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    I order mine online from Heritage Poutry and Livestock: https://heritagelivestock.co.uk/product-category/animal-feeds/quail-feed/?v=79cba1185463. Their starter pack was good value and really helpful for a first-time quail keeper, though I see it's currently out of stock. I'm in East Sussex. I...
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    The case of the missing eggs?

    I don't know where you'd find them in the US. I think shipping from the UK might be too long for the eggs to remain viable, as they don't stand up well to posting. It could work if you flew over yourself, picked up the eggs from the farm on your last day and flew straight home with them well...
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    Post your 2023 Goslings!

    From Green Tree Farm in Yorkshire in the UK but I've also seen ads on eBay
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    Mixed age goslings?

    I got mine from a farm in Yorkshire https://www.greentreefarmshetlands.co.uk/,a good choice if you're in the UK . Otherwise, search "Shetland goose hatching eggs" on eBay. My hatching rate wasn't brilliant from eggs by post - one out of three - but I have ended up with one goose and one gander.
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    Introducing goslings

    The little one still feels the cold, so I left them together for 10 minutes, during which they circled each other warily, then brought her in. I plan to put them together a little longer each day under strict supervision and hope they bond.
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    Introducing goslings

    Interesting, that exactly what Kadisha (6 week old goose) did when I put Samantha (4 days old) in with her. Maybe that's just how geese get to know each other - like dogs sniffing each others' bottoms? Come to think of it, perhaps that's the origin of the slang "goosing" someone meaning...
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    Post your 2023 Goslings!

    Goodness, you're an expert photographer as well as goose breeder - those pics are absolutely lovely!
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    Sad time at our farm

    I do so hope that both the new eggs will hatch and bring you joy.
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    Baby goslings hate staying in the brooder! Help!

    Thank you, Goosebaby, that's really helpful advice.
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    Post your 2023 Goslings!

    Here's Kadisha my Shetland goose, three weeks old and fighting the cat for the kitty litter - which to my horror she then started to eat!
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    The case of the missing eggs?

    I feel your pain! I bought four Shetland goose hatching eggs and only one hatched out, but I still kept the other three in the incubator for a week hoping against hope that one at least would hatch, and I felt like a murderer when I finally threw them out.
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    How many hens to a drake?

    Drakes are shockingly randy. I have five females to one drake, and he's still rushing around after them all day. He's especially keen on my little Indian runner, who's half his weight and has learnt to hide from him. The breeder I bought my ducks from said 1:5 is the minimum for the sake of the...
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    The case of the missing eggs?

    I wondered about snakes too. When I lived in Queensland Australia we had a python swallow a whole chicken without trace, and we only found out because the kids found the snake sleeping it off in the bushes nearby with a chicken-sized bulge in its belly.
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    UK Member Please Say HI

    Hi, I'm Kate from East Sussex. I keep ducks in the back garden (Cherry Valleys, Indian runner and crosses) and have just branched out into geese. I got four Shetland goose hatching eggs but only one hatched, so I'm incubating four more in the hope of getting her a companion. I'd like to do...
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    Goose and duck new member

    I'm overwhelmed to receive such a warm welcome - what a lovely community this is! Thank you all.
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