Recent content by Jonathan1981

I’ve had three roosters, all of which have been very well behaved. I spend more time bonding with and training my roosters as chicks than I do the hens, but I also research my breeds extensively for desirable personality traits. I raise only breeds that are friendly, docile, or are typically...

I haven’t. I’ve been collecting the eggs, and haven’t allowed the geese to go broody. We cook and bake with what we collect, and I’ve sold several fertilized eggs to folks interested hatching their own. I do love having goslings around though, so maybe next year?

Aren’t they great? My boys are really salty right now due to breeding season, but typically are very sweet. 🙂

It’s been a little over a week now. I did restrict her activities/movement for a few days, but there was no noticeable change...she hasn’t gotten better, but she hasn’t gotten worse. At first I thought the issue was her left leg...she had a nasty peck mark on her left leg from an older hen. The...

Just wondering how your hen is doing, and what you ultimately ended up doing to help her (presuming you were able to get her knee to heal properly)? I’m having a very similar issue with a hen that fell into a window well. She’s eating and drinking normally, bathing, and hunting bugs with the...

Sounds good. Feel welcome to reach out when you think you’re getting to that point, and I’ll see what I can do. :)

I have both a blue and lavender goose (and the ganders to match), and while they have both been laying eggs since March, neither of them is sitting on their nests. I doubt I will get any goslings from them this year, but could probably ship a few eggs if you have the ability to incubate? If you...

I have two pairs of geese; American Blue, and American Lavender. They all share a Rubbermaid 55 gallon oval stock tank. It’s deep enough for them to submerge themselves in, and two fit in there comfortably at a time. In the winter I use a floating heater to keep the water from freezing over...

Holderread’s website states that the 2020 breeding season will be their last for shipping duckings and goslings. I ordered a pair of Blue and Lavender Ice American goslings in 2019, and am so glad that got them when I did. That said, I am hoping there are other folks with these same geese for...

There's nothing under her feet, so we are good there. The hens are currently eating a Purina crumble, but I also give them treats like meal worms or scrambled eggs with herbs for added protein (and to ward off boredom). Would fish be better? My other birds love tuna! Are the vitamins you...

I recently acquired 3 lovely 12-15 week old hens to add to my backyard flock, and while in quarantine 1 of them has become ill. When they first arrived I gave them some water with apple cider vinegar to help combat the stress of travel, but within a couple of days "sick chick's" condition became...

My chicks all came from Greenfire. Josette was really wonderful to work with there. I hope your candling on Saturday reveals a triumphant success! I'd love to hear how it turns out if you care to share your results when the time comes. :)

Thank you for sharing photos of your chicks! Mine looked pretty similar a few weeks ago, and then started to darken a bit...can't wait to see them as adults! The three I'm fairly positive are hens are shorter than the other chicks with the red combs, but they are quite a bit larger/rounder. All...

Here's a visual of what I'm currently working with. I couldn't get everyone to huddle together for a photo, but you can see the distinction between combs. I have three with nearly nothing, and three with the more prominent and bright red combs. The difference has been pretty apparent for the...

Oooh...what kind of chicks are you currently raising? :D It turns out the tail theory I'd read online (at least in this case) was hogwash. I ended up with 3 roosters and 4 hens, although one of my hens passed last week sadly. At around 5 or 6 weeks the combs on a few birds started to turn red...