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Wow, is that a bunch of cuties! I can't take any credit for this, it would have to all go to Dr. Walker, since he is responsible for the this little genetic pool. Aren't the parent birds just hilarious over the whole thing??

Well, our hatching season is done. We ended up with 12 goslings in all. 11 from one girl, and only one from another. It is a long story, but I wrote two long posts on my seldom updated blog, with lots of pictures. We had 4 girls, and 8 ganders. Anyone want to do some trading?? This is the...

This is on the adult birds, right?

Does anyone know the answer to another question? Is there a difference in appearance between the saddleback ganders and the solid ganders when they hatch? As far as I know, they look the same after they mature, but if there is a way to tell the difference at some point, that would be good...

Well, it would be interesting to know what's up with everyone's geese. My two girls laid 13 and 18 eggs, respectively. The first 5 from each girl went into the incubator, and now one is setting on 8, the other one on 13!! Anybody elses's setting yet?

That is fascinating morgan. That just goes back to them being a land race, and of course the regional differences with closed flocks would mean different characteristics coming to the surface. I had been doodling around the last few days looking at the information on Pilgrims vs. Cotton...

I started writing a long post, then realized I was just too tired to say much meaningful. However - the fact that this is being discussed in a rational and enlightened way bodes well for the future. I would love to know about the history as well, and wonder if anyone has taken the time to...

Serina, congrats on the egg. I imagine it is a relief. Do you know why Dr. Walker isn't crazy about an association? There are certainly pros and cons, the big con being the fact that then politics and egos can enter the picture. Yeck. But.... especially with Dr. Walker pretty much...

That sounds wonderful. Seems like a better way to do it, than to get completely locked down on physical appearances. So provenance will be important! Thanks for your work on this. Don't know what I can do, but let me know what you need. Anyone have information on the birds that came from...

Morgan, Could you post pictures of your geese? How many do you have now? Any more information would be really interesting. My geese came from Dr. Walker in Texas, as I think most people's have, since he has been the most active in trying to keep this breed going. I am curious about other...

Hi Serina, Hi Anne!! Glad I saw that you guys had this thread going. Anne (Hossfeathers) got her geese from me last fall. Good to see they are doing well. This is my experience so far this season. My ganders starting fighting back at the end of November. I was pretty taken aback because...