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    No eggs for ages...

    Should add we are in the middle of the UK
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    No eggs for ages...

    Hi, Our older hens are coming up to two years old, but my husband bought the new ones at auction, with the three hens and two roosters in separate lots and no details of ages. He claims our three year old son distracted him (we had a childcare crisis that day hence taking him!) so he didn't look...
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    No eggs for ages...

    Hi, So we have 8 hens and 2 roosters. We had 5 of the hens for well over a year, but they really dropped off laying around October time and we thought it may be just down to winter. However, we bought 5 more just after Xmas (only to discover 2 were roosters) and we now get one egg every 3 days...
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    Reintroducing goslings??

    I thought I should do a quick update... The gossies are absolutely fine! They are growing like crazy and clearly enjoying being outside. Mum and dad have taken them back really well, they have eaten LOADS of grass and they are feathering up nicely. They are four weeks old tomorrow and I am...
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    Reintroducing goslings??

    **Update** So, they have been outside for two days with their parents on a large lawn area. I have never seen both mum and dad eat so much grass together at the same time, but think they are the ting to teach the goslings. Not that they need teaching, they eat like crazy! Mum and dad tried...
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    Reintroducing goslings??

    Thank you. We took them out this morning and the adults ran over, wings out and necks stretched. The goslings stayed close to us and the adults were very calm walking around us (they don't normally get that close). We have penned the goslings out on the same lawn as the adults, but they have...
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    Reintroducing goslings??

    So, I have three, two week old Embdens that live in our kitchen, but for the past few days we have put them out for most of the day with a cat litter tray of water. They LOVE being outside and my word they have grown enormous!!!! We are thinking of the next stage... Can we reintroduce them to...
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    Goslings of 2014 Hatch-a-long

    Sorry for your loss xx Love the chicken and glad it made you smile on a sad day xx
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    How about a Thread for Embdens?

    woohoo. If they are girls we will probably keep them. Thanks all
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    How about a Thread for Embdens?

    are these light or dark grey please??? I think they all look the same so am hoping they are girls!! These are 48 hrs old... Any ideas gratefully received!
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    Goslings of 2014 Hatch-a-long

    And all four of my babies...
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    Goslings of 2014 Hatch-a-long

    Oops, can't work how to attach the pictures. Will try on the computer rather than my phone.
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    Goslings of 2014 Hatch-a-long

    My two day old babies! Our first chicks or even animal babies ever. They are Embdens hatched by mum but rescued by us as she crushed one with her previous owner last year and we want to imprint them so we get friendly adults. She was sat on 6 eggs so a 50% success rate is great. We are in the...
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    Do geese inbreed?

    My Embden is currently sat on about 6 eggs which we plan to remove a raise once hatched. If we keep the goslings, will dad mate with daughters, or mum mate with sons ?? If they will we will move them on rather than risk any deformities. Thank you
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    Please welcome my 2 baby geese that hatched today!

    Eeeeeee, they are ADORABLE!!!!!! I am so excited. I am expecting my Embden to hatch her clutch in about ten days and we plan to raise the ourselves. Congratulations goose mummy xxx
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