How many eggs do Canada geese usually lay in one nest?
The number of eggs laid by one goose in a nest can range from 1 to 10, but the average for giant Canada geese is between 5 and 6. The goose lays one egg per day. If more than one goose is laying eggs in a nest, as sometimes occurs when geese are nesting close to each other (such as on an island), occasionally 15 or more eggs will be found in a nest. These nests, which are referred to as dump nests because 2 or more hens are laying or dumping eggs in them, are seldom incubated by any of the geese that laid eggs in them.