The lives of Geese

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland today for thousands of farmers worry about lead that flock of geese can be a carefree life - day after day, year after year.

The monogamous breeding of geese during the breeding season

Geese are generally considered monogamous animals, which means that if a pair of geese was first found, then the two animals to remain together all their lives. However this is only on wild geese, such as native to Europe and Russia Barnacle Goose. In modern poultry production are instead about five geese along with a gander, as is male goose called held. The animals are in nature, often very old (in some cases 20 years or more) to reach this age in the poultry production systems understandably. There the emphasis is rather on the production of human consumption, savory goose. In the hatcheries rearing one of these plants is carried out under high speed.

Between 30 and 32 days of the breeding season lasts. This can be a Vorbrut of about 25 or 26 days and a main shelter or nesting, which then takes the rest of the time, that is 4 or more days, divided. There are some very interesting aspects. During this breeding season is the temperature that gives off the goose nesting the egg varies. This is especially important if you want to use an incubator. This reduces the incubation temperature of 38 ° C at the start just off the end of the breeding season by about one degree. How to build all poultry animals for breeding geese also nest. Suitable for very quiet places. They want not to be disturbed.

Also, a water access should always be present, because the geese need water for the breeds. By moistening the feathers they hold the correct temperature. In large rearing the eggs are sprayed and controlled. Also, the turning of the eggs twice per day is recommended. The number there are between 12 and 15 eggs, a goose that lays and incubates. The eggs hatch after about 30 days, then mentioned the young geese, known as goslings. Of course, the eggs, as mentioned, are hatched artificially. This means the rearing in incubators, thus raising without a mother goose from a heat source. It is, however, to note one important fact: One egg, one should always let the mother goose. The loss of all their eggs they otherwise would unnecessarily shock and so they can pursue their natural breeding propellant. This helps to preserve the nest-egg goose their breeding routine. Undercoats thus binds it also means that the mother goose loses the appetite and makes sure that the next time she just lays many eggs in the nest.