Goslings Hard To Find!

[duckmeister]

Went to order goslings from Metzer and pretty much females of every breed sold out through the remainder of season except white chinese and embden breeds, on occasional weeks a male of other breeds is available. So I ordered 4 embden females and 1 giant dewlap toulouse male for the minimum order requiremnent, he was VERY expensive compared to the embden girls. I wonder if any goslings I might get from the cross will retain the dewlap feature. I assume all goslings from the cross would be toulouse colored, but one can hope for a white dewlap looking goose?

 

[duckmeister]

lucked out and found a trio from Top Shelf Dewlap Toulouse geese, just got them today.

 

[IvysAnimals]

Definitely! You can get multiple mixes and sorts! As well as just the full breed with no mixes.

 

[AKMommaF8]

I hear ya! Can't find Pilgrims ANYWHERE, not even males!

 

[3xhhheather]

If you’re near NC tons of people are still posting goslings, just grabbed exhibition dewlaps & sebbies <3

 

[ColtHandorf]

I have Grey Saddleback Pomeranians and American Buff and Blue available in Texas.

 

[JanR1]

I hear ya! Can't find Pilgrims ANYWHERE, not even males!

I ordered and received 3 Pilgrims but I had to get on a waiting list. I signed up with Metzgers about the first of the year and finally got them at the end of May. They had some kind of issue that caused a week or two delay but they didn't say what caused the delay. I'm very pleased with them. They are very healthy and active.

 

[Goosey Girl]

I just looked at the Metzer site and I'm not sure how or when I was able to get on the notification list. BUT, if it helps those looking to order for next year, I ordered and paid for my goslings November 26, 2021. Sebastopols were available for every date and I think they became available about 4 days prior.

The people at Metzer are very professional and will answer any questions. My 3 Sebastopol goslings and two female runners are spectacular. They are 10 weeks old. I ended up with 2 smooth breasted and only one full curly, but there is never guarantees on the feather type.

Here's a photo of 2 of them. I sprayed blukote on the male's back so that I could tell who is who...

 

[JRies]

Would love to see. what you get in the future years,,,,

 

[3xhhheather]

found some emdens for sale. Anyone have opinions on emdens VS buffs?

They tend to be bred as meat birds, so make sure they come from someone who is taking temperament into consideration.