how many eggs do geese lay

Most geese lay a small clutch of about 5–12 eggs at a time, with many wild geese averaging around 5–6 eggs in a nest.

Quick Scoop

• A “clutch” is the group of eggs a goose lays before she settles to incubate them.

• For most wild geese, a normal clutch is roughly 2–10 eggs, with 5–6 being very typical.

• Some domestic breeds and well‑managed farm geese can lay larger clutches, up to around 12–15 eggs.

• Over a whole season, domestic or farmed geese can produce many more eggs in total (sometimes dozens), but still in clutches of roughly that size.

In everyday terms, if you picture a goose nest, expecting about half a dozen eggs is a good rule of thumb.

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