Goose lovers – please help!!

[jerryford]

Marty, I have 2 grey pairs in the juvenile group and 5 grey adult pairs. I will try to get pics for you to help you decide which you prefer.

Sue, after tagging the juveniles, we have more buff pairs than originally thought. Therefore, you guys are getting a buff pair!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank You Janet I really cant wait when you pick the one we are going to get could you please send pics Ok so im excited LOL

 

[Marty1876]

 

[Marty1876]

What state are you in? We're getting lots of hay just now. I think we've got about 500+ big square bales of prarie hay. If it keeps raining a bit, we'll maybe get alfalfa soon.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

ok, wrote up the feed page again. Its mostly from memory and thanks to sue keeping my notes i sent her before i was able to add those in too. I did change a few things in the notes too Sue from when I gave them to you. The added whole grains vary a little depending on my mood, grain prices when we get delivered (back orders) and i think they enjoy some variety.

we had strong fertility, super healthy feathering, and good weight on everyone from last year to current using the base feed of mazuri and adding the grains to it.

nothing is an exact, but this is what works for us, we pasture all day every day, 7 days a week year round as well since we have grass year round.

 

[Miss Lydia]

ok, wrote up the feed page again. Its mostly from memory and thanks to sue keeping my notes i sent her before i was able to add those in too. I did change a few things in the notes too Sue from when I gave them to you. The added whole grains vary a little depending on my mood, grain prices when we get delivered (back orders) and i think they enjoy some variety.

we had strong fertility, super healthy feathering, and good weight on everyone from last year to current using the base feed of mazuri and adding the grains to it.

nothing is an exact, but this is what works for us, we pasture all day every day, 7 days a week year round as well since we have grass year round.

Thank you for the info, another thing I was wondering about and since you live in sunny Fl. and have green grass year round maybe you can't help me, but during the coldest time of the year, usually Dec. thru. Jan is it okay to give small amounts of grassy hay to the flock? I saw some at TSC last winter but never got any. I have my printed page so will be ready with my list when i go for feed this week. Do others of ya'll who live in middle north ward offer grassy hay during cold weather?

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Cottage Rose would be a good source for cold climate info. I know she offers leafy green hay during the winter. I know HappyMtn grows winter raised beds of greens and allows them access to it.

 

[Marty1876]

I've read about offering it, and I'd guess it would be ok. I offer alfalfa pellets, the pellet equiv. to grassy alfalfa. They like it more in the winter than summer.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I've read about offering it, and I'd guess it would be ok. I offer alfalfa pellets, the pellet equiv. to grassy alfalfa. They like it more in the winter than summer.

I hardly offer any greens to my flock in the summer months but we have had a plentiful supply of rain so they have alot of green to eat, but in the winter mine get alot of green from romaine to cabbage, beets and tops etc. But seems like I read on the goose thread one time about offering grassy hay I can't remember who it was that posted about it though. I'll go back and see if I can find some info from Cottage Rose about feeding in cold climates. I bought some organic arugla at the grocery store the other day marked down and still looking good when I set it out even the chickens didn't want to eat it and the ducks who are piggies in feathers weren't sure about it. So I just left it and came back later and someone had ate it, maybe it was bitter, I didn't taste it.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Heres a link about feeding hay, it was Olive Hill couldn't remember her name. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/610735/my-first-winter-with-the-geese

 

[Marty1876]

Miss. Lydia, ducsk love arugula. Iain likes to feed little green snacks too, she got me offering other stuff to my babies. I have grass, but its browning due to drought here in Kansas. I'm still offering alfalfa, but only 1 c. on top for large pans, and less for smaller. Some like it, some don't.

I'm about to go get some BOSS and hit my BBrother up for a load of oats.