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    Surprise goslings and a snake problem..

    Hello all, Haven't been on for a while, as I've been in Canada for the summer. I got home two days ago, and the next day, out popped a gosling from under my goose! My mom and I were shocked, and separated out the mother, father, and gosling from the rest of the flock. The next day, the gosling...
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    Cotton Patch Goose Eggs

    Hello guys! We will be testing out selling our cotton patch goose eggs. As you may know, cotton patch geese are extremely rare heritage geese that originated in America's deep south to weed cotton patch fields. We have both the saddleback and solid varieties together, meaning you will probably...
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    Turner VS. hand turning??

    Since you asked.. The following one got stuck, but we helped him out of his shell and he lived. These are all toulouse and chinese crosses, from my first geese. We sold them as a flock to be an alarm system for a very large chicken farm. They also sell their eggs for eating, which...
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    Extreme drop in egg count?

    My ducks drop off because of physical temperature change, not the availability of water, I believe.. Is the temperature in the pens different? What I really want to ask is.. What do you do with 3500 duck eggs?
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    Turner VS. hand turning??

    Yes, we do. We used a small sized maglite LED in a very dark room, as goose eggs have pretty thick shells and can be hard to see through. You should definitely be able to tell if they are growing or not, as you will see veins in the eggs. If you think you have a dud any time, mark it, and then...
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    Turner VS. hand turning??

    Quote: I just put them somewhere safe at room temperature. Misting just helps simulate a wet goose going back to her nest, but I read it also helps with moisture loss? I don't know where I read this - somewhere on BYC I believe. You should also look up old threads on hatching geese. Some of...
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    Turner VS. hand turning??

    I had an incubator with a tray, so I could take the tray of eggs out. I think I left them up to 30 minutes, then put them back in the warm incubator. If you took off the lid, I suppose you could decrease the time to around 10 minutes or so, so the incubator would slowly get back up to temp...
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    Turner VS. hand turning??

    Geese naturally get off the nest for 10-30 minutes a day and to eat and take a quick bath. So, many goose hatchers replicate this by letting their eggs cool, and then misting them before putting them back in the incubator. I forgot how long I let mine sit out, but the time was variable every...
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    Turner VS. hand turning??

    I hand turned with mine, but that just entailed moving the entire incubator. In either instance, you have to spray and cool the eggs, so that might be a case either way. You may remember to do that better with hand turning, or since you have to do that, autoturning will save you time? What kind...
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    Incubators

    I used a Brinsea Eco to hatch goose eggs for the first time - out of 11 at lockdown, 8 hatched. I had to open it a few times to take out goslings and shells to make room for the rest, but no one was adversely affected, IMHO. I will be using it this year for goose eggs, and am thinking about...
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    Exciting news for the heritage goose lovers..

    Hello all! Just wanted to share some news - it seems that Puddle Foot Farm, in cooperation with Button Farm, will be taking in some of Tom Walker's top Cotton Patch goose breeding pairs after this next breeding season (May 2011). My mother is the new livestock manager for the Button Farm, which...
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    Cotton Patch geese ?

    We have cotton patch geese, and will be taking in a number of Tom Walker's top breeding pairs after next breeding season. If you PM me, I can provide you a lot of information on them. Chelsea
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    Companion for White Chinese?

    Doesn't matter. In my mixed crowds, I have a toulouse gander over 3 chinese geese (we have 4, but he rejected one and doesn't really want the third, so only try and get 2), and an american blue with a saddleback.
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    Fighting Geese - Help!

    That's just geese being geese and figuring out dominance. My girls do it to each other too. Also, depending on the climate, you will probably not get any eggs until next spring, as that is when the traditional breeding season for geese is (February - May). The best way to tell sex is voice...
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    Need recipes for soft nutrient-rich food for ailing duck

    In our house, any sick poultry gets a mixture of their food soaked and mashed, some yogurt or soy milk, some vitamin mixes, and something to make it tasty (sometimes we don't even have to do this, depending on the animal). I dunno what you feed, but any crumbles/pellets will make a nice soft...
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    The Clarskburg Quackers.. (Rescued Pekins) Where are they now?

    Very cute pictures! Yours are so slim and trim.. I'm afraid that my quackers are rather er.. "plump"? On the note of Metzer doing his blog.. Yes, I will update everyone when it comes out. And, I don't necessarily think it is "preaching to the choir". Because Metzer is a large hatchery that does...
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    The Clarskburg Quackers.. (Rescued Pekins) Where are they now?

    John Metzer (from Metzer farms) is going to do a blog post on releasing domestic ducks and poultry into the wild! I found a mistake on his blog and submitted it.. Ended up winning a gift certificate. Anyways, with my reply back, I added a short story about the Clarksburg Quackers and suggested...
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    Are your geese affectionate?

    I have one goose out of 17 that I would consider affectionate. He spent about a week of his life only with people and by the time I got him was fully imprinted. Even though we put him with two other geese, he never lost his love for humans and always preferred us over them. We pick him up every...
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    I'm hoping I'm not the only person here who sniffs their poultry...

    I love the way my geese smell. Whenever I get home from college or a trip, I go over to the goose pen to pick up my favourite goose and bury my face in his back. It's the smell of home! My mom calls them "goose pillows". Oh, and I'm allergic to feathers, so eventually I start having a sneezing...
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    confused!!!

    Welcome to the world of goose! 1. You can usually sex by size and noise. Males will typically be bigger and make a screechy sound, while females have a lower honk. 2. Yes. They will. They're fighting for dominance - I have four chinese females who "do it" all the time. I've hatched eggs from...
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