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Goose Hatching Eggs
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Probably wasn't for me... but I haven't decided yet.
Your Toulouse are GORGEOUS!!
Really, they are so cute. Hmmm....
Probably wasn't for me... but I haven't decided yet.
Your Toulouse are GORGEOUS!!
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Oh, those geese are beautiful!
How much would 6 hatching eggs cost?
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They arent laying anymore this year. They should start again in early March 2009. I would def. get Toulouse for a first time goose owner. They are very friendly, arent aggressive, and arent noisy, like the other breeds of geese. They have great temperments.
They arent laying anymore this year. They should start again in early March 2009. I would def. get Toulouse for a first time goose owner. They are very friendly, arent aggressive, and arent noisy, like the other breeds of geese. They have great temperments.
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geese are the greatest... I'd suggest Pilgrims for a first timer.
As mentioned, waterfowl are seasonal layers. So, you probably cannot find eggs this time of year. Some of the larger commercial hatcheries (maybe Metzer) do their best to keep the birds laying (by controlling daylight levels) so you may want to check there. But as far as backyard breeders go, we have no goose eggs until next February or so.
As mentioned, waterfowl are seasonal layers. So, you probably cannot find eggs this time of year. Some of the larger commercial hatcheries (maybe Metzer) do their best to keep the birds laying (by controlling daylight levels) so you may want to check there. But as far as backyard breeders go, we have no goose eggs until next February or so.
I predictably second Pilgrims. When breeding them you're supposed to look for temperment in your flock along with everything else. Not only are they not aggressive to their handlers (and are very quiet), they are also calm and quiet around strangers.
If you're new to hatching eggs I'm recommending quail. They are cheaper to get and take less time to hatch out at 16-17 days which means you fret for almost a whole week less about them popping out of the egg
You can usually get four quail eggs for the price of one chicken egg. Once they hatch you can do everything you do with chickens, only on a miniature scale (including less time under a heat lamp and less time before they start laying - two weeks under a light as opposed to a month with chicks, and eight weeks to start laying as opposed to six months with chickens).
Plus they lay year round so you can get them whenever you want.
If you're new to hatching eggs I'm recommending quail. They are cheaper to get and take less time to hatch out at 16-17 days which means you fret for almost a whole week less about them popping out of the egg
Plus they lay year round so you can get them whenever you want.
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Are pilgrims good guards though? The main reason we want to get some geese is to help protect our chickens from neighborhood dogs.
Are pilgrims good guards though? The main reason we want to get some geese is to help protect our chickens from neighborhood dogs.
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Are pilgrims good guards though? The main reason we want to get some geese is to help protect our chickens from neighborhood dogs.
If you want a good guard geese, a good breed is the African, or the Chinese. Chinese geese are very loud and aggressive, so are africans.
Are pilgrims good guards though? The main reason we want to get some geese is to help protect our chickens from neighborhood dogs.
If you want a good guard geese, a good breed is the African, or the Chinese. Chinese geese are very loud and aggressive, so are africans.
Pilgrims are absolutely horrible at guarding. You may as well have a baby bird defending your property.
For guarding and still being laid back you may want to look into the Africans. I've moved all but three of my Africans into a meat pen. I don't want to raise the breed at all, but I've fallen for one of them and can't just keep one so we have a trio to work with. They're supposed to have a high quality meat and are nice big birds.
Our best guard goose ever was a big Embden who was afraid of his own shadow when bought (he kept hissing at the rabbits and anything else near him and had been raised by the Amish with no other geese around). Once we put some goslings in the yard he took it upon himself to adopt _everything_ and protect anything with feathers.
For guarding and still being laid back you may want to look into the Africans. I've moved all but three of my Africans into a meat pen. I don't want to raise the breed at all, but I've fallen for one of them and can't just keep one so we have a trio to work with. They're supposed to have a high quality meat and are nice big birds.
Our best guard goose ever was a big Embden who was afraid of his own shadow when bought (he kept hissing at the rabbits and anything else near him and had been raised by the Amish with no other geese around). Once we put some goslings in the yard he took it upon himself to adopt _everything_ and protect anything with feathers.
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How long do you cool them for? You just take them out of the incubator for 15 min? How warm the water to spray on them?
How long do you cool them for? You just take them out of the incubator for 15 min? How warm the water to spray on them?
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