Figure what cost of production is and work from there. It is sometimes difficult to develop a duck egg market in some areas. if there is an ethnic market available, try and tap into that, asian. maybe make some balut!! I used to sell duck eggs for consumption to bakers who believed they made the best cakes and noodles, I got 3.00 per doz. which was 6-7 yeras ago. never sold a goos egg for eating but quite a few as hatching eggs(American buff & Auto sexing). I do know a very few people who have good duck egg markets, one of them is in Englan.

Hi, I just read your question Brenda Sue, I don't have any input or suggestions but I was looking for some myself...I was wondering how many worms did you feed your Muscovies to get them back on track? and how many did u cut back to once u decided to cut back? I have a 3 month old Muscovy and I'm concerned that I'm giving her too many worms in a day, I usually give her about 4 total , Plus her duck starter/pellets(with niacin added,suggested by bird store) ,barley, oats,corn, herbs & greens(mostly wheatgrass ,backyard grass&clovers.but she doesn't seem to like the greens as much as the protein &grains . She was Do you or anyone else know if what I'm feeding is good or not? She was mainly indoors at first but has transitioned to being outdoor most of the time But some indoor and I still feed her. She does seem to eat some of the greens outside on her own though.She has lots of other ducks,geese and birds around all the time and a large pond. If you or anyone else has any input/suggestions , I would really appreciate it. Thank you Kristin

Geese are vegetarians while the ducks eat slugs etc and greens as well, so if it was straight geese like I have, then I just pour the water right directly onto the gardens as the nitogen is not as hot as carnivore type animals- especially hen dressing or pig manure. I can apply my goat droppings directly as well, without burning if it is done as a dressing and not dumped heavily. Your question was on duck and geese water. Can you dump it into a large trash bin and put an aqaurium pump with a hose into it? Make a good compost tea and apply as you wish. Be sure and give it at least 3 days or so to cure before using. I would apply it directly on yur gardens fromt he pond at the end of the season and let it sit all winter. I guess such propaganda is now legal here in the forums. Too bad, it takes away from the integrity that the forums were founded on. But now that I understand what the double lines mean, I can choose now if I want to be exposed to propaganda and feel used. Happy gardening

Quote;"Yes Paul they do, and it's usually to nest." Actually that is not correct. In fact, most of what people believe about the behavior of wild geese is incorrect. Originally the Wild Canadian Geese wintered on the Gulf Coast and migrated to central Canada for their summer breeding grounds, but due to excessive hunting pressure by the early 1940's Canadian Geese were considered endangered. Most of the states on the migratory fly routes established very strict hunting rules and daily bag limits in an effort to maintain the species. In addition, many hunting and conservation groups started a hatch and release program in an effort to boost the goose population. While the hatch and release programs worked very well, they had one major problem, the geese were released in the local areas where they were hatched. This meant these geese had been raised by people so they did not have the natural fear of man that is instinctive to the true wild geese, and these geese had little to no social contact with the true Wild Canadian Geese which were only present during the migration, thus the geese from the hatch and release programs tend to remain in the same area summer & winter. Geese are vegetarians and while they do eat some aquatic plants in the marshes, they much prefer to eat young tender grass in the open meadows, however, due to their physical size they cannot just jump up and fly like other birds, but rather they must run into the wind, flapping their wings until they get up enough airspeed to actually fly in the same way that an airplane must run down a runway. When the grass is less than 6 to 8 inches high they can run fine, but as the grass gets taller they cannot run through the grass fast enough to fly, so they prefer to feed on the banks of streams or ponds where they can quickly get to the water to have an open runway to take off. They prefer to nest on the edge of a pond in the wetlands where their nest is concealed by the reeds or cattails and it is difficult for land mammals to reach the nest through the marshy terrain and the nest is generally very close to open water so they have a good flight path for takeoffs and landings. The major problem with the geese that have evolved from the hatch and release program is that they lack the natural fear of man that is evident in the descendants of the true wild geese. As was described in the original post, in many areas these birds have become a nuisance because they feed on lawns, golf courses and those large tracts of grass found around shopping center parking lots. (The geese love the open parking lot as a runway). When i was a kid on the farm we had a large flock of geese which was a mixture of domestic geese and some that my grandfather had gotten from Eastern Ohio Conservation Club hatch & release program. I can tell you first hand that you will find it extremely difficult to persuade those geese to leave once they have decided they like the territory. and unless you have a very large dog, I would not suggest letting the dog out to chase the geese. When threatened geese will generally group tightly together in the flock and begin moving away slowly, but if they are crowded too much they will definitely stand their ground. They will begin by assuming a defensive posture where they hold their head and neck stretched straight out in front of them, honking and hissing. If the offender does not heed the warning they will quickly run forward, grab the offender in their beaks and begin flapping their wings terribly. Take it from experience, when a goose hits you with the hard bony leading edge part of their wing it feels like you were hit with a ball bat. I have seen grown men, 80lb coon hounds and dobbermen pincers run for cover. In fact, to this day I have some scars on my legs from a goose.