Will my hybrid goose lay eggs soon?

spcmoken

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we bought Pretty Bird our pet goose as an egg from a farm last march. She hatched on April 16th 2019. Shortly after we discovered we had a hybrid goose. She appears to be part canada and part brown chinese ( i assume this as one of the breeds at the farm were brown chinese geese) i made sure she was legal and discovered she was female through vent sexing her as a gosling. Now im wondering when i can expect her to start laying ?? If i didn't make a mistake and she is truly female, are there signs? She has become more sassy especially toward strangers. I added some pics and you can see/hear her honks on her youtube channel: Pretty Bird the Pet Goose. Im also wondering if there are other ways for me to tell her gender as shes a hybrid... If shes making eggs, i feel like vent sexing her wouldnt be right, if not dangerous! Any advice to this appreciated !! Thabk you!
 

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She's beautiful!!
Being a mix shouldn't affect her egg laying ability. She may just be holding out for a little bit warmer temperatures and the perfect nest spot.
What are her housing arrangements? Many of our geese enjoy making their nests with straw and pine needles! Maybe providing plenty of fresh nesting material will get her in the mood to lay.
 


Here are 2 links to her channel on YouTube. Maybe the videos will help get answers? Anywho, i realized some images are are old and dont represent her now. To get her accurate personality please watch several videos as she NEVER HONKS indoors and only sometimes honks a lot outside. Shes pretty quiet for a goose.
 

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