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    Electric fence question

    Hi! We have to enlarge the pen we keep the geese in so that they can stay penned all day. We have been having predator issues and have lost 2 geese over the past month to a bobcat so we are not letting them free range anymore. They are currently in with our ducks, but it is a tight situation...
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    Pilgrim Geese for Sale - NH

    I have a pair of pilgrim geese for sale, hatched this spring. We are looking for $100 for the pair but are negotiable within reason. We also have an extra gander we would be willing to part with for around $50. We are located in SW New Hampshire.
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    Question about sexing Guineas

    Hi we have 10 guinea fowl about a month apart in age, 5 we purchased around Memorial Day and 5 more we got the end of June and we are trying to figure out our male to female ratio. I have tried listening to their calls, but they make so much noise, that doesn't help. So I have two questions...
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    Predator Identification

    We lost a goose today and I am hoping someone can help identify the predator so that we can figure out how to prevent additional losses. We have pilgrim geese that free range, khaki and Cayuga ducks we keep in large pens and guinea fowl (currently fenced). My SO was home today and heard a...
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    When can I let my guineas free range

    Hi! We are new to guineas this year and I was wondering when we can start letting them free range? As background: we have established flocks of ducks (divided between two 25x50 pens) and free ranging geese. We ordered guinea keets at a local feed store and then decided we might want a few...
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    Help! Gosling died. What happened?

    We lost one of our 3 month old pilgrim ganders last night to a sudden illness. We noticed he was hanging back a bit from the rest of the flock and seemed a little slow, but no lethargic, just not real energetic and not keeping up with the rest of them. We picked him up to check him out and he...
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    Pilgrim Goslings available soon

    We are getting ready to incubate/set our Pilgrim Goose eggs and are taking reservations for the hatched goslings. Some will be hatched and raised by their mother until sold while the rest will be incubated and hand raised until fully feathered or sold. We are looking for $50.00 a bird but are...
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    What is wrong with my duck? Broken Foot?

    I have a khaki campbell hen we brought in because she was limping and had enough swelling in her leg that the band was cutting into it. We removed the band and treated the wound with neosporin. We also treated her with baytril for a week because the swelling was so severe. After the baytril...
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    Drakes ganging up on hens.

    I am not sure if this is unusual or not as this is my first spring with drakes (we purchased the ducklings last year), but the drakes are pairing up to mate with only one hen at a time. I have a Cayuga drake and a Khaki Drake and they will work together to chase down one hen and one will climb...
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    Goose Behavior Question

    I am new to geese this year and am trying to understand some recent changes to the behavior of my geese. I am hoping I can get some input from fellow goose owners. We purchased a pair of Pilgrim geese, George and Martha this last spring. Unfortunately we lost the goose at about 4 weeks. Not...
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    What to do? Two ganders and no geese.

    Okay, so this year we decide to add a pair of geese to our flock of ducks. We chose Pilgrims due to their temperament and smaller stature. We ordered a pair from Metzer and all was good. At 4 weeks we unexpectedly lost the female and were left with a lonely gosling. We immediately ordered...
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    Eco Smart Mosquito & Tick Spray

    Has anyone used EcoSmart mosquito and tick spray around geese? Living in New England, the mosquitoes are horrendous and are known to carry disease like west nile virus. We have always used the ecosmart spray around our duck pen (we spray in the evening after they are locked up for the night so...
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    What to feed my geese

    We are the proud new owners of a pair of Pilgrim goslings and I am wondering what we should be feeding them as they get older. We have a small established flock of ducks (3 Khaki & 3 Cayuga hens) and we decided to add some geese. They are about 3 weeks old right now and we are going to be...
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    What is wrong with my duck?

    Last night when I went out to put my ducks away for the night, one of my Cayugas was sitting next to the shed. normally I have to chase them in (I think they enjoy it), but I had to nudge her yo get her to go in. This morning she was pretty much the same, not wanting to come out. By this...
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    Cleaning yard

    We are moving and the people moving into our old home are concerned about contamination in the yard from our ducks. We have a 30' x 30' fenced area they are allowed to forage in during the day. There are six ducks, so they have lots of room. How do I clean this area so that children/animals...
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    How to water after a snow storm

    So we are digging out from the nor'easter this morning and I have a problem. We keep our ducks in a smaller room in our barn with outdoor access (at some point in the barn's history, a small 1' square door was installed in a outside wall). We fenced in the area outside the door for our ducks...
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    Ducks finally laying!

    I am so excited. Our Khakis finally started laying yesterday! They are 7 months old and we had given up on seeing eggs before spring. We had originally expected to see eggs at 20 weeks which was in September, then winter set in. Is it normal for a duck to start laying so late, especially in...
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    What to feed my ducks

    We bought our first ducklings this year. We started with 3 Khaki Campbells and 3 Cayugas the beginning of May. We lost the Cayugas to disease at about 6 weeks. After determining what they died from (we didn't want to lose more) we decided to replace them. Our new babies were born July 9th...
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    Newbie

    Hi, We just started raising ducks and are new to all of this. We are in SW New Hampshire and decided we wanted to have our own eggs and thought ducks would be a great choice. We have decided to start with a small flock in our backyard. We use the forum to learn as much as we can so we can do...
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    Help! I've lost 2 ducklings in 2 days

    We decided to become more self sufficient and bought some ducklings to raise for eggs. We bought 6 ducklings in early May, 3 Khaki Campbells & 3 Cayugas, all female. They have been doing great, and a week ago at 7 weeks old we moved them outside. I am in SW New Hampshire and the days have...
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