Show some important points about ducks and geese the laying season acu ecu son for ducks and geese usually starts in february tile the pekin duck lays about ns as ninny many eggs us its tile average lion lien hut but she lays her entire clutch in seven mont lis while the hen takes about nine months says a writer in the farm journal the runner stunner duck extends its laying over a longer period tile goose averages aver agea about thirty eggs geese pair but a drake will mate with four or more females the eggs egg from yearling ducks biatch well but to show strong ferd fertility lity geese must be about three years old ducks can be profitably bred for four years but geese will be prolific for three or more times that period ducks rarely become broody but geese are apt to become broody after laying the first clutch the goose la Is a grazing crazing bird but the duck will thrive on a limited quantity of green food geese do not thrive when yarded ducks do the drake to la recognized by the curl in the tall feathers but this curl la Is not found on the gander the average weight of the goose la Is twice that of the duck the older the gander the more vicious he Is apt to become during breeding season the druke seldom shows temper geese cannot be profitably hatched and reared artificially but incubators and broaders brooders bro odera oders have revolutionized the duck business nowadays geese are replacing turkeys on many festive occasions |