Week by week, a helpful picture guide to aging goslings.

[Leader Bee]

Being this is my 1st time raising geese haha it may be a lot of trial and error! I'll be sure to document it

My first time too.

 

[Ewehnes]

My first time too.

How many did you say you had and what breeds? We have 6, 3 Embden's and 3 Africans.

 

[Leader Bee]

dont have them yet but expect to have two toulouse by June.

 

[Ewehnes]

dont have them yet but expect to have two toulouse by June.

Thats exciting. Did you choose genders?

 

[Leader Bee]

It doesn't bother me if I get two boys or two girls because I will love them all the same but I'm expecting one of each most likely.

 

[Sammjochan]

We got our 2 American buff 3 weeks ago. They were 8 days old we we recieved them. We have 1 Male (Liam Geesan) and 1 female (scarlette joHonkson) . The babies are healthy and loving the nice weather we are getting finally! (Ontario Canada)

 

[LadyWolf44005]

I always see people posting pictures trying to figure out the age of their gosling, so I thought I'd put up pictures of my Cas as he changed week to week in hopes it might help others. In honor of my hub's writing skills, I proudly call this "The Chronicles of Cas"!

Here he is the day we brought him home, and our best guess put him at no more than 2 days old...

He was very sleepy, and had no real interest in eating or drinking.

The following week (1 week old by our estimates)...

Far more active and very curious about everything around him.

(1.5 weeks old)...

Beginning his "toddler" stage, curious and playful, everything is a fun new toy!

(2 weeks old)...

Standing taller, starting to "plump", still wobbly at times, no feathers yet. Feet are still rather tiny, but legs have become stocky.

(3 weeks old)...

Feathers are starting! Still 'talks' in mostly peeps, but an occasional baby honk is heard. Wings are small in comparison to his body. Feet fill in and become larger.

(3.5 weeks old)...

Really getting those feathers now. Tail, wings, shoulders are covered in pin (new) feathers. Wings are beginning to catch up to his body size.

(4 weeks old)...

Baby down is growing out as feathers fill in. Wings are slightly more proportionate to body. Far more honks than peeps now.

(5 weeks old)...

Serious weight gain and size change this week. Looking far less "baby" and more "goose". Honks have almost completely replaced the peeps and feathers are filling in everywhere.

(6 weeks old)...

Definitely looks more like a goose. Body is approx. 3/4 feathered. Neck and head remain downy, though the beginnings of feathers can be felt. Neck thickens, lobe(s) become more defined, face looses some 'baby chub'. Baby peeps are a thing of the past now, and honks are louder and more clear.

(6.5 weeks old...)

Nearly completely feathered now, weight gain this week as body fills out. Legs and feet are now more matched in size to the body.

(7 weeks old...)

Lots of flapping wings now. Wing feathers really growing, wing span increases. Not nearly as much feather casing dust now as feathering is almost complete. Head is beginning to feather around the bill and eyes, and starting to spread down the neck.


I will update this as he ages too, and I hope this might help someone who wants to know at least an approximate age of a gosling.

*Edit* I'd also really love to see other breeds aging! Feel free to post your weekly growth pictures too! (Try to make it one post that you can edit as they grow

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This seems like a fun idea!!! I will give it ago!

 

[LadyWolf44005]

A few days old. I got them on the 13th of May. (3 days old pic) They are two tufted roman goslings. The bigger ones name is Marcus and the smaller ones name is Tyrion.
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[sjshaw1980]

Our Pearl, we figure she is 1-2 weeks old, no pin feathers yet.

 

[LadyWolf44005]

My boys at 1 week and 5 days!