Posts by grannyh

Welcome BOrion!  Are you new to NM?  We moved down here to the SW part of the State two years ago from the Jemez Mts. I raised RIR in the mts. and found them very hardy but found them a new home when we moved.  This...

Thank you for the info everyone.  Maybe I've become too complacent since we haven't had any predators...

Thank you!  I missed this site earlier. :-(  

I've not heard of the outdoor heated buckets. Could someone post pics?   I used to have a heated stand for the chicken waterer, but it needed to be inside.  Here at our new place, there isn't enough room inside for it....

When you close them in at night, do they have access to feed and water? I don't close mine in since they have a large fenced yard.  In fact in doesn't appear they bed down in their house.  Maybe they will in the winter? They...

@Pandapaws23-I'm sorry your gander isn't getting better! @Kimberly35042-My gander just keeps coming, biting at the water.   I've begun putting the hose down into the pool and walking away. He goes after it with a...

Flockman Thank you so much for the tip!!  

I hope it is ok for me to post my gander issue on this thread.  If I'm out of line someone please tell me.  It is the same topic.    My gander is 17 weeks old. I got him & a goose as day olds (my...

Lute - We love NM, our adopted home, but there are some challenges!  We prefer our issues - over ticks, chiggers, tornadoes, high humidity, etc. LOL!  We've lived with them also.  But every place has its own...

Thank you CelticOakFarm!  I've tried to follow your posts, as you sound like you are as experienced as any!  Maybe I shouldn't have gotten geese to raise in this area but I'll try to do the best I can for them.  I'll...