]

Canadian Geese are migratory and protected under federal law and should not be kept unless under special circumstances and with a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.

Perhaps you can choose some Domesticated Geese to raise instead.

I'm sure you can find several different breeders of Domestic Geese, but here's one place that has some offerings, hopefully you find something that catches your eye.
https://www.metzerfarms.com/geese-for-sale.html

You’re allowed to own captive-bred migratory birds with proper paperwork and permits. I have my domesticated gamebreeder’s license so I can own these birds in CA. It is legal in every state. I already have wood ducks, cinnamon teal, gadwall, pintail, and wigeon. I’m a wildlife artist and I use these birds as references for my artwork, along with just owning them as pets. All the legal breeders I could find no longer breed Canada geese, so I was asking around to see if anyone had eggs/goslings that would come with the proper paperwork.

 

[azurbanclucker]

I'm not aware of anyone breeding Canada geese. They're so prolific in the lower 48 now that the market for them as captive bred is probably close to non-existent. Maybe in Canada? Very unsure what the red tape would be to get them across the border, though.

As a possible alternative, could you visit (pick more or less any inland body of water in CA) and just build a photo reference library for them? They seem to like golf courses. A lot.

 

[BoonesBirds]

I'm not aware of anyone breeding Canada geese. They're so prolific in the lower 48 now that the market for them as captive bred is probably close to non-existent. Maybe in Canada? Very unsure what the red tape would be to get them across the border, though.

As a possible alternative, could you visit (pick more or less any inland body of water in CA) and just build a photo reference library for them? They seem to like golf courses. A lot.

I don’t believe birds can be shipped from Canada due to concerns with avian flu and different laws with transporting live birds. I’m not necessarily wanting them for the sole purpose of reference photos, I’d love to have some as pets too. I know of a few folks who have them legally and they seem to think they’re people lol. I’ve been wanting to get native species of geese, but it seems everyone who has any (white-fronted, cackling, snows, or Canadas) no longer breeds them, or the breeder they obtained them from no longer sells. I already have a few domestic goose breeds.

 

[BoundlessLove]

Have you contacted your local wildlife management/rehab center?
They may be able to steer you in the right direction.

 

[azurbanclucker]

I don’t believe birds can be shipped from Canada due to concerns with avian flu and different laws with transporting live birds. I’m not necessarily wanting them for the sole purpose of reference photos, I’d love to have some as pets too. I know of a few folks who have them legally and they seem to think they’re people lol. I’ve been wanting to get native species of geese, but it seems everyone who has any (white-fronted, cackling, snows, or Canadas) no longer breeds them, or the breeder they obtained them from no longer sells. I already have a few domestic goose breeds.

It is an interesting puzzle. Wish I was more able to help, but this is a bit wide of my area of expertise, unfortunately.

 

[Pumperkinz]

Depending on your area you can rehab them if you have the proper licensing like you said.

Breeding for sale is way more difficult as typically you'd be doing it to rehab and either release back to the wild, or rehab and keep to live their life with you. Or pass off to a new rehaber, but I'm not sure how the west coast deals with this.

Shipping between Canada + the US isn't hard I don't think you'd need to get a certificate from the country (US requires USDA cert for us to export to them), and then your NPIP cert to ship etc.

I know you have to map out a route that is low for HPAI and if you reach out to the breeders in CA I'm sure they would provide you insight as a lot of them have done it. Or if you reach out to USDA/NPIP you might be able to find some more resources on import shipping internationally.

Hopefully this gets you in a better direction.

 

[casportpony]

You’re allowed to own captive-bred migratory birds with proper paperwork and permits. I have my domesticated gamebreeder’s license so I can own these birds in CA. It is legal in every state. I already have wood ducks, cinnamon teal, gadwall, pintail, and wigeon. I’m a wildlife artist and I use these birds as references for my artwork, along with just owning them as pets. All the legal breeders I could find no longer breed Canada geese, so I was asking around to see if anyone had eggs/goslings that would come with the proper paperwork.

@MGG might know of a breeder who can legally sell them.

 

[BoonesBirds]

I don’t have the license for rehabbing, as those are wild birds and my permit is only for captive-reared birds unfortunately. I will look into that though, and ask around if any breeders have experience getting birds from Canada. Thank you all for the help and insight!