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    Hatching eggs in a Marek's exposed environment

    To each their own, we all have to make the best decisions for our flock, and that's okay. My philosophy is this: I know my birds carry Mareks, and I have lost tons of birds thanks to it. Being that all my remaining birds are undoubtedly carriers anyway, I am not worried about the vaccine...
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    Hatching eggs in a Marek's exposed environment

    I hope you guys can help me make the right decisions here. My little flock (currently 13 hens of all breeds and one rooster) have been exposed to Marek's and are almost certainly carriers (I have lost several chickens in the past few years). The remaining flock was vaccinated when they were...
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    EMBDEN GOOSE THREAD!!!

    Yes, I hope so, too. This is Wilmer's first spring so he has lots to learn yet. Plus, he was our only goose until now so he needs to learn about his own heritage, lol. I love how your gander takes on the little guys, that is so sweet! What a wonderful gander and so handsome.
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    EMBDEN GOOSE THREAD!!!

    Thank you! :) They met for the first time yesterday when Lucy went outside to graze for a bit. However, Wilmer is in full breeding mode (he considers me his mate at this point), so he was not interested in her at the least. Other things on his mind, sigh... Lol! I will let her grow up a bit...
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    EMBDEN GOOSE THREAD!!!

    Sorry, I couldn't get the picture to load, lol! The gosling in my profile picture is Wilmer, our Toulouse gander.We hope to introduce Lucy to him as his buddy when she is old enough. :)
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    EMBDEN GOOSE THREAD!!!

    This is my female Embden gosling Lucy, she is 2 weeks old now. Very sweet little thing, we're trying to socialize her as much as possible right now.
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    My handsome boy Wilmer is ready to start 'dating' :)

    Wilmer, my 2014 Toulouse gander, is pretty bored with our chickens anymore and needs a girlfriend or two. However, I can't seem to find hatcheries that sell females only. I don't want to get another male because 1) our geese are pets and I don't want a huge amount of them and b) Wilmer is my...
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    Excited to be part of BackYardChickens!

    Thanks so much!! :)
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    Excited to be part of BackYardChickens!

    Hi, My name is Marie and while I'm originally from Germany, I have now been living in South Dakota for the last ten years. Last year my husband and I finally purchased a home with some acreage here in the Black Hills and I love having space for our two wonderful kiddos and all our pets...
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