American Buff Geese... sexing

[CindyinSD]

I have four American Buff geese... bought them at Runnings three days old on April 4, so presently about four months old. I’m supposed to have three geese and one gander. Short of sitting on them and squinting at unfamiliar bits whilst fending off flailing flippers, is there any way to tell at this point? Two are larger and two smaller, but not by much. Other than that, I can’t tell them apart. Are there things I could be looking for to give me some idea of the accuracy of the hatchery’s prognosticators? I’ll get a photo up tomorrow if our internet doesn’t go out. I haven’t got any recent stills and it’s dark out there at the moment. Thanks!

 

[servpolice]

I have four American Buff geese... bought them at Runnings three days old on April 4, so presently about four months old. I’m supposed to have three geese and one gander. Short of sitting on them and squinting at unfamiliar bits whilst fending off flailing flippers, is there any way to tell at this point? Two are larger and two smaller, but not by much. Other than that, I can’t tell them apart. Are there things I could be looking for to give me some idea of the accuracy of the hatchery’s prognosticators? I’ll get a photo up tomorrow if our internet doesn’t go out. I haven’t got any recent stills and it’s dark out there at the moment. Thanks!

Once you upload a picture of your goslings we can try and determine the sex.

Try and get pics of them up close and full body view. 4 months is still a young age to tell the sex but we can still try and help.

 

[Callender Girl]

I hope someone can help you figure this out. I had what I was sure was a pair of American Buffs. Gussie, the smaller and more delicate-looking of the two, built a nest and laid eggs. Golly, who is sturdier and more outgoing, defended Gussie and the nest for about a week. Then SHE laid her own eggs! Good luck!!

 

[CindyinSD]

Thanks so much! Another question I was wondering about... will they have reached nearly full-sized by now (~4 months), or will they continue to get bigger?

Here are some of the photos I took this morning:

I’ll try getting some better ones. These were just of them headed to their daytime home with the big chickens and turkeys up on the hill. I don’t leave them there at night because they’re kind of mean to the chickens and so I don’t want them sleeping in the tractor.

 

[servpolice]

From these photos it does look like 1 male, 3 females

 

[CindyinSD]

Yay! How do you judge that?

 

[servpolice]

Ganders have a particular stance and look and it's the same for females.

Females look more friendly too (unless they're pomeranian because for me they always look angry or annoyed )

Females sometimes have legs closer together while males have their legs further apart.

Females also look more awkward from behind.

In adults their fatty lobes (hanging skin in between a goose's legs) also help to determine the sex at times.

Even if it might be a bit early to tell you can give a good guess with these guys.

 

[CindyinSD]

Thanks! Very helpful and I really appreciate it.

 

[ColtHandorf]

I have a pair of Buffs and I'd guess in the last picture the two facing away from the camera are female. The one on the left center looking back is a male while the one mirroring it could either be male or female. I personally lean towards male but pictures are different than in person. But I think it's safe to say you either have two pairs, or one trio.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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