Should i take goose eggs ?

[scratch'n'peck]

i feed them chicken's egg laying formula as basic feed and i give them winter grass veggies and bread but i didnt know they can eat corn !! ill difinantly try that tomorrow !!
is there anything i shouldnt feed them ??

I don't know if the calcium in the layer feed is that great for them year round, but it wont hurt during laying season. Of course if you hatch some goslings, starter crumble is the way to go. If you have Tractor Supply nearby, their starter crumble is formulated for chicks and water fowl (water fowl need extra niacin). In fact the tractor supply grower formula (the one that is meant to be given between high protein starter and the layer feed at 20 weeks for hens) is not a bad maintenance feed for water fowl with 15% protein and no calcium.

 

[The goose girl]

how many eggs in average does a goose lay in one season?

My goose laid 108 (yes, one hundred and eight) eggs before she decided to sit. First she laid 44 eggs, then she took a 6-week break, then came the last 64 eggs.

I kept taking the eggs, but I left a fake egg (a golf ball) in the nest for her so she wouldn't think the nest was unsafe and start building a new one in a different location.

Quote: Corn and bread should be fed only sparingly. Both are high in fat and low in nutrients.

 

[RIR0BCM]

Woooow 108!??? Thats insane !! I think she made a world record

I dont feed them a lot of bread but they are picky eaters so i dont know what they like best.
i know they like winter grass and bread so i give it to them .. I prefer to let them free range but we have a lot of dogs in our neighborhood so i cant let them out

 

[scratch'n'peck]

Wow, 108 eggs! Well I suppose you can keep taking those eggs and work on perfecting your technique for incubating goose eggs.

Although corn is mostly carbs, it can make them fat if they eat too much, I feed some in the winter because they burn a lot of calories keeping themselves warm. I am guessing you are in a much warmer location than Michigan since your goose is laying already.

 

[RIR0BCM]

No ,It was snowing a few days before she laid.
i gave her nesting material i think that encouraged her to lay maybe ?

 

[dahlin]

My goose has laid her first eggs, I just found them she isn't sitting on them but has made a nest with 9 eggs and lays on them some This is my first goose so I don't now how this works Do I take or leave are they dead or does she wait until she has laid all she going to, then nest on them or does she nest from the first egg she lays I would love to have goslings She is an African goose and is not for eating just my baby

 

[8GeeseALaying]

My goose has laid her first eggs, I just found them she isn't sitting on them but has made a nest with 9 eggs and lays on them some  This is my first goose so I don't now how this works   Do I take or leave are they dead or does she wait until she has laid all she going to, then nest on them or does she nest from the first egg she lays  I would love to have goslings   She is an African goose and is not for eating just my baby

She will brood when she thinks she has enough eggs in her nest. The amount of eggs is different for every goose. They arent dead. The best thing to do is to mark the eggs and take out the old as new are laid that way the eggs wil be fresh and more viable. Most of us on here restrict the amount of eggs in the nest to 7-8 eggs depending on the size of the goose. That way she can cover them all well and have a better possible hatch rate. Also just wondering, but how many geese do you have?

 

[dahlin]

I started with 3 when they were only about 12 weeks old I lost one and now just have 2 a boy and a girl So now to get this right when she is done laying then she will start sitting is that the same as brooding on them and then will stay on them most of the time Now she doesn't sit on them much. So does this mean she is sitting to lay them and once she feels she has enough she will quit laying and start brooding them

 

[dahlin]

also she has laid 9

 

[8GeeseALaying]

I started with 3 when they were only about 12 weeks old   I lost one and now just have 2 a boy and a girl   So now to get this right  when she is done laying then she will start sitting is that the same as brooding on them and then will stay on them most of the time  Now she doesn't sit on them much.  So does this mean she is sitting to lay them and once she feels she has enough she will quit laying and start brooding them

Sitting and brooding are the same thing. When she is ready she will sit on them A LOT only getting off of them to get a drink or bathe which wont be everyday. Yes right now she is just sitting to lay and when she feels she has enough she will quit laying and start sitting.