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Geese
Known for their distinctive "Honk!", geese are either gray (Anser), white (Chen), or black (Branta). Here you can find questions and answers about the various geese, their migration patters, size, weight, and more.
1,163 Questions
What does calling someone a goose mean?
Being called a goose would be like being called a little silly.
Snow geese lay their eggs in a nest. Does that qualify them to "live in a nest" as was asked? Snow geese nest in the arctic. There isn't much nest material around and the nests are pretty humble collections. Mostly the nest is made from the parents' own down. After the eggs hatch and the surviving chicks learn to fly, they all head south for the winter (leaving their nests behind). Then they come back next year to do it all again.
How much would a Goose's Golden Egg weigh?
It varies enormously with species/sub-species of CANADA goose.
Do male goose help to incubate the eggs?
Unfortunately, male geese do not help incubate the eggs. It would be nice if they did because the mother has to sit on them almost constantly for 30 days.
The only way the male helps out during the nesting period is to stand guard (between 2 feet to 10 yards away) to protect the mother from predators. And from my observations, most really don't put their heart and soul into it.
How do Canadian Geese breathe?
Believe it or not, just like humans do. They have nostrils at the top of their beaks and of course a mouth. Geese also yawn, by the way.
What do white geese like to lay the eggs in?
Some times by a area where there is a lake or a pond. Others lay theirs hidden in cattails on the side of ponds. And last somewhere that doesn't have a huge population of other ducks, geese, and people.
If a chicken can catch it they will eat them. Chickens love eating bugs. Usually mosquitoes are not on the list since they are out usually when chickens are sleeping.
A young goose or what the question refers to as a "baby goose" is a gosling.
What is the name for a baby goose?
For the goose most people have named them Gassey. I know it sound weird. The beaver would be Vicker.
I don't know the answer to this question -- but I have a similar situation near my home. A wounded goose (or is it a gander?) was seen along the road by a motorist. The motorist picked up the goose and released it near a small pond which happens to be near my house. Now the goose/gander has taken up residence by the little bridge over the pond. It like a troll guarding the bridge and it challenges anyone who tries to cross the bridge -- even cars! I feel sorry for this goose/gander because it is all alone and I want to get it a mate, but I'm not sure whether it's a male or a female. I think it's probably a male, judging from its behavior. Now I need to find out where to buy a female goose and bring her to him. There aren't any other geese around here.
How long do geese eggs stays before incubation?
It's 28 days for all domestic ducks except Muscovies, who are 35 days. Muscovies, at least, sit undisturbed for 24 hours when commencing the sit.
If you have "other duck" eggs that you want to add to the Muscovy's clutch, wait a week and make sure the eggs are warm when you slip them under. You have a fair chance of success. She won't mind that one of her ducklings looks a little different from the others.
It isn't diligence: it's the fact that the duck eggs need more humidity so it kind of forces mum to get up, go swimming, get a bit wet so as to transfer humidity to her eggs.
Incubation period for duck eggsOnce they have laid their clutch and have started to sit on them full-time it normally takes 28 days to for them to hatch. Ducks will get up and roam around a bit occasionally to eat and drink (they are not as diligent as chickens; who will sit for longer periods of time and slow down their metabolism so they don't need as much nourishment.) Always make sure to have water around, though for ducks (and even chickens, in a smaller amount) because they need to wet their feathers occasionally when they are hatching eggs. (If you've ever hatched eggs in an incubator...this is why they need to be spritzed with water periodically.)Also, ducks will remove bad eggs (or unfertilized) from their nests and carry them away so pests don't bother the nest. This is normal, but be careful where you walk because ducks leave them all over the place. They never pick a spot and just leave all of them in the same place! This is probably instinctual to help thwart predators, though. They are not being vindictive. (Although with ducks, it's sometimes hard to tell!)
(The term for eggs is incubation. Gestation is for live young, as in most mammals.)
Why did the goose cross the road?
because from the previous joke ''why did the chicken cross the road'' the goose then crossed the road to join the chicken to discuss legal and illegal terms of matter.
Why do Canadian geese fly in pairs?
Perhaps they are mating pairs.
Yes, if you see two geese flying together chances are they are a couple.
people eat a goose and dinosaurs alo eat goosies also if you drill a hole in your head you live shorter so dint do it
Do they geese kill each other?
No. why would you think that?
I have never witnessed any parent goose killing or even harrassing their children. They do, however, discipline their children with a warning honk if they fall out of line when swimming or flying.
