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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: tazbabe on September 14, 2011, 04:46:24 pm

Title: about goose eggs.....
Post by: tazbabe on September 14, 2011, 04:46:24 pm: i was under the impression that geese are seasonal layers, in the spring?

i got an egg yesterday and another today!!

am i wrong, is this usual for this time of year?
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Post by: Rich/Jan on September 14, 2011, 04:59:11 pm: Yes ours started up again - its this stupid weather - normally yes you are right they start in the spring time.
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Post by: tazbabe on September 14, 2011, 08:14:24 pm: yours too? thats interesting? anyone else?

they have been mating too.
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Post by: RonMinch on September 16, 2011, 02:23:19 pm: Yes went to lock the geese up last night and there on the floor was a fresh egg, strange I thought but obviously not ???
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Post by: tazbabe on September 16, 2011, 03:47:02 pm: had another today, thats 3 now!

wonder if it will affect their normal spring season?
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Post by: jaykay on September 20, 2011, 09:52:23 pm: The geese haven't but the ducks have started laying again ???
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Post by: tazbabe on September 21, 2011, 07:36:06 am: i;ve had a goose egg everyday, so just one of the girls is at it, but no duck eggs for a week now, but i think that may be because the geese keep attacking them.........
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Post by: Mel on September 22, 2011, 08:20:52 pm: How lucky,my Goose has never laid and she has been here nearly a year :-[! The ducks have started to lay again though!
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Post by: piggy on September 22, 2011, 08:48:07 pm: Nothing yet for us but last year the geese started laying at xmas and stopped around May.
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Post by: Henstock on September 24, 2011, 06:26:31 am: We have one Aylesbury duck still laying here!
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Post by: lachlanandmarcus on September 24, 2011, 07:53:33 am: Our geese arent laying, they stopped early June. I would be thrilled if they popped one out now!