Pilgrim Geese thread

[livininbrazil]

Hello all, I plan on getting some Pilgrim Adults this week and wanted to know if when they hatch babies out next spring could I breed the babies to eachother or would I have to look for other young goslings to breed the once I'd have the momma hatch? They're pretty hard to find out here I was lucky enough to come across these beautiful birds out here. Any tips would help thanks all.

Well, you could. You should be able to go afew generations like this, BUT... it´s better to avoid it if it´s possible, as it gives you more scope for breeding in later generations. It´s probably best just to keep your eyes open for other ones anyway during the year....

 

[livininbrazil]

Hello all, I plan on getting some Pilgrim Adults this week and wanted to know if when they hatch babies out next spring could I breed the babies to eachother or would I have to look for other young goslings to breed the once I'd have the momma hatch? They're pretty hard to find out here I was lucky enough to come across these beautiful birds out here. Any tips would help thanks all.

Btw, don´t forget pics, would love to see them when you have them.

 

[DuckBoy323]

So it'd be alright to inbreed or breed the siblings together? And will do on the pics.

 

[GAMarans]

More pictures of Roboduck's geese ...

 

[livininbrazil]

So it'd be alright to inbreed or breed the siblings together? And will do on the pics.

It´s not likely at this point to cause you problems, but keep an eye out for new blood during the year.
An interesting thing about geese is that they´re far more interested in mating with unrelated geese, although most will happily mate with siblings if no others are available. My pilgrim males are 10 months old, and all of them are mating with unrelated females, ignoring their sisters for now. However, some that I have were raised together and think they´re siblings are mating together as there´s not another option.
How many geese do you hope to get?

 

[livininbrazil]

More pictures of Roboduck's geese ...

Beautiful goslings. 4 males, 2 females?

 

[cluckcluckluke]

So it'd be alright to inbreed or breed the siblings together? And will do on the pics.

I have no idea with Geese, but with chickens breeding siblings is really not a good idea. back crossing (father over daughter) is ok for a few generations but sibling crosses can have some real complications, with chickens anyway.

 

[livininbrazil]

I have no idea with Geese, but with chickens breeding siblings is really not a good idea. back crossing (father over daughter) is ok for a few generations but sibling crosses can have some real complications, with chickens anyway.

Well, I know that even with chickens, some breeders will breed siblings to produce a particular trait without problems, but I´ve read on a number of occasions that waterfowl don´t present the same problems with inbreeding. But, having said that, I can´t remember where...maybe google it and see what you find?....
I do know here, though, that most people don´t worry about breeding siblings, and they have flocks of chickens for generations by leaving them all to it......

 

[RoboDuck]

 
More pictures of Roboduck's geese ...


 
 

Beautiful goslings.  4 males, 2 females?

There's a total of 8 we got from the same place. They said 5 females, 3 males. I'm not so sure. I need to get my wife to take good pictures of each individual and get opinions. 2 are very clearly females. A couple are very clearly males. The others are giving me trouble. They just aren't as clear as they should be. I just hope they are not mixed breeds. But I am new to the goose scene so it may just be me.

 

[livininbrazil]

There's a total of 8 we got from the same place. They said 5 females, 3 males. I'm not so sure. I need to get my wife to take good pictures of each individual and get opinions. 2 are very clearly females. A couple are very clearly males. The others are giving me trouble. They just aren't as clear as they should be. I just hope they are not mixed breeds. But I am new to the goose scene so it may just be me.

Oh, I see now. On first look, I thought there were 6 in each pic, the first one looks like 4 males, 2 females....the second one looks like 4 males and a grey blob

, but I see now you have 6 larger ones and two smaller? And they´re Pilgrims? They have very pinky bills, but then some on here say there theirs also have pink bills that go orangey later.
Looks to me like you may have 4 pairs, then. Are the two small ones grey with dark bill? One seems to have a very yellow head, though. maybe it´s just the light.... If you have 4 pairs, that´s nice. And would the younger ones be from a different family?