. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. rs^ Fig. 588. WWte Chinese geese. play a short erect body and carriage, giving them a novel appearance. They are especially valuable on farms on which marshy or broken land by stream or brook abounds, for this is their natural home. During the spring and warm months they gain nearly their entire liv- ing from pas- ture and water. During the win- ter, they need the protection of an open shed, and if supplied with clover hay and other rough fodder require only a small amount of grain each day. The breeding geese should be fed spari
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. rs^ Fig. 588. WWte Chinese geese. play a short erect body and carriage, giving them a novel appearance. They are especially valuable on farms on which marshy or broken land by stream or brook abounds, for this is their natural home. During the spring and warm months they gain nearly their entire liv- ing from pas- ture and water. During the win- ter, they need the protection of an open shed, and if supplied with clover hay and other rough fodder require only a small amount of grain each day. The breeding geese should be fed sparingly on corn or other grain, as fattened specimens are poor egg - producers and eggs from them hatch few goslings. Experience has taught that it is best to mate two geese with one gander, although some ganders will mate with three geese. When large flocks are kept together, they usually mate in pairs and trios, and at laying time the ganders become pugnacious among themselves and fight viciously. It is advis- able to allow the goose to sit and hatch her young, but the eggs can be hatched by chicken hens and reared by hand with good success. Should the latter method be adopted, the goose should be removed to new quarters as soon as she begins to be broody, and in a few days she will lay again. After the second laying it is well to allow the goose to hatch and grow the young. The young grow rapidly from the shell, and at four months of age are nearly mature. The gander will always care for and protect the young as well as the goose. The young hatched and cared for by the chicken hens can be turned over at any age to the flock, as the ganders will fight for the young at any age, and every old gander in the flock will endeavor to father the young goslings. Wild or Canadian. (Fig. 589.) The American wild or Canadian goose (Branta Canadensis) is a native of North America from the gulf of Mexico to the Hudson bay country and even Alaska. It is a migratory bird, spending the winters in
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