I hope it's okay to resurrect this old thread because it seems like the perfect topic. I also find myself being the proud (?) owner of a gaggle of hybrid geese.
Brief background story: I didn't want geese; I've had them before, I like them, but I'm focusing on other kinds of birds for now.
In...
I bought this incubator because the thermostat went out on my GQF cabinet incubator. I had half-incubated turkey eggs and I needed something immediately. This was all that I could find locally.
I thought it might be comparable to my old Hovabator, or maybe that it might be even better since it...
To be honest, I never noticed any effects from the inbreeding at all - either positive or negative. I think they might be slightly smaller than they were at first, but I'm not 100% sure. I value hardiness, clear, contrasting patterns, good plumage and multiple beards (if all else is equal)...
'Sorry for resurrecting such an old thread, but I just stumbled across this topic by accident when I was searching for something else.
I'm the person who originally raised Miss Cresty, the light-colored crested hen whose photo ended up on Feathersite.
I tried everything (short of cloning) to...
Poor little guys!
I've been watching to see how they (HWF) do with shipping times since it would appear that we aren't located that far apart. Hopefully your new babies will show up early tomorrow.
I've been browsing through this forum for over an hour and guess what? Here is a topic I actually know something about!
I maintain that Brown China geese can fly as well as a big Canada goose if they are in shape and want to badly enough. One of the reasons I am so drawn to geese is that I...