Signs before the goose lays eggs What are the signs before the goose lays eggs

Before laying eggs, the geese are different from the usual reaction, they will walk around, find a suitable place to lay eggs, and then squat there for a long time, while the other goose will stay by the goose's side, once someone passes, they will not hesitate to run over to bite, so, the goose can only watch from a distance when laying eggs, otherwise the goose will be nervous and the consequences should be very clear. Geese are poultry, and adult geese are larger than ducks and have sarcomas in their foreheads.

The neck is long, the mouth is flat and broad, the legs are high and the tail is short, the toes are webbed, and the feathers are white or gray. Can swim, eat grains, vegetables, etc., meat and eggs can be eaten. Chicks, newly hatched geese, yellow or yellowish brown alternating down, flattened beak, orange soles and beak.

The signs before the goose lays its eggs include the following:

1.Appearance: When the moulting mother goose enters the laying period, it shows neat and shiny feathers, a loose abdomen (chrysanthemum-like), and a slower walk.

2.Behavior: The female goose will actively leave the group before laying eggs, like to look around and stay in a corner or quiet place, and will also make a grass-biting behavior. In addition, the female goose will also eat some mineral feed, and will also take the initiative to approach the male goose to let him step on his back.

3.Diet changes: the female goose before the beginning of the farrowing period, the amount of food increased significantly, when the breeder to feed, will take the initiative to approach, there is a very strong desire to eat, the amount of food will also increase, in addition, will look for some gravel, bricks, stones in the field to eat.

4.Phalange width: You can judge the opening date of the female goose by touching the width of the phalanges, catch the female goose, grab the wings with one hand, and touch the phalanges of the goose's abdomen with one hand, such as the width between the phalanges reaches 4 fingers and above, and the abdomen phalanges are soft and full, indicating that the female goose is not far from the birth.

In addition to the above signs, it is also necessary to pay attention to environmental factors such as light, temperature, humidity, etc. In short, before laying eggs, the mother goose will show obvious characteristics and behavioral changes, which requires careful observation and scientific guidance by breeders.

Before the goose begins to lay eggs, it will have obvious signs in terms of posture, eating, behavior, etc.

1. Changes in posture.

The front and back toes of the goose will become wide before and after laying eggs, and most female geese will have egg nests on their abdomen, and the position of the abdomen from the back looks like a "lotus-shaped", and the movement is sluggish, and the temperament becomes docile.

When you catch it and lift it with your hand, you feel good fat, and the width of your phalanges is about a fist wide.

2. Changes in eating.

At each feeding, they will take the initiative to run over, the desire to eat is stronger, and the amount of food will also increase, in addition, they will look for some gravel, bricks, and stones in the field to eat.

3. Changes in behaviour.

The changes in behavior are more obvious, they will take the initiative to approach the male goose, take the initiative to squat in front of the male goose, and signal the male goose to step on the back to mate; In the four corners of the field, look for a suitable nest to lay eggs, when looking for a good nest to lay eggs, there will be a nest behavior.

The goose that is about to lay eggs will be nervous, looking around, trying to leave the herd and look for a quiet place to squat.

Under good feeding conditions, the age of the female goose is 160 180 days, but the people in the production area are accustomed to using the method of rough feeding after 130 days of age, and the production period is extended to more than 200 days old, which is generally controlled at 220 250 days old.

The laying season is from September to April of the following year, during which the mother goose has 3 4 laying periods, and each period can lay 6 10 eggs. The average egg production in the first laying year was 24, the average egg weight was milky white and the egg shape index was .

If you want to leave the population, look for a quiet and dark place everywhere to squat.