Raising and breeding geese is a great way to make money.Geese lay large eggs and are a great animal to breed.If you want to breed a gaggle of geese on your own, you need to purchase a few initial geese.geese will breed in no time if you care for them properly and create a proper enclosure.
Step 1: If you want larger birds, consider Toulouse or Emden geese.
The larger breeds of geese, like the Toulouse and Emden, can lay up to 35-40 eggs per season.These geese can be used for meat.If you want larger birds and have a lot of roaming space, you should consider breeding these geese.Toulouse geese have a large head with a small bill and large bodies.They have different shades of gray and white around their feathers.Emden geese have all white feathers.Their eyes are blue and their neck is long.
Step 2: If you want smaller geese and more eggs, get Chinese geese.
The Chinese geese can lay up to 50 eggs per season.If you want to sell eggs, you should get these geese.Chinese geese are either brown or white.They are smaller than European breeds of geese and have a knot in their bill.
Step 3: If you want birds that look striking, consider the Sebastopol geese.
There are long, white curled feathers on the face of the geese.The size of the geese and the number of eggs they lay is similar to that of Chinese geese.This bird is a better type of geese to breed.
Step 4: Purchase healthy geese for breeding.
You can find local geese breeders near you.It is best to purchase your geese in person because you can inspect them and make sure they are healthy.A healthy goose will look vigorous and lively.They should have strong legs and smooth feathers.You could purchase your geese online if you can't visit a breeder yourself.Before buying geese, read the customer reviews of the farm.
Step 5: Wait for the geese to be at least 1 year old.
You can breed your geese when they are as young as 1 years of age, even if you wait until the gaggle is 2 years old.They won't be able to produce eggs before they reach maturity.Female geese can be kept until they are 10 years old, while male geese should be culled when they reach the age of 6.
Step 6: Have a gander for every bird.
A gander is a male goose.Larger ganders, like the Toulouse and Emden, will only take on 1-2 mates in their lifetime, while smaller variations like Chinese geese will take up to 5 mates.If you want to improve your chances of breeding, get more females than males.Sometimes geese will be hard to breed because they may be unwilling to mate with the other female geese.
Step 7: Every 4 geese should have an enclosure of at least 14 ft 20 ft.
A garden shed is a good example of a safe area for the enclosure to be.The geese will sleep in this space at night.Make sure to increase the size of the enclosure if you are housing more geese.To keep the geese safe, put them in the shed at night.The geese should be kept indoors during the day.
Step 8: Provide 30–40 sq ft of fenced outdoor space for each goose.
There is a place for your geese to roam around outside on top of the indoor enclosure.30–40 square feet of outdoor roaming space per goose.The fence should be high enough to keep your geese from escaping.Prey will not be able to get into your geese's habitat and eat them.It is best if the outdoor enclosure is covered in sweet grass that the geese can eat throughout the day.
Step 9: If the outdoor space doesn't have a roof, clip the geese's wings.
The geese's wings need to be clipped so they don't fly away if you use fencing along the perimeter of the geese habitat.If you've never done this before, get an expert to help you.To clip the bird's wings, you'll need to cut the 10 primary feathers, which are located on each wing towards the back.Chinese geese don't need to clip their wings.clipping a bird's wings is unethical according to some.You can get an outdoor enclosure with a roof if you agree with the view.Your geese must have their feathers clipped every year.When feathers are coming in, never cut them.The feathers are filled with blood and look like veins.The geese will not be hurt if the wings are clipped properly.
Step 10: Allow adequate swimming water to be used.
It is not necessary for a swimming source to be used for breeding geese.If the birds don't have access to a freshwater pond, you can provide them a swimming space by filling up a children's pool or large container with fresh water.The geese should start to mate once they are mature if kept together in an enclosed space.
Step 11: There should be one bird nest for every geese.
Geese lay their eggs in enclosed spaces.If you want your geese to go into it, you have to find a 50 US gal or larger plastic tub.The nest has a roof if the tub is upside down.Then, fill the bottom of the container with a layer of pine wood.The geese will be able to lay their eggs here.A barrel can be used as a bird's nest.If you want to prevent the barrel from rolling, lay it down on its side and use wood wedges on both sides.If you are using a wood barrel, you need to lay down the material.
Step 12: The geese should be together a month before the breeding season starts.
Depending on the climate and where you live, the mating season starts at the beginning of the winter or spring.If you want to increase your chances of eggs and fertility, acclimate your male and female geese a month before the season starts.It is possible to start the season later and result in fewer eggs.In North America, the breeding season lasts from February to March.The breeding season in Asia runs from February to June.During May to July, Europe's mating season occurs.
Step 13: A balanced diet is what you should feed your geese.
Your geese are more likely to produce healthy eggs and mate if they are healthy.Geese diet mainly consists of eating grasses, sedges, cabbage leaves, cauliflower, lettuce, and eelgrass, which takes up 70% to 80% of their diet.The geese should be provided with wheat or oats once a day to supplement their diet.Fresh water should be available to the gaggle at all times.Before feeding your geese, chop up the lettuce into small pieces.Provide each goose with at least 200 grams of grain and 100 gramsof vegetables per day.If you replace old food, it won't get moldy.
Step 14: If the geese are having sex, remove females from the pen.
If you want to see how the gander reacts, remove one female from the pen.He's probably not going to mate with the goose that you removed from the pen if he doesn't react.If the gander calls out, shakes its neck, or looks agitated, it's probably already married to the goose you removed.If you have successful pairs, the goose will lay eggs around a month after the season ends.
Step 15: If you want more efficient breeding, use artificial insemination.
If you want to improve the efficiency of breeding, you can inseminate your geese.You can collect its sperm in a cup by laying the gander on your lap and stimulating its genitalia.Inseminate the female bird with semen by injecting it into her oviduct.If you don't have experience with artificial insemination, you should get someone who has done it before.Geese should be inseminated twice per week with a small amount of semen.After insemination, the geese will start laying eggs.
Step 16: The goose eggs can be collected twice a day.
Geese will usually start laying their eggs a month after the mating season begins.Eggs should be collected in the morning and afternoon.New baby geese should be hatched from the eggs.You can eat unfertilized goose eggs.The number of eggs that are laid per season depends on the type of geese you are breeding.During the next mating season, geese will start laying eggs again.
Step 17: If your geese aren't getting along, take them to the vet.
Sometimes a goose will be unable to mate because it is injured or has an illness.If you notice that your gander looks sick or infertile, you should take it to the vet.You might need to change something in the bird's enclosure or its diet.Staphylococcus is an injury and infection in the foot that prevents your goose from being mobile.The antibiotic must be injected into the bird.