Fall Mating?

[wildpeas]

This morning my two female(?) geese displayed mating behavior in their pool. I thought they would only do this in the spring. Does this mean they will start laying eggs even though we are going into fall?

 

[Miss Lydia]

 

[psue]

The Embden female we had last year layed off and on late November and into December. BUT we were much warmer then a normal fall/ early winter. She got serious again about mid Jan.

 

[wildpeas]

Do you think I should give her layer ration mixed in with her regular feed? Wait until I find an egg? She is 21 weeks.

 

[psue]

I would wait... young geese sometimes "play house" odds are she doesn't need it now and if she's getting everything she needs nutritionally she'll be fine the first couple of eggs anyway

My geese SHOULDN'T lay until January or Febuary since I'm in NW Missouri. Weather does effect them...

 

[Going Bhonkers]

Do you think I should give her layer ration mixed in with her regular feed? Wait until I find an egg? She is 21 weeks.

That's a good question. When are you supposed to give a goose layer feed (in relation to egg laying)?

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

We will start adding layer 30 days before our breeding season. I expect eggs in Jan from some of the Sebastopols so I will give it to them in Dec. we are FL though and well ahead of most others. Since most expect eggs in Feb/Mar you would start Jan/Feb for layer additions

 

[psue]

Celtic showed up

She's were I get alot of my information

 

[wildpeas]

We will start adding layer 30 days before our breeding season. I expect eggs in Jan from some of the Sebastopols so I will give it to them in Dec. we are FL though and well ahead of most others. Since most expect eggs in Feb/Mar you would start Jan/Feb for layer additions

Thank you, I will plan on starting layer in Feb as our winter here is very long.