Goslings of 2014 Hatch-a-long

[Miss Lydia]

Correction.. she last posted some months ago, but was last on-line 4 weeks ago. Reading up, no doubt.

Gosh I wish she'd have said howdy. Hopefully she'll come again and this time stop by the goose thread.

 

[Miss Lydia]

MISS HENNY PENNY PLEASE RESPOND NEXT TIME YOU ARE ONLINE

She can't ignore the huge writing XD

Lets all send her a PM those she can't ignore.

 

[servpolice]

Long enough to be used to the wind and rain, then!  But it keeps the temperature about 2º warmer than England in the winter.  
We thought about moving there to Wexford years ago, but I couldn´t bear to live with all that rain!  Brazil won!     We still usually (this last summer was an exception) get loads of rain in the summer, but it´s amazingly heavy and the storms are quite awesome. The rest of the time the weather´s quite ok.

If it did not rain so much in Irelandand if it was warmer then Ireland would be the best country in the world.

 

[livininbrazil]

MISS HENNY PENNY PLEASE RESPOND NEXT TIME YOU ARE ONLINE

She can't ignore the huge writing XD

 

[livininbrazil]

If it did not rain so much in Irelandand if it was warmer then Ireland would be the best country in the world.

And if there was more work...and...
But it is very beautiful there, it´s true. The amount of rainfall it gets makes it what it is.

 

[Miss Lydia]

And if there was more work...and...
But it is very beautiful there, it´s true. The amount of rainfall it gets makes it what it is.

Very Lush like a rain forest? speaking of Forrest wonder where andrea and Forrest are this week?

 

[nate1the1great1]

So my geese might lay again cause if they do i will....:yiipchick but i hope they do so they can do a real hatch this time!,

 

[andreacroyle]

Hi guys, I have questions again.

1. When I pet Forest (we have been calling her G.G. since we now think she is a female) she frequently rubs her head on my hand in the same manner as when she is spreading around her oil. Is she trying to tell me that I am stinky and is trying to "clean" me? Is this her way of preening me? It is definitely a nice gentle thing that she is doing. I am wondering if this is a common thing (like cats rubbing their faces on you when they are happy) that pet/imprinted geese do?

2. I know this is a geese thread but a lot of you have ducks. I have recently discovered that my rescued, abused blue fawn muscovy (the smallest of the flock) has decided that she is going to rule the bunch. She keeps beating up on the other ducks and drakes. I know that the ducks also display dominate behavior to establish pecking order, but she is flat out abusing my biggest drake. He is about 4 months old and still has his duckling sounds. He is the biggest bird we have because he was bred to be a meat bird. He is one of 4 siblings we have and has never had a problem until now. Ethel is chasing him and attaching herself to the feathers behind his neck. He starts screaming and running around in circles and she holds on like a tractor trailer ! It's a really weird site to see this 4lb ragged feather missing duck beat up on a beautiful quiet gentle drake that is 4 times bigger than her. I stop and separate her because it causes such stress in the group. Harry is not aggressive and doesnt fight back.

Why is she picking on him? I could understand it if he was hormonal and bullying the other hens, but he isnt yet. Is she trying to establish control before he turns into a teenager? She is being an A-hole and causing stress in the whole group. The other 5 ducks love Harry. They run to him and dance around him head bobbing and circling.

What should I do to keep peace in the flock? Yesterday I separated Ethel and put her in a nighttime coop for the day. As soon as I put her with the flock this morning, She went straight to him and attacked him again.
Should I rehome her or is there a way to stop this behavior?
Picture was taken yesterday. They were watching tv together like this for a long time. =)

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hi guys, I have questions again.

1. When I pet Forest (we have been calling her G.G. since we now think she is a female) she frequently rubs her head on my hand in the same manner as when she is spreading around her oil. Is she trying to tell me that I am stinky and is trying to "clean" me? Is this her way of preening me? It is definitely a nice gentle thing that she is doing. I am wondering if this is a common thing (like cats rubbing their faces on you when they are happy) that pet/imprinted geese do?

