A Detailed Guide to Goose Farming Methods and Technical Key Points

The goose is a common type of poultry in our country, kept by almost every household, and some even make a living specifically from raising them, so how do you farm geese?

1. Brooding period

(1) Since goslings have just hatched not long ago, the most important things when raising them are keeping them warm, preventing dampness, and getting them to start eating. The temperature should be kept at around 28-30 degrees, and the humidity controlled at around 55%. For every week the goslings grow, the temperature can be lowered by about 2°C, until they are finally taken off heat.

(2) For starting them on feed, it is best to choose easily digestible food, such as green grass and palatable feed.

(3) During the brooding period, do not put the geese in water to bathe; wait until they are a full week old before giving them shallow-water baths.

2. Growing period

(1) The growing period begins in the fourth week after hatching. This is when the geese grow the fastest, and at this time they also begin to molt, put on meat, and grow bone.

(2) If it happens to be summer, do not graze them excessively, and also pay attention to disease prevention and control, get them vaccinated in time, and at the same time, on top of the normal feed amount, add 2-3 supplemental feedings.

(3) During this period, special attention needs to be paid to the nutrition and mix of the feed. When feeding, a combination of roughage and concentrated feed is needed. By observing the geese's droppings daily, you can clearly tell whether the feed is mixed properly. If the droppings are relatively small and firm, it means there is too much concentrated feed, and roughage needs to be added; if the droppings are thick and loose, it means there is too much roughage, and concentrated feed needs to be added.

3. Laying period

(1) During this period, in addition to ensuring the fertilization rate, the nutritional supply for the geese must also be ensured. In particular, the geese need to be kept in groups, with a ratio of male to female geese of 1:4.

(2) During this period, special attention needs to be paid to grazing times; in the morning, grazing should be done only after the female geese have laid their eggs. Soft straw needs to be laid inside the goose house to lure the female geese into laying eggs collectively and also to prevent eggshells from breaking.

(3) The laying period requires long periods of light to increase egg production. If there is not enough light during this period, artificial lighting needs to be added, and the daily light duration needs to be as long as 13 hours or more.

4. Resting period

(1) After the laying period comes the resting period. At this time, the female geese are severely lacking in physical strength and nutrition, causing their feathers to become messy and disheveled. At this point, they need to be forced into an artificial molt, and when artificially molting them, try to do it in batches.

(2) During molting, the geese will walk unsteadily, be unwilling to sleep, unwilling to eat, and so on. When this happens, there is no need to pay excessive attention; at the same time, pay attention to the cleanliness, dryness, and ventilation of the goose house.

(3) Adding some concentrated feed rich in high protein to their food can help the feathers grow back quickly.