Broody goose thread!!!

[Miss Lydia]

Personally, I am not looking forward to my girls going broody, but I have a couple of pics from this past spring I can share.

On one end of the spectrum is my goose, Misty, who chose the Ft. Knox of nest boxes located in back corner of her yard away from everyone. She is one seriously broody momma!


And then there is my goose, Barley, who chose to use front corner of her yard next to walkway that goes from driveway to house.... and then complained about all the human traffic passing by.

Love the pics J, I personally don't look forward to broody season not with my geese or my ducks who were way over the top this summer.

 

[livininbrazil]

Here´s one of my very tatty geese on her second clutch of eggs. she even stood up to show them off!!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Here´s one of my very tatty geese on her second clutch of eggs. she even stood up to show them off!!!

How sweet, is there 5 in there?

 

[livininbrazil]

I counted 7, but 2 are as tatty as she is, so not easy to see them!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I counted 7, but 2 are as tatty as she is, so not easy to see them!!

Well I think she is pretty, why do you think she is tatty?

 

[servpolice]

Em i look forward to breeding season every year ,you will know when breeding season starts becoz my ganders start fighting

 

[livininbrazil]

Well I think she is pretty, why do you think she is tatty?

Thanks Miss Lydia. When she has her new feathers and it´s not breeding season, she´s all whitge and very sweet. Right now she´s on her second set of eggs, the first set not hatched as she shared a nest with her 2 sisters, was a total failure. So, she dusted herself off and started again. And, she´s moulting. Also, second period of gander-time with favourite goose = fewer face feathers.
= tatty!

 

[livininbrazil]

Em i look forward to breeding season every year ,you will know when breeding season starts becoz my ganders start fighting

I know when it´s breeding season when i hear triumph calls from my ganders!

Scored!!!!

 

[goose4]

Here is a picture of Ryan (I didn't name her) on her nest with Johnny standing by. If you look on the left side of her you can see one of the two goslings that they hatched. This pic was taken at the end of August. Thankfully the little geese are fully feathered now since it is starting to snow.

 

[livininbrazil]

Isn´t it so nice how the ganders like to check up to see all is ok?

Here´s a pic of another goose, who is due to hatch her babies this week. I can hear peeping in one egg, not sure on the others, will check it out later. Third time nesting for her, first time successful to hatch, even if it´s just the one! (She´s a bit sloppy with keeping the eggs tucked under her, so I popped this concrete brick in to wedge the nest up a bit.) She´s in a metal barrel, and I´ve "thatched" it with grass and shading to keep her cool.