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I have 6 female Welsh Harlequin Ducks and one Welsh Harlequin Drake for sale for $80 for the lot. I'm willing to split them as long as you want the drake. The drake is from Holderreads - Gold Phase - He is 2 years old. He is not show quality. He is not aggressive to people at all, and...

What a tolerant dog! How sweet!

They would do best with a larger area with fencing. For many reasons - their own security, your peace of mind, stray dogs/coyotes, the security of any special plants, your neighbors/visitors protection and the safety of your houses structure --- in my experience, out of our 70 acres, our geese...

They should start honking soon -- I think my oldest goslings are just starting to make the honking noise, and they get louder rapidly. One thing to keep in mind is that geese are active 24 hours. So, they will often be up socializing in the middle of the night. This could be anything from a...

Sounds like the perfect beginning! My geese have adopted and raised several batches of goslings - once even taking on 2 week olds . . . and during most of the year there's no problem. Once breeding season hits though, the ganders will have their fights whether or not they had a father/son...

IT is a mystery - but they are adorable little fuzzies!

I had five female Buff geese this year -- all 5 sat, and the first had a batch of 5 goslings. The second, third, and fourth sat with dedication, for 4 plus weeks and then gave it up to take care of the goslings with the first goose when their eggs didn't hatch. The fifth goose looked for a...

Wow! That is so strange that they are like that. I know of people that have Toulouse and other birds -- as a child we had a female Toulouse and several Embedens with our ducks/chickens/turkeys and they all were fine together. The goslings do go through a nervous phase where they are more...

My American Buff geese coexist with my Welsh Harlequin ducks quite well - even when they are sitting on eggs or raising goslings. Basically both species ignore each other. The geese won't protect the ducks. The ducks do give way to the geese as necessary, but the geese are pretty laid back...

If you look on the geese page, there are several posts about overall goose care that cover all the basics! But in short: 1. Will they stay nearby on my property and come back at night? Mine tend to wander quite a bit, but they do always go back to their "home" area. They are used to...

Oh, my geese would love a creek! They'd never come out again . . . They look just like my American Buff Goslings that are that same age. They have great personalities as adults! We love ours. You can pull an adult feather and send it in for DNA sexing, but I don't remember what company...

What a pretty goose! He is very striking looking. Doesn't look much like his siblings though!

I'm glad there are grey Americans. I'm thinking I have to try out all the colors -- would be fun to see them all in a flock I am noticing now that the cream goslings are lighter than the parents -- so it will be nice to watch them to see how they develop. If it turns out to be a pair, will...

I would think the goslings would help her to perk up and become more confident. My geese are all very excited about adopting even older goslings. It may help her snap out of the broody thing . . . . One of the goslings may even develop into her guide goose companion as well . . . You would...

Geese won't protect your flock -- they will run away from predators, and it is everyone for themselves. The only thing that they MAY do is discourage hawks and eagles just because they are so big . . . A coyote, stray dog, or other predator will be able to catch and kill a goose - and if it...

Two geese are better than one -- they keep each other company, entertain each other, gossip together, and take turns watching each others' back when they are sleeping . . . plus, a lonely goose is a loud, depressed, lonely bird that is stressed when you aren't able to be around them. If you...

My understanding is that the high protein and calcium can cause developmental problems for the goslings -- angel wing is a condition related to high protein. They also need extra niacin which is not usually in layer feeds. The free range is great though -- their biggest need is all the...

Thank you RURU -- that was very helpful about the buff / lavender or buff / grey . . . seems clear I should wait for blue or grey instead of lavender . . . So my cream goslings crossed with a buff will have lighter offspring? Or a mix of grey/lavender/blue . . . I don' t know yet whether...

If she doesn't have a mate / a fellow goose might help, and a fenced - smaller - safer environment. She needs a "guide goose". You'll have to keep helping her eat/drink I imagine -- but if you always leave the bowl in the same spot, and keep tapping it for her, eventually she may learn how...

I'm sorry - I don't have much to add about the genetics, except that the colors confuse me as well. It is a tricky thing for me to even tell the shadings apart sometimes. I bought a pair of "cream" Holderreads goslings from a reputable source -- I wanted buff but went with cream as the...