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    Would a Sebastopol gander defend my ducks?

    Ganders of any breed are not any real defense against anything. When a predator means business all the noise and posturing in the world isn't going to matter. It's a great idea to think that the chivalrous gander is protector of home and family but it ends up being a load of bull when the geese...
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    Sebastopols. A cash crop?

    Quote: With my Sebastopols I would say yes. Doesn't work for everything though. One thing I have seen is pictures of gosling heads with very narrow, shallow, wedge shaped heads. I can't see heads like that turning out big and wide and round but different lines in a breed can start out and...
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    Sebastopols. A cash crop?

    Interesting color. Do you have lavender Muscovy ducks or Guineas too?
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    Grower Feed for Geese

    As long as they are getting a good quality food it doesn't matter what it is called except for layer. They never need that. Grower is good as a basic food offered all year round for life. Babies like you have will do well with a grower made for any kind of bird cut with oats and a little wheat...
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    Sebastopols. A cash crop?

    Beautiful birds. Have never seen the lavenders before.
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    Sebastopols. A cash crop?

    Quote: Jenifer Krause, your birds are beautiful and I am so glad to be able to see them. They make a very good argument in favor of purchasing quality adults from good breeders instead of scattering your shot with a group of babies who might not be worth breeding from for someone who wants...
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    Blue Andalusian thread!

    Quote: It's just an opinion but I agree with Cochinman. Andalusians do have a distinct type different from Minorca. Leghorn or Spanish but their claim to fame is the blue color. So much that good color on a blue Andalusian is the Standard against which blue color in general is compared.
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    Sebastopols. A cash crop?

    Thought I'd add something about my own experiences getting started with the birds I wanted from those who had what I liked. I have had to be patient and get adults like I have said. No choice about getting day olds. Not an option. Sometimes a very good start was gotten but after a season or more...
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    Sebastopols. A cash crop?

    jojo@rolling acres farm : Very nice! Love the pics! Besides the pretty feathers - love the look of the heads & necks on your birds. Yes, me too.
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    Breeding Buff Leghorns

    Quote: I have had chicks from Paul in the past (not Leghorns) and cannot say enough good about him.
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    Breeding Buff Leghorns

    WOW what a nice buff male. Fun seeing this guy for sure. For those who have pens but need shade another possible choice is a hop vine. They are good looking and there is at least one gold leafed version. They grow extremely well once established but can be cleaned off to let the winter sun in...
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    Sebastopols. A cash crop?

    My experience with adults vs day olds is probably kind of unusual. I have had some great experiences with batches of chicks sent from different breeders. In waterfowl I have only once even had the opportunity to buy day old from a breeder who had birds that I wanted. I will say that I don't...
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    Can somebody answer this? ACV & Geese? Good or Bad?

    ACV is supposed to have certain health benefits though your list is the first time I've heard of those things. It won't hurt them though even if there's no great good either.
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    Sebastopols. A cash crop?

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    Sebastopols. A cash crop?

    Quote: What do you mean...you bought 4 day old goslings and they didn't turn out nice? What would you do different now? Also, with Sebbies, their feathering will improve by the time they're 2 years old (if its going to). You really can't judge them as yearlings. I have Sebastopols as one of...
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    Sebastopols. A cash crop?

    Quote: I was not going to post again, but feel I need to. I also threw out a lot of eggs-could have sold them in a minute! From experience I now know that many early in the year laid eggs (from my climate) are going to be weak gosling, and I only send out later laid eggs to a few people...
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    Sebastopols. A cash crop?

    Quote: Thanks hun. I even had a woman who came on to BYC looking for Sebbies contact me. She wanted a 100% guarantee that any Sebbies she bought from me would be curly. I told her that no one could give her that guarantee. She told me that yes they could. The she had Sebbies (that...
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    Sebastopols. A cash crop?

    I mentioned something along these lines in connection with someone who started out their post saying they wanted to get Sebastopols and wondered which colors were the most popular because they wanted to sell eggs and goslings. I've done the same thing as Golden Valley. Gone to the internet and...
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    Dorking egg color?

    A lot of Dorkings lay an egg that really isn't white. Lightly tinted might describe it. A lot of Dorkings also don't have solid red ear lobes either. They are often streaked or brushed with white and as long as the white is no more than 1/3 of the lobe it's alright according to the Standard and...
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    How RARE are White Faverolles?

    At least in the areas where I have shown I wouldn't call the white Faverolle rare. Some people have them instead of the salmon and lots seemed to have them along with their salmons, often because the salmons threw white chicks. I should add that I am talking about the Standards. Bantams may be...
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