Ashy-headed geese breeding.
The Ash-heads are finally fertile! After 2 years of infertile eggs 4 tiny goslings have hatched from a clutch of 6. I was always taught that if a female can lay an egg, then the eggs have the potential to be fertile. As a result of regular laying in 2010 and 2011 we decided to give her a new husband.
This was a bit touch and go as the female is 12 years old now, and we were all worried that she might not be a valid breeding bird either. As previously blogged, never have two birds fallen so deeply for each other...
Gosling photos coming soon!
