Topic of the Week - Managing Brooding Geese

[Rondack]

My goose is about to lay eggs and her new mate was a gosling last year and I don't know yet if its a boy or girl. Leaning towards gander. I am on the fence as to let her have some babies or take the all the eggs. I would have to find homes for the babies eventually and fear that would break Puddles heart. She is 8 and I know she has wanted a baby in forever though.... ugh... What to do????

I have the solution: I am about to buy geese! You could give me the goslings!

 

[N F C]

Lacie unfortunately has not successfully hatched goslings. Last year she had a mate and was determined to do it, but her eggs disappeared right around when they were due. I don't know what happened there, though I suspect they were stolen by my neighbor's children.

Her daughter is broody right now though so I might have some cute pictures of goslings with their parents soon

And if you don't mind pictures of just goslings, I definitely have a lot of those. Lacie didn't successfully hatch last year but I sure did, lol.

Cute!

 

[quackingdom]

I'm hoping to hatch some goslings next year. I would have tried this year, but I read that it's better to wait until a goose's second year to hatch her eggs, because her first eggs are smaller and less likely to be fertile.

Looking forward to reading more in this thread!

 

[Rondack]

I'm hoping to hatch some goslings next year. I would have tried this year, but I read that it's better to wait until a goose's second year to hatch her eggs, because her first eggs are smaller and less likely to be fertile.

Looking forward to reading more in this thread!

I didn't know that! Thanks.

 

[Rondack]

Of the two, which one is better: Toulouse or Pilgrim geese?

 

[N F C]

Pilgrims are on my wish list for "some day". I like what I've read about them...sort of medium sized and their gender can be id'd when they hatch.

 

[Rondack]

Yes, I like pilgrims more too, although, they are much more costly.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I really like my Toulouse goose she was an awesome mama and other than during breeding season is very mild mannered.

 

[poultry person]

I have two geese they will be 1 on the 22nd, and I am 90 percent sure they are both female (their sisters) but I haven't gotten any eggs yet. Also they are Embden geese right?

(she's in a cooler)

 

[Rondack]

Do Embden geese..... lay eggs well, are they calm?