What should we do when spring time breeding comes?

[HorsesRMe123]

Hi!

We have two White Chinese geese that are 14 weeks old. We are convinced one is a male and one is a female. If that is the case, we are planning to let them breed next spring. But, we wouldn’t keep their goslings. We would sell them at probably 2 weeks old. I don’t want to cause distress on our geese. So what would be the best thing to do? Let our geese hatch them out and care for them the two weeks that we have them? Or incubate and take care of the goslings ourselves?

 

[cavemanrich]

I would let the geese do the job
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[jtn42248]

Agree. Let them do all the work. It will complete the cycle for them and be a lot less work for you. Just be careful and stay alert when you take the babies from them. Geese are pretty fierce parents.

 

[HorsesRMe123]

I would let the geese do the job
WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

Ok thank you!! You don’t think the geese will be in distress when we take their babies away?

 

[HorsesRMe123]

Agree. Let them do all the work. It will complete the cycle for them and be a lot less work for you. Just be careful and stay alert when you take the babies from them. Geese are pretty fierce parents.

Thank you!! I’m just worried if they’ll be attached and sad when their babies leave. How do you think they’ll be?

 

[cavemanrich]

Ok thank you!! You don’t think the geese will be in distress when we take their babies away?

I would not worry too much about that. Only stress of concern a goose would have is this,,
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[drumstick diva]

caveman - what are we going to do with you ?

 

[HorsesRMe123]

I would not worry too much about that. Only stress of concern a goose would have is this,,
A Rock Music Poster.
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Haha ok thank you!! Glad to hear that.

 

[Leader Bee]

Just a question myself if I may - seems an appropriate thread for it: I've two toulouse boys who are pretty quiet at the moment; approx 17-18 weeks old.

Come breeding season will they get loud and nasty? they're pretty chilled out at the moment and I dont lquite know when a gooses "teenager phase" kicks in.

 

[HorsesRMe123]

Just a question myself if I may - seems an appropriate thread for it: I've two toulouse boys who are pretty quiet at the moment; approx 17-18 weeks old.

Come breeding season will they get loud and nasty? they're pretty chilled out at the moment and I dont lquite know when a gooses "teenager phase" kicks in.

I think at 17-18 weeks old, they’re already well into their teenage years. My geese are 15 weeks old now and I believe they were teenagers at 10 weeks old, correct me if I’m wrong anyone. I’m not totally sure. They do act like teenagers, a bit aggressive and all. So I’d say you have some pretty easy going teenagers. That’s good!

And around breeding season I think they usually are louder and I know they get more aggressive. But after breeding season they chill out a bit.