Buyer question
How many eggs do African goose poultry lay?
Our Animal Library lists the African goose poultry at about 20–40 eggs a season (eggs).
Source: the African goose poultry page in the Everybarn Animal Library. African goose poultry in the Animal Library
The detail
African geese come from Asian swan geese despite their name, and are large with a knob on the bill and a dewlap. They are calm, vocal and good grazers, kept for meat and as watch geese.
- Egg output
- 1 out of 5 (Seasonal layer)
- Purpose
- Meat, watch geese
- Best fit
- Homesteads, pasture
- Hardiness
- 4 out of 5 (Knobs can frostbite)
What to weigh
African geese are loud and big. Knobs can get frostbite in very cold weather.