Sebbies are gorgeous but the falls/winters here are wet wet wet and muddy muddy muddy. Poor things would be a mess.
Zooweemama they are gorgeous, love the pics.Thanks guys! I am amazed at how they transformed in 9 weeks! These guys are very very chatty and loud. Not as loud when we aren't around though but as soon as they hear or see my husband or I- they bail out of the pond and head right for us. Heads low and honking all the way. I assume they are 'talking' to us. When they get to us they stand up more and then keep chatting and snacking on the grass around our feet. They are really gorgeous to have on our pond though. I would like maybe 2 more of a different breed- I love the shapes geese have. I think I want 2 Buffs.
Thanks guys! I do love that we have a pond. It definitely removes some of the extra work...of emptying and refilling pools. BUT the downside to the pond is that it is not fed by a stream- it's fed by us. So in the Summer the water evaps and percolates (drains) so signifcantly that we must refill it weekly to every 2 weeks. Which is quite costly. So it has it's perks and it's not so cool side effects ($$$ ouch). We just refilled the pond last night (takes almost a day) so the water is high again. The previous owners obviously dug it out. I am not sure what if anything they lined the bottom with since it drains very well. On one hand it's good because the fresh water we do add helps oxygenate the water (its loaded with frogs and fish) and keep the bacteria down somewhat. Maybe in a few years we can drain the bottom to nothing and re-dig and line with something.
