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Show j.w ii m 11 i DETERMINE SEX OF A GOOSE One Good Way Is to Notice Differenco In Voices Mating Season Is Usually In Fall. Tn answer to a query as to method or rule for determining the sex of geese, fin exchange nmltes the following reply: re-ply: There are no marks by which one can tell the gander from the goose. The only ways are to watch the actions ac-tions of the birds and to notice the differences in their voices. The gander gan-der has what is popularly called a tenor voice. It is possible that all four of your birds may be geese. If bo. Toulouse Goose. you will be unfortunate in attempts io raise any goslings even if you do secure se-cure ganders. This is because the mating', season Is In the fall, usually In September or October, and also because be-cause geese very much dislike to have their quarters changed when once accustomed ac-customed to them. For this reason people peo-ple who wish to secure birds for breeding breed-ing purposes make their purchases in the fall so the fowls will get accustomed accus-tomed to their new surroundings. Doubtless nests will be made and the eggs laid, but the eggs may not hatch. If you are forced to buy a gander this spring, it will perhaps be advisable for you to purchase some good eggs of the same breed as you keep, and use these rather than the eggs from your own flock, or at least mark the eggs so that you can distinguish the purchased ones from those laid by your own birds. In this way you should not be wholly disappointed. |