2. I know this is a geese thread but a lot of you have ducks. I have recently discovered that my rescued, abused blue fawn muscovy (the smallest of the flock) has decided that she is going to rule the bunch. She keeps beating up on the other ducks and drakes. I know that the ducks also display dominate behavior to establish pecking order, but she is flat out abusing my biggest drake. He is about 4 months old and still has his duckling sounds. He is the biggest bird we have because he was bred to be a meat bird. He is one of 4 siblings we have and has never had a problem until now. Ethel is chasing him and attaching herself to the feathers behind his neck. He starts screaming and running around in circles and she holds on like a tractor trailer ! It's a really weird site to see this 4lb ragged feather missing duck beat up on a beautiful quiet gentle drake that is 4 times bigger than her. I stop and separate her because it causes such stress in the group. Harry is not aggressive and doesnt fight back.

Why is she picking on him? I could understand it if he was hormonal and bullying the other hens, but he isnt yet. Is she trying to establish control before he turns into a teenager? She is being an A-hole and causing stress in the whole group. The other 5 ducks love Harry. They run to him and dance around him head bobbing and circling.

What should I do to keep peace in the flock? Yesterday I separated Ethel and put her in a nighttime coop for the day. As soon as I put her with the flock this morning, She went straight to him and attacked him again.
Should I rehome her or is there a way to stop this behavior?
Picture was taken yesterday. They were watching tv together like this for a long time. =)

That is adorable, were they watching animal planet?

as for this duck behavior are you sure the abuser is a duck? i have had some of my older ducks go after a younger drake but never attack them like your describing, either separate her from the rest for good or rehome is all I can think of. Keeping the flock all stressed out isn't good. My goslings love to go up and nibble on me but i haven't had one rub me but mine are not as imprinted as Forest is either. I'm sure she either thinks she is human or you all are geese.

 

[jtn42248]

Hi guys, I have questions again.

1. When I pet Forest (we have been calling her G.G. since we now think she is a female) she frequently rubs her head on my hand in the same manner as when she is spreading around her oil. Is she trying to tell me that I am stinky and is trying to "clean" me? Is this her way of preening me? It is definitely a nice gentle thing that she is doing. I am wondering if this is a common thing (like cats rubbing their faces on you when they are happy) that pet/imprinted geese do?

2. I know this is a geese thread but a lot of you have ducks. I have recently discovered that my rescued, abused blue fawn muscovy (the smallest of the flock) has decided that she is going to rule the bunch. She keeps beating up on the other ducks and drakes. I know that the ducks also display dominate behavior to establish pecking order, but she is flat out abusing my biggest drake. He is about 4 months old and still has his duckling sounds. He is the biggest bird we have because he was bred to be a meat bird. He is one of 4 siblings we have and has never had a problem until now. Ethel is chasing him and attaching herself to the feathers behind his neck. He starts screaming and running around in circles and she holds on like a tractor trailer ! It's a really weird site to see this 4lb ragged feather missing duck beat up on a beautiful quiet gentle drake that is 4 times bigger than her. I stop and separate her because it causes such stress in the group. Harry is not aggressive and doesnt fight back.

Why is she picking on him? I could understand it if he was hormonal and bullying the other hens, but he isnt yet. Is she trying to establish control before he turns into a teenager? She is being an A-hole and causing stress in the whole group. The other 5 ducks love Harry. They run to him and dance around him head bobbing and circling.

What should I do to keep peace in the flock? Yesterday I separated Ethel and put her in a nighttime coop for the day. As soon as I put her with the flock this morning, She went straight to him and attacked him again.
Should I rehome her or is there a way to stop this behavior?
Picture was taken yesterday. They were watching tv together like this for a long time. =)

I am not sure based on the picture (which is very cute by the way) but I have never seen a duck with that sort of head and bill. Perhaps Ethel is a goose????? A ducks bill is pretty much always sort of flat and the nostrils on the bird in the picture sure say goose to me.