Swan Geese/chinese

[chrisarvor]

Hi
What do i feed these geese please
they eat the grass in the garden and i have tried them with wheat an sweetcorn
i buy granules for my ducks will they be ok for these geese
superb trio
Thanks

 

[MillersFarm]

My geese do pretty well on just foraging, I don't give mine any grain throughout the seasons except for winter. They seem to do fine on a 17% layer ration for chickens (If you're able to get some in your area..)

 

[Miss Lydia]

All flock feed is another good one.

 

[Gray Farms]

They'll eat anything. Layer ration, waterfowl feed, all flock feed, game bird ration. You can mix any of these with a little cracked/crimped corn as well if you want. To much corn though can make them fat and effect laying.

 

[chrisarvor]

thanks for replies they are settling in well
do they only lay upto Easter??? or longer

thanks

 

[MillersFarm]

Had one of my Chinese hens lay into late June. she stopped after she decided to hatch out some goslings of her own.. just started laying a few weeks ago.

 

[Gray Farms]

thanks for replies they are settling in well
do they only lay upto Easter??? or longer

thanks

If you keep taking the eggs Chinese will lay into late summer. Chinese are one of the best breeds of geese for laying. On the other hand my Sebastopols only lay for about 6-7 weeks, from late Feb into mid April.

 

[chrisarvor]

wow thanks got my 2nd egg today

 

[Gray Farms]

Congrats

 

[chrisarvor]

Hi People
one of my girls started to sit on the eggs today but got up and left them 4eggs next day she didnt get up so i shut her in ,its a large airy coop[ then in the afternoon i heard her calling for her mates,
the eggs were cold again now 5
is this normal until she considers there is enough to sit on???
just a year old her not me hahahahaha
should i leave the doors open so she can go wandering an come back
Any advice please