Embden Goose?

[Allears]

Hi All,

She looks like an embden.

But has a few buff feathers over her back. Her foot was injured by barbed wire and I was supposed to rehome her once she was healed because I live in town. Thankfully the neighbours are being very understanding. She has laid eggs once and is busy nesting again. I have had her for less than 2 years. She's tame and eats from my hand and is an amazing as security system! She is not noisey unless she is unsettled by something, or when she is hungry.

Am I being cruel by not taking her to a farm? Her company at this stage is Egyptian geese that circle the yard, hadeda birds and big Leopard tortoises that graze with her.

 

[HeritageGoose13]

A few off-colored feathers could mean she is a cross but it may just be how she is colored.

A goose should have another companion, preferably a mate. But it looks like she has a nice space there, and if she seems otherwise happy you should keep her, in my opinion. They might eat her at the farm!

 

[Kevin565]

Off feathers aren't completely uncommon in white birds. They are a disqualification for showing but besides that it's not really a big deal.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hi All,

She looks like an embden.

But has a few buff feathers over her back. Her foot was injured by barbed wire and I was supposed to rehome her once she was healed because I live in town. Thankfully the neighbours are being very understanding. She has laid eggs once and is busy nesting again. I have had her for less than 2 years. She's tame and eats from my hand and is an amazing as security system! She is not noisey unless she is unsettled by something, or when she is hungry.

Am I being cruel by not taking her to a farm? Her company at this stage is Egyptian geese that circle the yard, hadeda birds and big Leopard tortoises that graze with her.

She is lovely looks like you have done a great job caring for her. is she happy? if so I would keep her do you get to spend alot of time with her? hadeda birds I'll have to look that one up You must not be in the USA. lol
Welcome to BYC

 

[Miss Lydia]

In case other might be interested in what a Hadeda Bird is. http://www.sa-venues.com/wildlife/birds_hadeda_ibis.htm

 

[Allears]

Hi there,

My goose nesting. You can see the spot of brown on her back. How long do I leave her on eggs before I remove them and what is the kindest way to remove them, without upsetting her? She doesn't have a mate...







Thank you for all the replies.

 

[Allears]

Hadeda chick (rescue) They often fall from the nests, which can get very full with up to five chicks and they are pretty big birds.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hi there,

My goose nesting. You can see the spot of brown on her back. How long do I leave her on eggs before I remove them and what is the kindest way to remove them, without upsetting her? She doesn't have a mate...







Thank you for all the replies.

First How long has she been on the nest? While she is off in the pool or eating just walk over and take them all out she'll look for them for a while but she will get over it. I had to do that with mine this year. Such a pretty place you have and that Hadeda too did it finally leave or is it a permanent resident of your back yard too? That is one strange looking chick. lol By the way goose eggs are tasty so if she lays more take them and eat them.

 

[Allears]

Thank you Miss Lydia.
She's just started building her nest.
The hadeda stayed on for almost a year before it finally moved away. A success story. We've got lots of hadeda's here in the Eastern Cape (South Africa) They come into the gardens looking for earthworms. I'm it sure it found a mate because they enjoy company and you hardly ever see them on their own. We try and keep our rescue animals as wild as possible, so that they can integrate into the wild population when they are released.

Yellow-billed ducks, rescued, raised, released. Our flamingo was not so fortunate.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thank you Miss Lydia.
She's just started building her nest.
The hadeda stayed on for almost a year before it finally moved away. A success story. We've got lots of hadeda's here in the Eastern Cape (South Africa) They come into the gardens looking for earthworms. I'm it sure it found a mate because they enjoy company and you hardly ever see them on their own. We try and keep our rescue animals as wild as possible, so that they can integrate into the wild population when they are released.

Yellow-billed ducks, rescued, raised, released. Our flamingo was not so fortunate.

Such pretty ducklings, Do you actually run a rescue or just do this on your own?

With your goose you can either let her finished building her eggs[nest] then wait a week and take them that way she won't lay anymore or take them daily and use them and she'll keep laying.

You don't have any predators that can get to her? nesting out in the open has it's draw backs and one is predation.

Sorry about the Flamingo, I guess alot get hit on the road way.