a hen.
A female is a "goose" or "hen". A male is a "gander". And a baby/young goose, whether male of female, is a "gosling".
A male goose is a 'gander' A female goose is a 'goose'.
The male is called a drake and the female is called a duck or hen.
A goose is female, a gander is a male.
You can't castrate a female goose. They have no testicles. A female goose is called a hen
A female goose is a hen or a goose. A male goose is called a gander or a goose.
Goose
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The gender specific noun for a male goose is gander.The gender specific noun for a female goose is goose.
There really isn't much of one. The female goose is usually called just that, the 'goose'. "Goose" applies both to the species in general, as well as specifically the female of the species. If one was to refer to the female goose and the male goose, one would call them 'goose' and 'gander', respectively.
A mature female goose is called either a hen or a goose. A mature male is called a gander.
The female version of "gander" is "goose." In terms of birds, a gander refers to a male goose, while a female goose is simply called a goose. This distinction is commonly used in the context of waterfowl.
There really isn't much of one. The female goose is usually called just that, the 'goose'. "Goose" applies both to the species in general, as well as specifically the female of the species. If one was to refer to the female goose and the male goose, one would call them 'goose' and 'gander', respectively.