perhaps you could take a few more pictures. That goose head on the left kind of looks like it has a bit of a knob, but very hard to tell. Any idea on weight or size?
need some help on id
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thay weigh 30lbs i hope these pic help
it hard trying to get a pic when thay try to come at you head down
it hard trying to get a pic when thay try to come at you head down
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Yep I can see it too on the new pictures! At 30 pounds and general body type I would say african rather than China but that is only my guess.
Yep I can see it too on the new pictures! At 30 pounds and general body type I would say african rather than China but that is only my guess.
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Oh, this is easy. Allow me... what you've got there are three very nice mutts.
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ok ty for all your help on the mutts and now how can you tell if you got female or male?
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With African and Chinese you can sex relatively accurately by the size of the knob, but because yours are crosses it may not be as accurate. The only way to know for sure is to vent sex. Which is not as hard or as gross as it may seem at first.
Grab a goose, take a seat. Turn the goose upside down with it's head extending out behind you, under your dominate arm. Rest the bird's body on your knees, with its feet pointing towards the sky, its tail pointing away from you. Part the down around the vent, holding the skin around it taut and with your other hand massage the vent open. If you are able to expose a long, white, spiny organ -- that's the penis -- it's a male. If you do not find a penis, it's a female (or you did it wrong). Wash, rinse, repeat. With practice you will learn what the internal female genitalia tend to look like as well, which will help your efficiency and speed.
As a side note some people sex with the goose tail facing them, you can try both ways and see what works best for you. I feel like I can get a better hold on the goose with its tail facing away from me.
Grab a goose, take a seat. Turn the goose upside down with it's head extending out behind you, under your dominate arm. Rest the bird's body on your knees, with its feet pointing towards the sky, its tail pointing away from you. Part the down around the vent, holding the skin around it taut and with your other hand massage the vent open. If you are able to expose a long, white, spiny organ -- that's the penis -- it's a male. If you do not find a penis, it's a female (or you did it wrong). Wash, rinse, repeat. With practice you will learn what the internal female genitalia tend to look like as well, which will help your efficiency and speed.
As a side note some people sex with the goose tail facing them, you can try both ways and see what works best for you. I feel like I can get a better hold on the goose with its tail facing away from me.
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Okay I'm not the only one who has to much time on my hands, or just crazy for geese???
Okay I'm not the only one who has to much time on my hands, or just crazy for geese???
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lol, agreed. I'm sticking to my original guess now, knowing the weight. And yep, still just a guess.
Give it another month and you should have a good idea how many boys and how many girls you have!
lol, agreed. I'm sticking to my original guess now, knowing the weight. And yep, still just a guess.
Give it another month and you should have a good idea how many boys and how many girls you have!
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