Posts by BullCreek

Quote:Originally Posted by sourland Not a "jerk"!  He's just a normal gander feeling the impact of testosterone.  This behavior may escalate, but don't let him get away with thinking that he's the boss-- or next...

My guy has decided that our gander is a complete jerk, but I don't agree. Thought I'd run my theory by the super-wise goose folks on this forum.  Sweet Boy hasn't been very sweet since about the two month mark. He is currently going...

Were they able to see you out doing chores when they lived in the backyard? Maybe they just want your attention? My geese are normally out exploring their pen, playing in their pool, napping, eating, giving the chickens the evil eye......

I thought perhaps small hawk, but the bite really looked like rodent incisors, and there were no other wounds to be found. Poor guy was very dead and stiff when I found him.As for rat, it could be. I considered it, but then debated...

Quote:Originally Posted by KoFamilyFarm Ours is a little sneak thief too!  Every time I give the pig lettuce, she sneaks over and steals it from the side of his mouth as he's chewing.  Stealing food from the pig!? That is...

I went out to the turkey pen yesterday, and found one of our bb bronze poults dead. It happened sometime during daylight yesterday. The birds are about 6 weeks old. There was very little blood, and only on one side of the bite, which was...

Quote:Originally Posted by ptwoody Denninmi - what type of goslings were you able to buy at the feed store???  I've never seen goslings at our Tractor Supply - only chicks and ducks - you are lucky!I'm in Oregon, and both Wilco...

Quote:Originally Posted by ColbyNTX Quote:Originally Posted by homestead tim I'm getting mine from a farmer that does 150 per year.  I wont get them till mid-July.  He said he does them late because they will get too...

Additional note... She will also steal things like gloves, my book if I'm not watching, and has tried to drag off the hose... 

Does anyone else have a goose that's a thief? My fav girl, Afro aka Pretty Girl, is a sneak thief ("Afro", because she had a wicked funny baby fluff afro... her head was the last thing to feather out). I often go out in the...