How do you tell a gander from a goose?

The identification of male and female goose seedlings when buying goose seedlings is of great economic significance for goose production. After the separation of male and female, the male and female can be raised in groups or the excess male geese can be eliminated in time, so as to reduce the feeding cost of breeding geese. During the production of commercial geese, male and female are raised in groups and managed in groups to make the geese grow and develop neatly. Today, the editor will share with you how to distinguish between male geese and female geese.

Shape identification of goslings

The shape identification of goslings is mainly based on three looks, one look at the head, neck and body, all the heads are big, held high, the neck is thick and long, the weight is slightly larger, and the body is slightly longer. On the contrary, it is the goose; the nostrils and the nose base of the newborn male geese are narrow, linear along the beak, the nose base is soft, and the plane is not undulating; on the contrary, the nostrils are slightly larger and oval, the nose base is hard, and the plane has obvious ups and downs; the third look at the forehead hair (the hair between the eyes) and the mandible, the forehead hair upright, the midline depressed is the gander; on the contrary, the forehead hair lies on the female goose, which is the most obvious at 3 days and 4 days after hatching. In addition, turn the goslings so that the abdomen is up, and look at the edges of the long hairs of the lower jaw. If the goose is semicircular or slightly flat and neat, it is the male goose that is not obviously prominent and irregular.

Action discrimination

When driving away the goslings, if the male goose bows its head and stretches its neck and makes a frightened call, the general male goose's cry is high, sharp and clear; the female goose holding its head high and constantly making calls is the female goose, and the female goose's song is low, thick and heavy.

Feather color identification

For the same breed of goslings, when the feathers of the shell goose are dry, the darker ones are mostly female geese and the lighter ones are male geese.

Anal identification

The left hand catches the chick with its back facing up, and the anus faces the appraiser's right hand. Gently pinch the thumb and index finger of the right hand on the outside of the anus. If it is a male goose, there are rapeseed-sized particles between the fingers because of the caudal organs; if it is a goose, there is no foreign body.

Identification of male and female of adult geese

Generally speaking, male geese have larger physique, bigger head and higher feet than females, and are majestic when standing. When the male goose opens its cloaca, it can see a spiral penis. There is no female goose.