Toulouse Geese Thread

[pagumby]

I have Toulouse and embden. One embden female that is very sweet. She is the only one that is brave enough to take food from my hand. The Toulouse stand and hiss at me the whole time. They aren't aggressive though, just sassy.

 

[subhanalah]

I have Toulouse and embden. One embden female that is very sweet. She is the only one that is brave enough to take food from my hand. The Toulouse stand and hiss at me the whole time. They aren't aggressive though, just sassy.

I like sassy!
Maybe I should try to get my hands on some toulouse eggs! (Only way I'm getting geese is if I hatch them )

 

[pagumby]

I like sassy!
Maybe I should try to get my hands on some toulouse eggs! (Only way I'm getting geese is if I hatch them )

Go for it. My embden (and her Toulouse partner) hatched 2 last year and let me just say that they were so stinking cute. Hopefully she will go broody soon and hatch some more. Its amazing how fast they grow.

 

[Dawnrenae]

my toulouse

Love em.

 

[livininbrazil]

There was a forum thread that I've read before about sexing adults. You take the goose onto your lap; right knee if you're right handed, left for the other. Tuck the head and neck under your arm and use your forearm to cover the wings. Now with that same arm, use your hand to palpitate around the vent while stretching the foot down nearest to your crotch. Yes, it does sound as awkward as it feels. Apparently the motion mimics a sort of mating behavior. If your goose is a dude, a spiral penis pops out. We tried this on our Africans and determined Ginny and Sweet Pea were males instead of females.

Now if anyone has the link to that thread, please share. It had drawings in it that were very helpful.

Fancy two sfrican ganders having names like Ginny and Sweetpea! Thank goodness they don´t speak English!

 

[clmschke]

Well...giggle...we changed Ginny to Gingi - the Gingerbread man from Shrek. and Sweet Pea is still Sweet Pea, since that's the name of Popeye's son.

Sweet Pea is still the only goose I've seen that will go up to both Dave and I and give us 'kisses'. He'll nibble at our bottom lips for a second very softly. I've got to get a video of it. Rarely does he get too excited and pull on the lip a bit. He's such a Sweet Pea.

 

[subhanalah]

Well...giggle...we changed Ginny to Gingi - the Gingerbread man from Shrek. and Sweet Pea is still Sweet Pea, since that's the name of Popeye's son.

Sweet Pea is still the only goose I've seen that will go up to both Dave and I and give us 'kisses'. He'll nibble at our bottom lips for a second very softly. I've got to get a video of it. Rarely does he get too excited and pull on the lip a bit. He's such a Sweet Pea.

awww! Why can't there be goose eggs available near me!?
Okay, I will stop whining now, lol

 

[jtn42248]

O.K. so I got three SR Toulouse geese and I have no idea if I have males, females or a combination. I know the thing about finding out when they lay an egg and I am not inclined to try to sex a month old goose. So, here are pictures of Manny, Mo and Jack (hopefully Manny, Moline and Jacquiline) in hopes that someone can give me a hint. Their behavior is all the same for the three of them so far, all three very sweet and not at all aggressive.





I just hope that they are either all male or all female because if they are two males and one female I don't want to have to get rid of one male. I admit they have already managed to find a place in our poultry family, they get along well with the ducks and ignore the chickens, and I like having them all around. Any ideas as to gender?

 

[Marty1876]

It is so hard to tell if you can't sex them. There will be no noticeable behavior or size difference for many monthes. Good news is the odds are in your favor!

 

[Marty1876]

If anyone near Kansas is interested, I have a trio (definitely 1 male and 2 females) buff dewlap Toulouse for sale. PM me if interested.