I had a very early clutch (in december) a couple goslings hatched in spring, then my last clutch was infertile (I think due to warm weather). Strange, strange season for sure. I have a couple eggs in the incubator right now from someone else (nice looking parents) and I am hoping nothing goes...
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What do you mean...you bought 4 day old goslings and they didn't turn out nice?
What would you do different now?
Also, with Sebbies, their feathering will improve by the time they're 2 years old (if its going to).
You really can't judge them as yearlings.
Has nothing to do with...
I'm not griping. I ordered four over a year ago and got them. Had I known then what I know now my choices would have been different.
I do show, so yes, I understand that even SQ birds produce only a small proportion of SQ offspring.
I just buy straight up fish meal, use less of it to get same benefits and it is 60% protein.
Geese do eat a lot, but boy, are they worth it.
BTW, I concur on the comments regarding the *general* quality of Holderread sebbies- if you want a good one you need to buy it as an adult.
How do I...
There are top breeders which breed curly on curly without issues, other than the fact that sebbies seem more prone to angelwing than some breeds of geese.
I got some goslings from holderreads this spring. So far, two have the UGLIEST heads, not rounded at all, and two look ok so far. We...