CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Is it better to feed geese for a longer time?

1. Is it better to feed geese for a longer time?

The growth and development of geese is generally divided into three stages. The weight from hatching to 20 days old is 10 times the weight at birth, but the ability to adapt to environmental changes and disease resistance are poor. During this period, the main focus is to strengthen feeding management, improve survival rate, and improve the quality of goslings. Gooses aged 20-40 days are called middle-aged geese, and some are called young geese or young geese. Although they are heavy, their breast muscles are not thick, the slaughter rate is low, and the edible part is small. Gooses aged 40-60 days are called adult geese. People use feeding methods to limit their physical development and promote the accumulation of a large amount of fat in the body to increase their weight. At this time, the goose is fat and tender, tastes delicious, has a high slaughter rate, and a large proportion of edible parts. After 70 days of age, the goose begins its first small molting, with a significant reduction in fatness, a lower weight, and a lower slaughter rate. Practice has proved that no matter what kind of goose, it grows and develops faster from 20 to 60 days old, and the absolute weight gain is high. Later, it decreases with the increase of feeding age, so the feed consumption and cost will increase. It can be seen that the economic benefits of raising meat geese to 60 days old are the highest. Feed is a key factor affecting the weight gain rate of geese and the length of the feeding period. In order to improve economic benefits, during the period of 40-60 days when the weight gain rate is relatively fast, appropriate supplementation of concentrated feed cannot be ignored. Feed concentrated feeds such as rice, bran, and corn rich in carbohydrates should be fed, and the geese should be raised in a quiet and dark environment, and their activities should be restricted to promote the deposition of body fat. At the same time, sufficient drinking water should be provided to help digestion and metabolism. The experience is: let him eat and poop, and it is just right to kill it after 60 days. Once it is found that the goose has a sagging abdomen, a plump chest, shiny feathers close to the body, a rectangular body, thickened subcutaneous fat, and a chestnut-sized fat mass that is both firm and elastic, fattening can be stopped and the goose can be put on the market for sale.

2. Does anyone know the breeding cycle of geese?

Usually 1 to 2 months

3. How long is the growth period of white geese?

Looking at the growth patterns of geese alone, according to research, the growth rate of goslings begins to accelerate from 3 weeks of age, reaches a growth peak at 6 to 7 weeks of age, begins to slow down after 8 weeks of age, and the growth rate at 10 weeks of age is only equivalent to that at 2 weeks of age.

Practice has shown that no matter what breed of goose, it grows and develops relatively fast between 20 and 60 days of age, with a high absolute weight gain, which then decreases with increasing feeding age, so feed consumption and breeding costs increase. It can be seen that raising meat geese to 60 days of age and selling them has the highest economic benefits.

However, at the age of 60 days, the feathers of meat goslings have basically grown. From an economic point of view, they can be slaughtered for food or put on the market for sale. However, after all, the geese at this time have not grown up enough, their live weight is relatively small, and their fatness is not enough. In order to further increase the meat production and improve the meat quality, for those who have high requirements for meat quality in the market, the fattening period can be extended by 1 to 2 weeks. By feeding a large amount of concentrated feed every day, the goslings can be further fattened. When the goose has a sagging abdomen, a plump chest, shiny feathers, a rectangular body, thickened subcutaneous fat and a chestnut-sized fat mass that is both firm and elastic, fattening can be stopped and the goose can be put on the market for sale.

Therefore, it is generally recommended that meat goslings should be sold at 60 to 70 days of age, and at 90 days of age at the latest.

4. How many days does it take to raise geese and get a harvest?

Meat geese can usually be sold in about three months.