I have about 11 geese. They free range on about 20 acres with a pond. They are penned up at night to prevent predation. This egg laying season one of my Buff geese went broody. She is one year old. The nest was inside the goose pen with approximately 5 eggs in it. At approximately 3 weeks of incubation I saw her eating one of the eggs. She didn’t eat the shell, just the partially developed gosling. Over the next couple days she ate all the developing goslings, but not the shells. I don’t have an incubator so removing them from the nest was not an option. She had water and food close by. She is a pretty dominant goose.
Currently I have an African goose sitting on eggs inside the shed. She has hatched eggs before. The other geese also have access to the shed but do not bother her. The eggs are approximately 3 weeks incubated. Today I found one of the eggs about three feet from the nest cracked open and the gosling eaten. My African is still sitting on the rest of the eggs. I did not see it happen but I think my egg eating Buff took one of the eggs and ate it. I closed the shed up so the other geese do not have access to it.
I have looked all over the internet but can find nothing on geese eating goslings, but apparently I own one. Was wondering if anyone else has ever heard of this.
Currently I have an African goose sitting on eggs inside the shed. She has hatched eggs before. The other geese also have access to the shed but do not bother her. The eggs are approximately 3 weeks incubated. Today I found one of the eggs about three feet from the nest cracked open and the gosling eaten. My African is still sitting on the rest of the eggs. I did not see it happen but I think my egg eating Buff took one of the eggs and ate it. I closed the shed up so the other geese do not have access to it.
I have looked all over the internet but can find nothing on geese eating goslings, but apparently I own one. Was wondering if anyone else has ever heard of this.