Goose Eggs?

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Our new geese are split into two yards now. Two girls have been put in with Wobbles, our old male goose. They are in the duck/goose/chicken/horse yard. The other four seem to have paired off, grey male/female, and while male/female. They are in the original goose yard, along with one hen.

The one hen is in with the four geese, because she was very hurt by our rooster, Undead. She's recovered, but seems happy there, so she stays there. She hasn't layed since being moved in with the geese, and since she could be one of the hens turning five this year, I figured she might never lay again.

This morning, I thought I was wrong about the never laying again thing, when I noticed two eggs in the goose yard. Then I got closer. While smaller than the eggs our old female goose used to lay, they are bigger than the duck egg I was holding. (for those unfamiliar with egg sizes it tends to go Goose>Duck>Chicken, at least in our experience) Also, upon reflection, I remembered that particular chicken lays brown eggs, and these ones were definitely white.

Odd time of year for goose eggs, they usually only lay in the spring. I decided to leave the eggs and see what happens over the next few weeks.