The African and Chinese goose thread!!

[NathanZee]

Question is a change in the Basel knob on a chinese goose an indication of a health problem. One of my females the littlest knob seems smaller and a bit wrinkled. Should I be concerned.

I don't know, is she a older goose? It might be from age, but I don't know for sure if they wrinkle with age.

 

[servpolice]

Ok,so I have two more goose eggs left.both went into lockdown yesterday well today we have one in the air cell already.Should I be worried.

No you shouldn't worry. Some goslings hatch faster then others.
A early hatch usually means temperatures are too high but it sounds like it's going good anyways

 

[servpolice]

Question is a change in the Basel knob on a chinese goose an indication of a health problem. One of my females the littlest knob seems smaller and a bit wrinkled. Should I be concerned.

When a goose is in it's knob growing stage (6-9 months) they always seem to look wrinkled but that's only for young geese.
Old geese don't really get wrinkled knobs.
If the knob gets smaller then there must be a problem unless she's a mixed breed?

 

[servpolice]

Sloppy Joe and Barbara.
Sloppy Joe is going to be a father this year.
Also I've 6 fertile buff African eggs and 6 BuffxBrown African eggs in the incubator

 

[holm25]

My goose is laying like a champ. If she lays today like she has every otherday she will have layed for a whole week. Hopefully she decides to go broody.

 

[cedarhedge]

When a goose is in it's knob growing stage (6-9 months) they always seem to look wrinkled but that's only for young geese.
Old geese don't really get wrinkled knobs.
If the knob gets smaller then there must be a problem unless she's a mixed breed?

Ok that's what I'm thinking she's 2 and laying an egg about every day and a half. When I let her and the rest out this morning at 7am it seemed back to normal. Now shrunk and wrinkled again. Wondering about a nutrition issue. Just got an ice storm so access to greens is null and I stopped seeding wheat grass for them when the weather broke and they started to forage. She's active and talkative and won't leave the male alone. So she seems fine I just don't want to miss something.

 

[cedarhedge]

Ok that's what I'm thinking she's 2 and laying an egg about every day and a half. When I let her and the rest out this morning at 7am it seemed back to normal. Now shrunk and wrinkled again. Wondering about a nutrition issue. Just got an ice storm so access to greens is null and I stopped seeding wheat grass for them when the weather broke and they started to forage. She's active and talkative and won't leave the male alone. So she seems fine I just don't want to miss something.

Ok here is a picture of the lovely Tatter it's not easy to see but the wrinkles are not normally there

 

[NathanZee]

My goose is laying like a champ. If she lays today like she has every otherday she will have layed for a whole week. Hopefully she decides to go broody.

That's great! Elizabeth layed every other day for a little over 3 weeks, but now she stopped. I hope you can hatch some goslings! Serv, do you think she will start to lay again or is she done for the year?

Sloppy Joe and Barbara.
Sloppy Joe is going to be a father this year.
Also I've 6 fertile buff African eggs and 6 BuffxBrown African eggs in the incubator

Oh fun! What color will the buff/brown ones be?

 

[xxRaniz]

So the Goose Beach is in. Still working on yard cleanup but they couldn't wait!

 

[Miss Lydia]

So the Goose Beach is in. Still working on yard cleanup but they couldn't wait!

Pictures?