Geese laying.
By fullmetal1
@fullmetal1 (129)
United States
April 19, 2007 12:14am CST
I have a pair of geese,and this is their first year laying. we got them last year as gooslings. I didnt think they would lay this spring,then noticed the male, Harry, covering something up,so I went to look and he had a big nest behind the hens dogloo house with two goose eggs and a chicken egg. i kept an eye on the pair and they were on and off the nest all day,even going for a walk in the yard when my youngest son opened their gate. the eggs felt cold when i checked them while they were being shooed back into their yard. I havent noticed them getting "cosey" so dont know if the eggs are fertile. how soon can I tell if they are, and how many eggs will they normally lay?also how long does it take to hatch them out?
2 people like this
2 responses
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
19 Apr 07
oh I am so jealous. We had a wonderful pair of African goslings last spring, but in the autumn someone stole them. I am sure they would be laying now too.
I don't know the answers to yoru questions but you might could find them at www.feathersite.com they are a pretty informative website.
1 person likes this
@kelly60 (4547)
• United States
19 Apr 07
Although I cannot answer your question, I wanted to say that I had much the same experience with my geese. I had two females and a male, and a nest of eggs. Ours never ended up hatching either before the geese ended up abandoning them. I do not know if they sit for a certain amount of time and then just know that they are not going to hatch or what, but your story sounds very similar to mine.
@fullmetal1 (129)
• United States
19 Apr 07
Thanks toyou both for the replies, i,ve had geese before but they never layed these were the two that lived(the ones we have now) how irronic i never thought of it before,ones name is harry potter,the other is ginny weasely,lol! we also had Ro,n and nevil long bottom,but dogs killed Ron right after we gothim,and poor Nevil was poisoned by someone. I keep a whath on them and they have been sitting onn them alot,so i,m hopien we get babies! i cant recall the breed,they are a cross,of the kind with curly feathes and something eles,but both are white with curley feathers.
