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Hi.... My first goose (Toulouse) has been sitting on her 15 eggs for 36 days. Last night, on the 35 day, at 8:30 p.m., I discovered that one egg had hatched. What a cutie! I hope it's a male because I named it Spanky. ;>) Anyway, I have been watching for most of today and the other 14 eggs...

We are getting ready to leave for vacation in the morning. We have just discovered that the one K. Campbell has a problem. She is a 3 month old Khaki Campbell. I can't find anything wrong with her feet or legs. She is calm and enjoys being held and petted. When she walks she crouches down and...

Well, I thought I was watching two of my young African geese and a Muscovy duck die. The duck is about 8 weeks old. The 2 geese are about 5 weeks old. We have been raising them in the house in a dog crate, until they get old enough to put with the non-related adults. Today the weather was...

I'm new to this stuff. I have Toulouse geese and Muscovy ducks. I have never owned or even seen an incubator... how's that for green? ;>) I'd like to buy a GOOD or better incubator. I have been looking on the net and I am presently taking a close look at a Hova Bator ~Turbofan Incubator 2362N...

I have 3, two week old Muscovy duckies that we have taken from their mom and we plan to raise them in a box for a few weeks, or until they are large enough to defend themselves from the evil murdering chickens. I have ordered 4 freshly hatched African Brown Geese and 2 newborn Indian Runners...

I am still a rookie to most of this stuff. One of our Muscovy ducks hatched her first batch of eggs, about 6 days ago. She had 15 new babies. On their first walk with mom, one was taken by a crow. I was only 20' away, but there was nothing I could do. Yesterday, while within their predator...

I am new at all of this. I have a Toulouse mama sitting on her eggs, about 12 of them. This is her first time at this. Her nest is in a shed I made for her and her 3 friends. She has been on these eggs for almost a month...I don't know exactly, but I think they should hatch soon. Today I found...

We are new to raising ducks. We have 5 Muscovy ducks, 3 girls and 2 boys. They are about a year old +/-. They started breeding like the dickens about 2 1/2 weeks ago. These kids are busy, busy, busy! They free range, but we have checked everywhere they have access looking for eggs to no...

I have 4 Toulouse geese. They are starting to lay eggs. We are new at this and I have no idea if I have any drakes. I have not seen them breeding. The guy I bought them from was not completely truthful. If I post photo's of these birds, will you experienced folks be able to sex these geese? I...

One of my Muscovy ducks, a 4 month old drake, was found to had been murdered. We found him under our house. He had been in a cedar fenced area with his buddies and our 4 toulouse Geese. I think that the preditor found access to the duck from an open foundation vent for our house. Or, this drake...

I'm a rookie at all of this. Two nights ago I brought home our first gang of Geese. Three are Toulouse and we are told that the 4th is a mix of Toulouse and Embden. We are told that 3 are about 6 months old and that one is a bit over a year old. We are told that 2 are female and two are male...

No, not for them silly, it's for me! It seems that everyone has a book out these days and every author claims to be an expert. Well, I trust those that live and work with these creatures, far more than clever advertisements. So, I would certainly appreciate your take on what books a rookie...

If I fence Geese into an area that includes trees, will they girdle the trees---eat off their bark? Thank you, Dan

I am going to start raising Geese. I'm starting with as many as 4 to 6, hopefully paired Toulouse grays. I have 5 acres of barbed-wire cattle fencing and I don't want to replace the wire.... too much money! I want to move them from section to section, thus I need an easily moved and setup...

Hi folks, I started with chickens a year ago. I bought 6 Muscovies last Friday. Now I am looking for Geese. I am new to almost everything all at once. LOL I believe I want one or two couples of Toulouse geese. I set out to find some this morning and lucked out. A guy about 90 miles from me has...

Background: We have had about 20 laying hens for about a year. I built them a very substantial house (with a 20'x30' run... dog cyclone fencing with a net top) that is large enough to house as many as 30 chicken, but I won't be adding to the count. We own 5 acres that is fenced for cattle that...

Hi folks. I have 19 laying hens and now I would like to add a few ducks. I had 26 hens a few weeks ago, but while on vacation, my neighbor chicken sitter left a door open at night and some weasels took out 7 of my girls. Even my favorite girl... we will miss her. I would like to start with...

Greetings to all, My name is Dan and I go by Gator. I live on 5 acres in the sticks, near the top of a mountain, on the North Olympic Peninsula in the wet state of Washington. I am completely new to the chicken world. Although when I was a kid we raised the little rascals. While I have been...