Author Topic: Goose eggs wanted (Read 3637 times)

bigchicken · « **on:** December 27, 2012, 06:18:34 pm »

Wanted eight goose eggs for hatching a good meaty breed please, Central Scotland if possible cheers.

goosepimple · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2012, 06:26:36 pm »

will you get any at this time of year? Ours don't start laying until March.

hughesy · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2012, 09:39:22 pm »

Most geese don't lay until february or march.

bigchicken · « **Reply #3 on:** December 27, 2012, 10:00:37 pm »

yes this is an advance request for goose eggs. I like to plan ahead cheers.

lachlanandmarcus · « **Reply #4 on:** December 27, 2012, 10:34:44 pm »

Bigchicken if you dont find any eggs nearby then if you want some geese we are downsizing on numbers of species, so have our few heavy meat geese for sale (Embden / Embden x Toulouse boys x3, Toulouse girls x 2), ideally we would like them to go together (understanding that the spare boy might go in the pot, that's fine!).
We are in Aberdeenshire (Aboyne area).
Both females lay well and one of them was raised by us from an egg that was laid so definitely fertile!

bigchicken · « **Reply #5 on:** December 27, 2012, 11:33:40 pm »

Lachlanandmarcus, thanks for your kind offer looking for eggs cheapest option for me. I am the opposite decreasing my overall stock but increasing number of species.

Womble · « **Reply #6 on:** December 28, 2012, 12:02:08 am »

Hiya,

We have a few white Embden type geese that escaped Christmas Dinner and I hope will start laying in the spring. I can drop you a line if / when they do, since we're only in Stirling.

bigchicken · « **Reply #7 on:** December 28, 2012, 04:55:27 pm »

Thank you Womble sounds like a plan, yes please drop me a line when they start laying cheers

Womble · « **Reply #8 on:** December 28, 2012, 07:35:54 pm »

OK, will do.

colliewoman · « **Reply #9 on:** December 28, 2012, 10:34:01 pm »

Our chinese geese have been laying (

) but I guess they are probably not a meaty enough bird?
Can post you some if you like though when they lay the next lot.
I ate the ones she laid last week, sorry!