Chinese White Crested Geese 4 Months Are they a pair

[Chaneys Ranch]

Thank you all so much, when do they get their adult voices, and how do you tell by the voice?

I know for sure one is a male, he is always chasing the ducks, chewing on my husband, and getting in my face, the other one not so much. Although when we let them out they both charge out with their necks stretched out. I think the one on the left in the top picture is a male
Rose

I want to say its around 6 months old, they will get a short period of squeaky teen voice then honks.. Time goes by so fast!
Oops meant to add in chinese, the goose hens have a low tone like "waa waa" the ganders are higher pitch and louder. My ganders make a short "gee, geee" sound when they are coming to see whats going on.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oh goodness, Buff are like embden, that have a loud call like a woman screaming then "OHHH"! Both male and female do that harsh squeal, too. My neighbor has a buff pair that visits my flock and pond daily. They are just beautiful! I like the sound because I always know where my flock is when I call them, right away

There isn't much difference in the voices, harder to tell than the chinese are for sure.

So I might as well quit waiting? oh my goodness I can imagine how she must sound across the river.

Missy my Toulouse has the typical female low pitch that I can listen to all day. Unless she gets separated from the other 3 then she can be pretty loud. Isn't it funny how they cannot stand to be separated, they form such strong bonds. I love geese.

 

[Kevin565]

Do you think one on the left is female Kevin565? that was my guess but my Chinese Geese knowledge is way down below yours.

My guess is the bird on the right in the second photo is a female. I've found the Males tend to have a slimmer build and more up right. That might have only been in my case though.
I'd still have them if mine weren't so mean.

 

[Miss Lydia]

My guess is the bird on the right in the second photo is a female. I've found the Males tend to have a slimmer build and more up right. That might have only been in my case though.
I'd still have them if mine weren't so mean.

My geese are really not being nice either. I have 2 Blue Muscovy ducks and for some reason they single these 2 out to attack gang attack so after today and thankfully I was here to break it up they will be back in goose prison when I am not home. Goose prison is a large fenced in area I put together when breeding season was going on because they were so hateful to everyone then. But they absolutely hate being in there. No one to pick on I would imagine.

I'm sorry you had to give yours up.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Goodness yes you can tell who the pairs and groups are. My embden do not hang out with the chinese much, they all go together but leave some space between them.. If one loses the other embdens the OHHHH sounds start until they find each other! Then the gander scolds the bad girl. The chinese do the same, but its always my 2 brown hens. They worry that poor gander to pieces. Gee my white gander is lucky, his girls stay right with him all the time.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

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I find breeding season a nightmare too, I always separate the ducks to another pen. Off season they stay in with the geese and no problems normally.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I find breeding season a nightmare too, I always separate the ducks to another pen. Off season they stay in with the geese and no problems normally.

I never had a problem till my young gander became of age. He started it all and the other 3 join in. No breeding going on but he still goes after the ducks and the 2 blues especially.

He'll grab on to a chicken if he gets a chance to but they have learned to stay away from them pretty much.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Goodness yes you can tell who the pairs and groups are. My embden do not hang out with the chinese much, they all go together but leave some space between them.. If one loses the other embdens the OHHHH sounds start until they find each other! Then the gander scolds the bad girl. The chinese do the same, but its always my 2 brown hens. They worry that poor gander to pieces. Gee my white gander is lucky, his girls stay right with him all the time.

Gee has his girls trained well.