Tips for knowing gender of a goose?

[jsullivan704]

I have a goose named Jeffery he/she is only 9 weeks old, I have been going back and forth whether it’s a male or female. It’s an emden. I’m too nervous to try and vent sex and i think they are a little old for that? I’m not sure. I’m very new to this. Here’s a picture of Jeffery.. (and sammy in the background) Any tips or tricks for telling what gender? Thanks.

 

[Pyxis]

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Do you have two geese? If not, you really need a second one. I see you have a duck too, do you have two ducks? If not you need a second duck as well.

At this age vent sexing is the only way to really tell gender. When he gets older, you can tell by his behavior whether he is male or female.

 

[jsullivan704]

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Do you have two geese? If not, you really need a second one. I see you have a duck too, do you have two ducks? If not you need a second duck as well.

At this age vent sexing is the only way to really tell gender. When he gets older, you can tell by his behavior whether he is male or female.

Yes i have another goose and duck, they are a few weeks younger than these guys so we are keeping them apart until they are a little bigger

 

[Dalia dalia]

I have a goose named Jeffery he/she is only 9 weeks old, I have been going back and forth whether it’s a male or female. It’s an emden. I’m too nervous to try and vent sex and i think they are a little old for that? I’m not sure. I’m very new to this. Here’s a picture of Jeffery.. (and sammy in the background) Any tips or tricks for telling what gender? Thanks. View attachment 1447298

Males have a tail feather that curls

 

[Pyxis]

Males have a tail feather that curls

Geese do not have drake feathers like ducks do.

 

[Pyxis]

Yes i have another goose and duck, they are a few weeks younger than these guys so we are keeping them apart until they are a little bigger

That's great I'm very glad they each have a friend.

When they're older, their behavior will help you determine gender. Males tend to walk more upright and proud, with their beaks in the air. They tend to put themselves between the rest of the flock and anything suspicious or that they deem a potential danger.

Females tend to walk with their heads more bowed, and hang back while the ganders protect them.

 

[jsullivan704]

Geese do not have drake feathers like ducks do.

So I have a rouen duck, in the background. He (i think) is also 9 weeks about, he has a light beak, but no curly tail feather. When do they get the curl? And is the light beak a way to tell it’s a male? Or am I wrong about that.

 

[Pyxis]

So I have a rouen duck, in the background. He (i think) is also 9 weeks about, he has a light beak, but no curly tail feather. When do they get the curl? And is the light beak a way to tell it’s a male? Or am I wrong about that.

For ducks the fastest way to tell gender is their voice Males do eventually get a curly tail feather, but their voices are the first way you can sex them.

Females have loud, braying quacks. Males have low, raspy quacks. Here's a website that has recordings of both:

http://www.majesticwaterfowl.org/artquacks.htm

A warning, the recordings autoplay when you open that link. You can pause them and then play each individually to hear the difference.

 

[jsullivan704]

For ducks the fastest way to tell gender is their voice Males do eventually get a curly tail feather, but their voices are the first way you can sex them.

Females have loud, braying quacks. Males have low, raspy quacks. Here's a website that has recordings of both:

http://www.majesticwaterfowl.org/artquacks.htm

A warning, the recordings autoplay when you open that link. You can pause them and then play each individually to hear the difference.

Wow thank you mine definitely has a female quack! That’s really cool.

I have one last question, The goose loves the little goose and duck I have to be their friends. But when the duck sees them, he starts vibrating and breathing weird and tries to attack them. Will this behavior go away when they are bigger? Or is this a problem.

 

[Pyxis]

Wow thank you mine definitely has a female quack! That’s really cool.

I have one last question, The goose loves the little goose and duck I have to be their friends. But when the duck sees them, he starts vibrating and breathing weird and tries to attack them. Will this behavior go away when they are bigger? Or is this a problem.

They can be like that, unfortunately. You'll have to do some introductions, and I would start now if you haven't. Keep them in brooders next to each other so that they can always see each other, but can't actually get at each other to fight. Doing this for a couple weeks should help. Even so, when you do eventually put them together, there may still be some scuffling to determine dominance.