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  1. GreatGranny

    We are supposed to have 4 female geese... But?

    We got our first goose eggs today and right on time!! Three big beautiful eggs! But two of the eggs had the "bullseye" on them when we cracked them open!? :confused: I know that with chicken eggs this means they are fertile! We are supposed to have 4 female geese but our crossbeak goose...
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    • gander geese goose goose eggs
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    • Forum: Geese
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    First Time Broody Mom

    Our White Orpington hen (Betty) went broody for the first time at 8 months old. So we decided to let her sit on 5 eggs because this was a first for us as well, and with only one roo and 24 hens the chance of fertilized eggs was slim to none. We did not interfere hardly at all except to move...
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    Slappy... Cross Beak and Angel Wing

    My poor Slappy... She is five weeks old and has an extreme cross beak... but she has been holding her own. We have noticed her left wing is now turning out at the end and my hubby and I believe this to be Angel Wing. I have been told it is genetics, and I have been told it is her food... She...
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    When Can My Chicks Join The Adults

    At what age should I release my baby chicks into the adult run? I have eight Polish chicks who are three weeks old today. They have been in a mini-coop located in the main coop with the 17-week old chickens for a week and a half now. In that time my husband and I have noticed that there are...
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    Very First Egg

    Wow! We got our very first egg today and I was not expecting this for a while yet!! Are our 23 girls starting to lay? They were 4 months and 1 week old today, so is that very young or is the egg a fluke? The egg is smaller than normal but very pretty, clean and almost perfect!! Of the 23...
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    New Gosling Babies

    I have just received 2 new babies! They are female American Buff goslings and are 4 days old! They are so cute but I was wondering... at what age should I introduce them to our existing goslings who will be 7 weeks old in three days? Lilly and Amy are very large, and even though they may not...
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    • age flock integration geese gosling
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    • Forum: Geese
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    Baby Gosling Scissor Beak?

    I greatly appreciate any feedback I will receive as I am new to this issue with goslings! And "thanks" to everyone in advance for your help! I will contact our hatchery as soon as I am finished posting because we received 2 goslings (3 days old) and one has what I believe to be, "scissor...
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    • geese goose gosling goslings scissor beak
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    • Forum: Geese
  8. GreatGranny

    Greetings to everyone!

    Hello to everyone here at BackYard Chickens from the lovely little town of Hanceville in Northern Alabama, where it is snowing right now! :) I am not new here and I have been a member for over a year but I have been learning from all of your posts, in the background! As far as posting and...
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