Sexing Geeese/No Eggs

[Kangaroo24]

I have two embden geese that were given to me about 3 years ago-

I was told they are both girls but they have never laid an egg nor have they shown any interest in any of the other geese on the farm, male or female-

Is it possible for geese to never lay eggs? or could that both be males? looking for some advise- not looking for them to be anything but farm pets

 

[The-White-Elephant]

I have two embden geese that were given to me about 3 years ago-

I was told they are both girls but they have never laid an egg nor have they shown any interest in any of the other geese on the farm, male or female-

Is it possible for geese to never lay eggs? or could that both be males? looking for some advise- not looking for them to be anything but farm pets

Maybe they are too old? @indianaducks

 

[indianaducks]

Maybe they are too old? @indianaducks

Thanks for the tag but I know nothing about geese!

 

[nchls school]

Geese are long-lived; living way past their reproductive years. Quite likely they are old. If they were ganders they'd have been after any goose in the vicinity.

 

[Goosebaby]

They could be elderly females, or they could easily be males.

If they are males and you got them as a bonded pair they’ll show little interest in the other geese. During breeding season they may get feisty and territorial, they might start to show interest in the girls, but their loyalties lie with each other, so they could also just as easily chase them away.



@Kangaroo24 coukd you post a picture of them? Sometimes it’s possible to tell the sex by their body type.

 

[Kangaroo24]

They could be elderly females, or they could easily be males.

If they are males and you got them as a bonded pair they’ll show little interest in the other geese. During breeding season they may get feisty and territorial, they might start to show interest in the girls, but their loyalties lie with each other, so they could also just as easily chase them away.



@Kangaroo24 coukd you post a picture of them? Sometimes it’s possible to tell the sex by their body type.

Sure let me see if I can get a photo loaded on here- give me a minute

 

[Kangaroo24]

in the lone photo on the bottom, the goose to the right is a male- he has been sexed- in the other 3 photos are the questionable geese who have never laid eggs.

 

[Goosebaby]

in the lone photo on the bottom, the goose to the right is a male- he has been sexed- in the other 3 photos are the questionable geese who have never laid eggs.

Those look like boys to me.

 

[Kangaroo24]

Those look like boys to me.

I think they are all boys too- they are not that old- maybe 5 years old at best