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Is my goose a hybrid?
I wouldn't say it's evil what my sisters are doing, they are both only very young. They're already nervous around the goose, they just try and channel that into a "game" by running away from him every time he comes close. When they try and pet him, he lunges at them. I think it upsets them a... -
Is my goose a hybrid?
Here is a picture of baby Goliath with my niece, back when they were the best of friends :) Nowadays, I keep her away from him just in case. Also you can't see it too well there, but Goliath used to have a case of angel wing. I actually learnt about it, and treated it, using this very forum... -
Is my goose a hybrid?
Hehe yes I know he's not a coward, I was just joking :P He's actually really lovely, I just have to get him used to children. He only started behaving that way quite recently, he used to be very friendly towards children. I'm hoping it's just because he's young and isn't quite sure how to... -
Is my goose a hybrid?
Whoah, so many adorable geese! :D I'd love to have that many one day too, but unfortunately we just don't have the room here :( I try to tell my sisters not to stir the goose up but I know they do it when I'm not home. He isn't even vicious or hissing, he usually will just raise his head, beak... -
Is my goose a hybrid?
Ok, I'll see about getting him another goose to be with. As for the chasing thing, it's very annoying because my sisters think it is a fun game to play 'outrun the goose' - although they are starting to lose more and more as he has learnt to semi-fly whilst running now, and he gets to some... -
Is my goose a hybrid?
To Miss Lydia and livininbrazil, unfortunately I don't have many recent pics of Goliath stored on this phone. Can only seem to find ones from when he was small and fluffy.. When you say laid-back, well, that really depends :D He loves me like crazy and spends all day following me around and... -
Is my goose a hybrid?
Oh my gosh, livininbrazil I think you've hit the nail on the head perfectly! Thank you so much!! :D From the images on Google, those cotton patch geese look EXACTLY like Goliath. And I think that solves the gender question, too! It looks like I definitely have myself a cotton-patch gander. In... -
Is my goose a hybrid?
Thank you very much, Flockman and Goose Girl. It's nice to know that Goliath's strange colouring is probably just normal Embden variation rather than illness :D I feed him/her lots of greens, plus there is plenty of grass all over our backyard (his favourite treat is weetbix though for some... -
Hi everybody, sorta-newbie from Australia
I'm a 21 year old from the country who is starting to raise poultry again. I've had a little experience with chickens (chooks, as we call them) from having egg-laying hens as a kid, but now I am hoping to start my own flock from scratch! So far I only have Davey the Isa Brown rooster and...- flatfoot
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Is my goose a hybrid?
This is Goliath in his pool, see how the beak and feet are not orange? -
Is my goose a hybrid?
Hi everyone, I've been lurking around this site for a while now but have only just signed up. I bought a goose egg from a pet store and hatched it at home - we now have a lovely pet goose named Goliath who is 5 months old. The people at the store told me he/she (I have no idea what gender my...