Happy Breeding Season everyone!! Do we all have our Costco sized box of headache meds and earplugs? :gig
I'm determined to not let my one pen that always has babies, have babies this year because I just don't have the room. I actually need to sell some of them and downsize the flock a bit. So...
Alright, remember how I said I had 4 females from last year's hatch? Boy was I wrong...
Helga... is not a helga. Helga is now Karl. (Named after my future brother-in-law because this gander is the same level of cocky and arrogant as he is).
-SiGhS- I can't win can I? And the worst part? He's...
So guess who has two thumbs and 19 goose eggs in my fridge right now? THIS GUY! I had to have a conversation with Elsa because she was trying to guard her eggs. Eventually I was able to get into the coop and check them, still too cold and she wasn't sitting on them yet, so I had to pull them...
Hi ya! Thanks for the reply! Hova-bators make sense, and yeah there really isn't a whole lot of room in my brinsea for those size eggs. I think I've gone over Pete55's guide before, but I'll definitely look again. I know one of my biggest issues when I tried the first time was trying to keep up...
Ugh, that sounds like a horrible time I'm so sorry you had to deal with that. Also how freaking rude of them to rub it in your face like that! Sheesh, doesn't anyone know manners anymore?
I've come to the realization that there's not gonna be a way around me not having to hard-cull (aka eat)...
Absolutely! Just like how dog breeders can specify whether their puppies are show or pet quality and sell them as such, you can as well. It's not exactly the same since unlike dog breeding, we don't do contracts when someone just comes to pick up a bird. But you can absolutely say "These...
They did indeed! I do need to go down and see how they've made out with said straw. I'm hoping they've spread it around a bit and made their coop a bit more homey.
I made the mistake once. Once! Of leaving a five-gallon bucket with water in the run with my meat chickens at the time. I swear I lost so many to that stupid bucket...
Awww!!! Silly goose! Poor thing, I'm glad you were able to save him from the horrible bucket. Today Max, Bruni, Elsa, and Helga we're showing off how "tough" they were by constantly hissing at my mom and I as we were taking straw and feed through their pen to the others.
The way I have the...
Hey all! I am so glad we have this thread, especially now that I've caught up and read the entire thing.
Firstly, hello I'm Jack, and I'm out in Southeastern PA! I'm so glad to have found a cool group of crazy goose people! Also it's nice to know I'm not the only Buff Pomeranian Saddleback...