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Subject: Re: [Homestead] Geese nesting
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> >Is it normal for 3 geese to share a nest, even sharing sitting duties?
>
> >Do they hatch all the goslings at the same time (like a hen) or do
> they just keep hatching them as they hatch?
>
We've raised scores of geese here. It is normal for a number of geese to
lay in the same nest. If the nest gets more than three or four eggs, it's
normal for the setting goose to roll the surplus out of the nest. Don't
attemtpt to return the eggs to the nest.
If more than two or three hatch, it is normal for the mating pair (geese
are monogamous) to choose two or three of the goslings to raise and abandon
the rest.
James
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Wendy, 05/23/2009