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well my one goose decided to sit, she is about 3 days on task now. its funny the other day another goose was challenging her for the nest box & eggs. I had to remove her before they had bigger issues or fighting in the nest box. it was funny to see them setting side by side. current count is 13...

the gates have been in service a couple weeks. the one stall that has the eggs right now has a saucer sled in it full of wood chips. its about the only thing that has worked better then the leaves and floor. I tried rubber mat, they crushed a couple on that right off.

as for stalls they are about 30" x 30". they are not confined. each girl has their own. but the girls have been switching off as to which box they want to sit in. the one who sits the best has the box at night. she came out this morning and no eggs were broken. so as far as I'm concerned she is...

well I have been on a down hill slide. I have lost so many eggs to crushing this week it has me sick. dunno why either. went from 15 to 9 in a matter of hour or two. then one of the other bird was out in the garden laying again? right now I have her on the eggs. dunno if she will crush any I'll...

well I saw the barrel halves at TSC. maybe I will try and get some for next year at this point. its a little late for a big change

I guess I didn't explain these all go in at night. I would love to leave them out but we have to many predators. coyote are very prevalent at night here. my hut is 6' x 8' and broken into 3 spaces right now. each space has a box. the pairs of bird go in them together at night. last night two of...

I have been trying to see how to best set up a nest box? I have been playing with designs courtesy of watching how the geese build nests around the yard. the one that is my prolific builder has a knack for digging a ditch in a circle and then getting a bunch of leaves to bury herself in. 1...