
I am looking forward to the little goslings, though, if they do not sell as babies, most likely they will be destined for roast goose dinner. They grow extremely fast, basically feed themselves and are cared for by all the other geese. By the fall they will be at least 10 pounds if not much more, depending on the genes they carry from their parents. The Embden gander is huge, around 40 pounds, but the Buff geese and Toulouse are only about 20-35 pounds. The geese are quite content to while away their time doing what nature calls them to do, and that is to reproduce their species with the sacrifice that a mother makes. Because they only eat a limited amount once a day and get virtually no exercise and a small drink once a day, they lose weight and condition while nesting the 30 days that it takes to hatch their babies. That is what moms do, even goose moms.