Raising Geese 101

[nate1the1great1]

Have a little question my geese just started to lay yesterday and today i didnt get an egg so do they lay every day or every other day

 

[8GeeseALaying]

Geese lay every other day

 

[nate1the1great1]

K thx and what are the odds of her going broody

 

[8GeeseALaying]

She will go broody when she thinks she has a big enough clutch. Could be 2, 3, 4, or 10 eggs depends on what she thinks is enough. Just dont let it get over 10 eggs anymore than that is too many and can be a chance of nothing hatching because she cant cover them all properly

 

[flockman]

Mine is broody on 8 eggs!

 

[8GeeseALaying]

Mine has either 6 or 8, i wasnt going to crawl in the dog house its huge so i counted what i saw

 

[Kevin565]

I have geese and have had ducks and you do NOT need to trim their beaks......

X2.

Have a little question my geese just started to lay yesterday and today i didnt get an egg so do they lay every day or every other day

Bruce has always laid every other day for me. She usually goes broody on anywhere from 6-12 eggs.

 

[nate1the1great1]

What im gunna do is since they just started to lay im gunna make sure i get enough eggs for me to hatch but like the second or third week of May I'll stop and let her so her own thing

 

[Deavyn]

Okay thank you very much! sorry we're on a dairy farm and new to ducks and geese!

 

[livininbrazil]

Have a little question my geese just started to lay yesterday and today i didnt get an egg so do they lay every day or every other day

Geese lay every other day

Mine lay nearly every day, like egs for 4 days, then skip a day.