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post #1 of 10
3/16/12 at 10:44am
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I have to ask. I have been looking to get two geese and one thing I have run into is they are rarely sexed. Why is that?

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RIP "Florence" You were the perfect duck. Momma duck loves you, misses you, and is very sorry.

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post #2 of 10
3/16/12 at 2:39pm

I have noticed that too, but I ordered from Ideal and hopefully I actually have 3 females. My male would surely appreciate that!smile.png

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post #3 of 10
3/16/12 at 4:42pm

Try Metzer Farms, they sex them

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post #4 of 10
3/16/12 at 7:06pm

Holderreads does for pairs.

Caretaker to an Arabian, 2 half Arabians, a donkey,2 rat terriers, a jack Russel terrier ,a cat, , Penciled, Gray & Black  Runner ducks, Dutch Hookbill Ducks, Saxony Ducks and mini-Silkie Ducks.

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Caretaker to an Arabian, 2 half Arabians, a donkey,2 rat terriers, a jack Russel terrier ,a cat, , Penciled, Gray & Black  Runner ducks, Dutch Hookbill Ducks, Saxony Ducks and mini-Silkie Ducks.

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post #5 of 10
3/19/12 at 10:47am
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when you say does "pairs" that means like two sexed girls? Or what, sorry for my ignorance!

7 Spoiled Khaki Campbells - 3 African Geese - 2 Buckeye Chickens - 2 Rhode Island Reds - 1 love of my life that makes it all possible

 

RIP "Florence" You were the perfect duck. Momma duck loves you, misses you, and is very sorry.

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7 Spoiled Khaki Campbells - 3 African Geese - 2 Buckeye Chickens - 2 Rhode Island Reds - 1 love of my life that makes it all possible

 

RIP "Florence" You were the perfect duck. Momma duck loves you, misses you, and is very sorry.

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post #6 of 10
3/19/12 at 11:22am

It means one male and one female

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Pair of SQ silver phase Welsh Harlequins, Pair of SQ Saxony Runners, 6 Sebastopol geese & one Dewlap Toulouse Goose

 

 

Dont let them take our Guns!! Fight for whats right!

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post #7 of 10
3/19/12 at 11:34am
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Thank you! You are in rainier, oregon?! I drive through there every morning to go to work!

7 Spoiled Khaki Campbells - 3 African Geese - 2 Buckeye Chickens - 2 Rhode Island Reds - 1 love of my life that makes it all possible

 

RIP "Florence" You were the perfect duck. Momma duck loves you, misses you, and is very sorry.

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7 Spoiled Khaki Campbells - 3 African Geese - 2 Buckeye Chickens - 2 Rhode Island Reds - 1 love of my life that makes it all possible

 

RIP "Florence" You were the perfect duck. Momma duck loves you, misses you, and is very sorry.

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post #8 of 10
3/19/12 at 11:40am

I just realized you where in clatskanie, that cool to know thier is some one who is on byc that lives just down the road!

Pair of SQ silver phase Welsh Harlequins, Pair of SQ Saxony Runners, 6 Sebastopol geese & one Dewlap Toulouse Goose

 

 

Dont let them take our Guns!! Fight for whats right!

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Pair of SQ silver phase Welsh Harlequins, Pair of SQ Saxony Runners, 6 Sebastopol geese & one Dewlap Toulouse Goose

 

 

Dont let them take our Guns!! Fight for whats right!

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post #9 of 10
3/19/12 at 2:34pm

Females are in greater than demand than males.  When a hatchery sells just females it leaves the burden of dealing with extra males on them.  Usually this means culling them at day old.  That's a lot of wasted geese and in large businesses results in added overhead for proper disposal according to EPA regulations.  Order straight run or sexed in pairs and feel good knowing you've contributed to responsible breeding practices and haven't been the cause for any male goslings being killed at birth. 

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I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.   - E.B. White

 

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. - Eleanor Roosevelt

 

The best way to be missed when you're gone is to stand for something while you're here. - Seth Godin

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post #10 of 10
3/20/12 at 9:21am
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Thank you thank you thank you for giving me a response like this! I needed to hear it. That makes complete sense and I do plan on buying as a straight run! That is horrible and would not have known unless someone told me. Thank you.

7 Spoiled Khaki Campbells - 3 African Geese - 2 Buckeye Chickens - 2 Rhode Island Reds - 1 love of my life that makes it all possible

 

RIP "Florence" You were the perfect duck. Momma duck loves you, misses you, and is very sorry.

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7 Spoiled Khaki Campbells - 3 African Geese - 2 Buckeye Chickens - 2 Rhode Island Reds - 1 love of my life that makes it all possible

 

RIP "Florence" You were the perfect duck. Momma duck loves you, misses you, and is very sorry.

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