I bought these at a local auction, I don't even know the guy's name that I got them from. I've had them about 3 weeks, and I thought they looked 'different', but I'd never had africans, so I thought maybe that was it. These guys are very 'leggy', their legs are as long as the rest of them are. Their beaks are also more duck-shaped than pointy like other gooses'. I asked a friend of mine that does have canadas to look at them for me, to see if he thought they were. He's not sure, but he thinks they are Canadas. What really tipped me off was the african gosling I hatched. It has a pointy beak like other geese, and looks like a 'normal' goose. It's legs are not exceptionally long either. The african I hatched is about the same age now that the others were when I got them (3-5 days old), and the others were probably at least twice as big as this little one is. Also, the african (that I KNOW is african) has a pink tip on its beak. Another thing that made me wonder was the leg color. The older 3 had jet black legs when I got them. Their legs have 'faded' a bit since, but they are still very dark. The african that I hatched had 'dark' legs, but more of a dark grey than a black.
I've had these since they were 3-5 days old, about 3 weeks. I could part with them, but it really sucks, then I'll only have my 3 embdens (1 goose, 2 ganders) and these other 2 babies: 1 african and 1 toulouse (I think). I don't know what to do
I am kind of scared to call a game warden, I sure don't want to get in trouble for having them! Especially since I have no information about the person I bought them from, that doesn't help either.
Now what do I do with them? I don't want to need a permit, and I've already got domestic geese (embdens), so I don't want any crosses. When I bought these the guy told me he wasn't sure what kind they were....yeah right....
