Toulouse Geese Thread

[Miss Lydia]

Hi Johny2000
The last 2 eggs were no shell. Almost transparent and like a leathery skin holding the insides.
Both are eating and drinking . They just don't stay together like they used to since the eggs started coming.
I will watch them . Thank you for your response and help.

My gander is so possessive of his mate right now, with you saying they aren't staying together makes me wonder if you do have 2 females. Have seen them mating?

 

[equustears]

Hi Miss Lydia
No ,I haven't seen them mating . What I have noticed is that they don't even graze together now.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hi Miss Lydia
No ,I haven't seen them mating . What I have noticed is that they don't even graze together now.

@equustears you very well may have 2 females. My gander walks so close to his mate he is almost touching her and if they do stop he is touching her with his bill. I am thinking if you had a pair you'd be seeing something very similar.

My goose still hasn't laid her first egg of the year yet.

 

[equustears]

I have to agree. I was thinking if the one was gander it wouldn't be away from the other one. Guess once the other one starts laying , I'll go on the hunt for a sweet gander that's been raised in a family friendly flock, or gaggle as it is.
If I purchased 2 sexed goslings do you think they would be accepted by the ladies when they're grown?
I would have to keep babies separate for most of the summer , correct???
Ughhhh .

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have to agree. I was thinking if the one was gander it wouldn't be away from the other one. Guess once the other one starts laying , I'll go on the hunt for a sweet gander that's been raised in a family friendly flock, or gaggle as it is.
If I purchased 2 sexed goslings do you think they would be accepted by the ladies when they're grown?
I would have to keep babies separate for most of the summer , correct???
Ughhhh .

I'd give the one who hasn't laid yet till end of March. Surely by then there would be an egg.

As for getting sexed gosling When I went and got 2 goslings for my goose when she lost her gosling at hatch, she wasn't too interested in them at first she and I heard her gosling chipping inside the egg and when it died and I took the egg away I think she kept sitting and waiting. So even though I got the goslings same day she lost hers I kept them inside and would just bring them out for meet the adult time. After about a week she started paying real close attention when we'd walk by her house and by week 2 she was up following me and the 2 gosling around her mate too, So when the goslings were 3 weeks old and I had seen good bonding I let the geese have them. They took to them just like they had hatched them themselves.I was very protective of those 2 goslings i could probably have given them to the adults at 2 weeks but i wanted to make sure They wouldn't get stepped on and the bond was strong. So long story short I believe your geese would take to those goslings like ducks to water.
Lets see if @jchny2000 can give her imput.

Or a sweet gander would have to be introduced through fencing first and once your geese and the newbie got use to each other then they would be fine to be together for good.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Use the "see don't touch" method to introduce, every goose is different. a simple fence is enough to prevent injury. I have one hen that's went broody but never hatched on her own, and hates goslings with a passion! My buff pair actually took in 4 orphaned canadian goose babies, and raised them. The geese flew off after they reached adulthood. Mixing adults goes about the same, you just don't know how they will react.

 

[equustears]

Thank you everyone , so much , for all the advice.
Haven't seen an egg today . Guess it's a waiting game now . I'll let you all know what the next egg looks like and keep hoping for the other goose to start.
We have bitter cold here , they immediately sit on their feet when they leave the goose house so I confined them for last couple days. Winter storm warnings issued for the next 2 days with 8-12 inches of snow .
Seems like everything is going to hades in a hand basket. I'll be glad when winter is gone

 

[macgro7]

Help help
My goose started laying , first time ever, 5 days ago.
Beautiful eggs for 3 days then yesterday no egg as of 6 pm when I put them in goose house for the night.
This morning I have 2 eggs - not in nest - and no shell only leathery skin almost transparent.
I attached a picture.
I'm assuming they need calcium but they have been eating matsuri waterfowl so I would think it had everything ?????
I bought oyster shell grit today ( they had the granite grit prior) and chicken layer pellets. Which they now have both in their house. I also feed spring mix greens to them everyday that the ground is snow covered.
What am I doing wrong. !!!!! ....
I'm so afraid one of these soft eggs will break inside of my goose and she'll die .
What do I do , please help us.

They either need calcium or have internal parasites and need worming!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thank you everyone , so much , for all the advice.
Haven't seen an egg today . Guess it's a waiting game now . I'll let you all know what the next egg looks like and keep hoping for the other goose to start.
We have bitter cold here , they immediately sit on their feet when they leave the goose house so I confined them for last couple days. Winter storm warnings issued for the next 2 days with 8-12 inches of snow .
Seems like everything is going to hades in a hand basket. I'll be glad when winter is gone

Me too we're having Jan weather now. ugh!Since they lay every other day that is probably why no egg.

They either need calcium or have internal parasites and need worming!

For sure? Not sure on the parasites but the oyster shell should help with calcium. I do worm my water fowl 1X a year in late fall according to @RURU Rec.
Do you worm @jchny2000 ?

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Only if needed. I take a fecal sample to our vet.