MadSci Network: Zoology
Query:

Re: What is the incubation period for a canadian goose egg?

Date: Wed May 20 04:37:49 1998
Posted By: John Buckwalter, Professor, Physical and Life Sciences, SUNY College of Technology, Alfred, NY
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 895499065.Zo
Message:

The incubation period is 28 to 30 days.

A few more details about their breeding behavior: They mate for life, with the first eggs when they are three years old. Five to nine eggs are laid, usually hatching in June. They only raise one brood per season.


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