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Hi i just got a African gosling / possibly a Chinese? Goose i have #3 -2 year old African geese...
You have a brown Chinese I don't know a tone about them I do know a bit about the breeds out of the swan geese. He is beautiful. Your first pictures were hard to figure out. Only 6 months change his diet a bit. He is a lightweight goose breed. If well breed will always look like a long... -
Gaggle of Geese Lovers
Metzers got hit again with AI. 3 years in a row they have been hit at different farms. they are a main suppler of geese to back yard flocks. Yet many of us help keeping up the dream of sharing our geese. I actually ship day olds every spring with the goal of making the true heritage breeds... -
Suitable Companion for lone African goose
welcome to BYC. look at your state thread or post in here for looking for https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/other-poultry-birds-hatching-eggs.34/ -
Hi i just got a African gosling / possibly a Chinese? Goose i have #3 -2 year old African geese...
PS Vitamin's for proper growth there are A-C-D-E poultry feeds do not always address thous properly. -
Hi i just got a African gosling / possibly a Chinese? Goose i have #3 -2 year old African geese...
No mine are all firm (not hard its a the knob skin and tissue bump boney). the leathery thing is a little concerning. How old is he Looks like a old gander a bit. would like to see a full picture of him. and know his age. By head shot looks like he is 12 or more years. -
Strange, red, bald spot on both wings. What happened?
I see it on my boys more than my girls usually caused here after I have had a try to catch the geese in there pen. They hit the wall and rub them. its always right on the wing joint. when they open there wings inside thats the first thing they bump into the divider wall. -
Fat African male, or surprise female goose?
The one on the left has some of the true African in it orange feet and brown in color you can see the thicker chest and a well developed dewlap along with the wider flat head all traits of the heavyweights the one on the right looks like one of the better production Africans I used to have. much... -
Fat African male, or surprise female goose?
Iv raised both the productions which have all now been rehomed and the heavyweight African dewlaps. They so sound different and grow and mature at different ages. Metzers is pretty good at sexing. So good chance its a girl. -
Fat African male, or surprise female goose?
This photo might help the buff all the way to the left is a 1 year girl buffy I will load a 2nd picture of buffy with george when she was 6 months. They go through stages of growth the bird behind here is April 3 years old the one in the front is TeToo 3 years old in picture other 2 are... -
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Fat African male, or surprise female goose?
This one looks to be more a part true African (metzers calls it super African) instead of a production and looks like a healthy weight for that breed. Looks female look at the girl in my logo. would like to see a full profile picture of the 2 of them. Geese really dont need layer feed but... -
Gaggle of Geese Lovers
Your ok your getting geese every breed is different every breeding is also but no mater what breed or mix of geese. Always love them Im sure you will. Always remind them that you are in charge and there protected. They will always look to you. My flock will line up at the barn door at sunset... -
Is my goose a disabled pilgrim or a sebastopel mix. ?
Perrty babies. I dont see any angel wings. which is when the bone in the wing tips up because the feathers are growing faster then the structure of the wing. I think your looking at curtly feathers. @Strawberry74 has raised a few of them sepys. -
What size flock do you have?
I have a total of 50. 11 pet runner ducks and 39 Heavyweight African Dewlap geese. Hmm Math is 2 and 6 I think. Feed bill $400 month, Dang thous 8 birds sure eat allot.......- JRies
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Help with geese
So simple your girls want to think there eggs are fertile. Its hormonal and each will take there turn to get there. Yep no boy but its part of the process. There hormones are producing a egg and they need it fertilized again hormonal so they can produce it. It dose get complicated when you... -
Goose molting or just rain scruffy?
Have 17 Ganders this year. So far so good. About 1 chest battle a day. When I catch them I wait till its over and when the winner starts his victory dance I walk him down and make him retreat for about 2 min. That way there are no top birds in the hens eyes. Seems to get it under control. My... -
Feeding geese in winter
I think when you mentioned them using grass hay as nesting material it touched my heart. Come nesting time I buy 3 bails of grass hay and fill every nesting box. When I finally let them go broody at the end of the season they have a snack. One thing I have found to help them get a little more... -
Feeding geese in winter
Im sure you don't offer just corn. Sounds like you try harder than they do. Yep all geese are fussy. Mine would touch cabbage or even zucchini but my ducks love it. I get pasture here for about 6 weeks. Welcome to my dry sandy hill in Colorado. Have a bail of brome grass hanging in there... -
Feeding geese in winter
this is from open sanctuary haven't looked up study's actually cant find any. Dose not say it will kill a goose Spinach: Spinach also contains oxalate like rhubarb and can interfere with calcium absorption and contribute to egg-binding. Small amounts occasionally may be fine. Discuss with your... -
Feeding geese in winter
So funny if you gave my flock a choice they would eat nothing but cracked corn. silly thing it its like raising kids. What they like is not whats best for them. Its like "french fries" Always remember we are the keepers. Picking there feed even under protest from a young flock is our job...