Pilgrim Geese thread

[JLynnsDuckies]

What makes you think she knew?

Just a hunch and a few things she had said while we were there. She had quite a few different breeds of chickens, ducks, and geese which she knew plenty about... As we were leaving she said not to worry if it was two males because all hers get along... The thing is, we still would have gotten two after the advice of a few people on here and some others saying one would be lonely. Not to mention she had taken a picture from Google images that were clearly male compared to hers which were alot darker and questionable beside the much lighter ones on her craigslist ad. I found the picture last night while I searched Google for pilgrim goslings. To me, that's false advertisment. Either way we love them but I am concerned for my female pekin. I don't want all three boys ganging up on her... Or the males not to get along.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just a hunch and a few things she had said while we were there. She had quite a few different breeds of chickens, ducks, and geese which she knew plenty about... As we were leaving she said not to worry if it was two males because all hers get along... The thing is, we still would have gotten two after the advice of a few people on here and some others saying one would be lonely. Not to mention she had taken a picture from Google images that were clearly male compared to hers which were alot darker and questionable beside the much lighter ones on her craigslist ad. I found the picture last night while I searched Google for pilgrim goslings. To me, that's false advertisment. Either way we love them but I am concerned for my female pekin. I don't want all three boys ganging up on her... Or the males not to get along.

You not going to be able to have 2 gander and a Pekin drake in the same area once breeding season starts. I'd go ahead and make the 2 lil boys their very own house and run. and free range them separately the ducks and geese. or they will do what comes naturally and that is wanting to breed with the only female around. I think the ganders will be fine together as long as there isn't a female. I have 2 ganders and 2 females and my ganders get along great.

 

[JLynnsDuckies]

You not going to be able to have 2 gander and a Pekin drake in the same area once breeding season starts. I'd go ahead and make the 2 lil boys their very own house and run. and free range them separately the ducks and geese. or they will do what comes naturally and that is wanting to breed with the only female around. I think the ganders will be fine together as long as there isn't a female. I have 2 ganders and 2 females and my ganders get along great.

The problem with separating them is that we are just finishing up our house and enclosed run for our pekins. It's been a costly project for us. I'm pretty sure making another area and shelter is the last thing the hubby wants to do after he is just about to finish the first one! Not to mention in the budget at this point in time... That's why when I seen the ad and the pictures side by side, I (with an untrained eye) figured they were females or at least the darker of the two was...

 

[Miss Lydia]

The problem with separating them is that we are just finishing up our house and enclosed run for our pekins. It's been a costly project for us. I'm pretty sure making another area and shelter is the last thing the hubby wants to do after he is just about to finish the first one! Not to mention in the budget at this point in time... That's why when I seen the ad and the pictures side by side, I (with an untrained eye) figured they were females or at least the darker of the two was...

Well you won't have to worry about that this year at least not until mating season come late winter. maybe by then you can do something for the ganders. Just enjoy them now as baby's they grow so fast. So females always have dark bills and ganders light? I really don't know that much about Pilgrims other than they are beautiful geese.

 

[JLynnsDuckies]

Well you won't have to worry about that this year at least not until mating season come late winter. maybe by then you can do something for the ganders. Just enjoy them now as baby's they grow so fast. So females always have dark bills and ganders light? I really don't know that much about Pilgrims other than they are beautiful geese.

From what I've read and the pictures I've seen, yes. Apparently there is a vary obvious difference from the time they hatch. Next to eachother it's like day and night. The little girls have a dark bill (Not just part of it but all of it, dark) and the males have a light bill. Girls fluff is different than the males as well. They have an dark almost olive green appreance and the males have a gray silvery apperance. I guess there isn't any exception to the rule as I'm sure to find out... lol... I'm glad we have some time before their hormones kick in! Hopefully we will be able to figure out their living area by then... Now to break the news to the Mr. This ought to be interesting.

 

[RoboDuck]

I guess I should give up on the wait and see game... I'm pretty positive we have two males. Which I'm fine with but hoping I won't have to rehome one of them. I get pretty attached to my animals whatever they may be. Although, I'm not particularly happy with the women I bought them from. I'm pretty sure she knew she had males. It would have been much better if she were just honest with us! Oh well, we love our boys and they will have a pampered life here with 5 acres to graze on when they are grown enough to do so. Right now they are perfectly content to snuggle and be loved.

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Anyone who actually breeds Pilgrims knows (or should know) how to sex them at birth. Pilgrims and Cotton Patch are auto sexing so anyone selling them should be able to tell you what you are getting. Apparently turtles can tell the difference, too, since our girls hatched out 6 goslings with a ratio of 4:2 and the turtles killed all 4 girls and left us with 2 boys. Stupid turtles.

 

[Carrosaur]

Anyone who actually breeds Pilgrims knows (or should know) how to sex them at birth.  Pilgrims and Cotton Patch are auto sexing so anyone selling them should be able to tell you what you are getting.  Apparently turtles can tell the difference, too, since our girls hatched out 6 goslings with a ratio of 4:2 and the turtles killed all 4 girls and left us with 2 boys.  Stupid turtles.

Yeah for some reason I thought this was talking about Toulouse geese, I just saw the pilgrim part LOL.

 

[JLynnsDuckies]

Anyone who actually breeds Pilgrims knows (or should know) how to sex them at birth.  Pilgrims and Cotton Patch are auto sexing so anyone selling them should be able to tell you what you are getting.  Apparently turtles can tell the difference, too, since our girls hatched out 6 goslings with a ratio of 4:2 and the turtles killed all 4 girls and left us with 2 boys.  Stupid turtles.

Awe, I'm sorry to hear about your girls. That is so sad! I figured she knew... Though she said she ordered them. Oh well, it's a lesson learned.

 

[RoboDuck]

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Thanks. We took several from them and incubated them. Then we decided to let them have a try at hatching their own clutch. I keep saying "they" because both our girls shared a nest in a dog house and hatched them out together. So we knew that there was risk to letting them raise their own. We thought we had cleaned out all the turtles but I guess we missed one. Hopefully the one that was caught today will be the last one. Of course the stupid thing COULD have gotten the Canada geese instead of my Pilgrims!!

 

[JLynnsDuckies]

Thanks. We took several from them and incubated them.  Then we decided to let them have a try at hatching their own clutch.  I keep saying "they" because both our girls shared a nest in a dog house and hatched them out together.  So we knew that there was risk to letting them raise their own.  We thought we had cleaned out all the turtles but I guess we missed one.  Hopefully the one that was caught today will be the last one.   Of course the stupid thing COULD have gotten the Canada geese instead of my Pilgrims!! 

Hopefully you got all those turtles now... I didn't realize turtles were even a threat. Pretty neat both girls took on nest duty. I love how family oriented geese are. I'm new to owning both ducks and geese so I have a lot to learn!