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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: 28jen28 on July 03, 2011, 07:52:47 pm

Title: geese
Post by: 28jen28 on July 03, 2011, 07:52:47 pm: how hard is it to sex geese? also how old do u think these are
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l113/demelzah/005-3.jpg)
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Post by: jameslindsay on July 03, 2011, 08:06:10 pm: I would say they are less than 2 weeks old and sexing is difficult. They are very cute :)
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Post by: faith0504 on July 03, 2011, 08:50:27 pm: I have no idea how to sex geese, but gosh that photo is lovely, :wave:
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Post by: Sylvia on July 03, 2011, 09:20:21 pm: It's hard to tell until they are almost adult, then their general shape will tell you. The geese are lower to the ground with a sort of "pouch" in front and the ganders are more upright and alert looking. Hope this helps :-\
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Post by: piggy on July 03, 2011, 09:30:59 pm: Sorry not sure how old they are they look lovely though,i would say older than 2 weeks,you will have to wait a while for this method but here goes on a female goose the undercarrage is much lower to the point on some of my females it nearly touchs the floor,the males is alot higher and a different shape,sorry if that doesnt make sence but if you compare the 2 it will.
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Post by: 28jen28 on July 03, 2011, 09:37:16 pm: thanks for the relies thought it was a case of wait and see. they are very cute and at the moment very friendly
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Post by: piggy on July 03, 2011, 09:51:30 pm: Meant to ask what sort of geese are they,just being nosey as mine dont look like that.
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Post by: 28jen28 on July 03, 2011, 10:19:23 pm: meant to be embden
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Post by: lachlanandmarcus on July 03, 2011, 10:30:44 pm: I have an Embden gosling and I would reckon those in your pic arent much older than 2 weeks, the growth rate is un-bel-ievable! Mine is prob a couple of weeks older and even saw off one of the adults today (which you dont do lightly). Hes already much more of a goosey adult shape altho his neck and head are still small and fluff not feathers yet.
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Post by: princesspiggy on July 04, 2011, 12:33:16 am: id take a punt at 3 weeks max. we sexed ours by behaviour, the males came towards u and the females moved away from u.
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Post by: gem on July 04, 2011, 10:39:39 am: Quote from: 28jen28 on July 03, 2011, 07:52:47 pm
how hard is it to sex geese? also how old do u think these are
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l113/demelzah/005-3.jpg)
2-3wks you should start to be able to get an idea of what you have from week 4 onwards, the gander has a slighly more cobby head. its more visible in some breeds than others. their is a slight difference in temperament in the gander-gosling, they are often but not always a bit more forward going and affectionate. this is just my personal observation.