Well all of my eggs hatched and I Baby Curely has chicks under her but I do not know how many.
I ended up with only 5 viable goose eggs, but they hatched.
I took the eggs from all three of the nests. Two are quite large, they were also the first to hatch and the other three are about a third...
My Baby Curely seems to be getting tired. She is a very protective goose. I finally saw her outide with the rest of the group at grape treat time in the afternoon. Then she wandered a bit, took a short bath and went back to work!
I wonder who is going to claim raising the goslings this...
I am in Northern Nevada where is has been a mild winter, not much rain some snow, and many cloudy days this year. That could be an explanation for the rooster, but not so sure about the hen. She has had this for several seasons without change (they could be spreading, but very, very slowly if...
Several months ago I noticed one hen with raised white spots that look like calcium deposits. They do not rub off, at least not with minimal pressure. They do not seem to be growing or spreading; they do they do not seem to bother her or change her behavior. Her comb has always been a light...
Did you ever determine what the cause of the white spots? Did they eventually go away?
I have a hen that has had what look like small (large pin head size) areas that look like calcium deposits. They do not rub off, at least not easily. She has had these for some time. I do not remember...
Does a live goose with 13 eggs under her that may very well hatch on March 30th count? I guess Baby Curley decided she wanted to join in the fun. Just like her father!!❤️❤️
Great article.
I had a rooster flock, but rehomed them as the opputuity arose. Originally there were only four. One was rehomed so I added another rooster. After a bit of a tussel, they became great friends. (All these roosters were barnyard mix.)
I had one Salmon Faverolles rooster that...
Well it was just part of their lives that most people do not do anymore.
I remember my sister would not eat chicken for years because she saw the head of a chicken chopped off and the bird ran around in a frenzy afterwards for a bit.
I think I could butcher poultry if I needed to, but I...
They must have had lots of ducks and chickens, but I remember my mother saying they had a turkey farm.
She did have a pet duck that used to stay under the front steps waiting for her.
So along the old photos line: These are my grandparents who had a large poultry hatchery in Northern California. We were allowed to play with the chicks (under careful supervision) when we were young children. I stll have his huge egg baskets.
Unfortunately I only had one Sebastopol, Curley...