Goslings of 2014 Hatch-a-long

[livininbrazil]

Looking at that little makes me amazed looking at my almost 4 months old that they could ever have been that tiny. lol so adorable livin. Sounds like you have a very mature yearling wonderful she is so good with those babies.

The sun has just set, the temperature has dropped, and I´ve just sneaked down there and all 5 are snuggled up in her feathers. A 2-wk-od, a 10-day-old, and then these 2-day-olds.
The one in the pic is a lot bigger than the two pilgrim gozzies. Big, strong baby compared to the others. No surprise really,being from yearling, but they´re eating and getting around, so.... all good so far. Actually, I think it´s good that she has accepted (no big challenge, of course) the older babies, as they´ll encourage the little ones along, too.

 

[tillyita]

@tillyita Any news from your lot?

First one hatched some time yesterday... and it looks like it might be a boy!!!

I really need some boys as by gander to goose ratio is way off!

 

[Miss Lydia]

First one hatched some time yesterday... and it looks like it might be a boy!!!

I really need some boys as by gander to goose ratio is way off!

Congrats, and you don't hear that to often gander to goose ratio being off.

 

[tillyita]

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At the moment I have one gander and 9 geese. I have no idea how many goslings I'm going to get as he has his favorites and they are the single yearling I kept (hatched Christmas day) and 2 year old geese. The older ones are sitting though.

 

[livininbrazil]

First one hatched some time yesterday... and it looks like it might be a boy!!!

I really need some boys as by gander to goose ratio is way off!

That´s super. So now we´re in company with our gozzies! Brazzie gozzies doesn´t sound as good as Aussie gozzies, but no matter... I have a spattering of eggs still to hatch.
And my older gander obliged up to 6 geese this year while the young males were doing the 'Sunset Boulevard'!

 

[Starfire669]

That´s super.  So now we´re in company with our gozzies!  Brazzie gozzies doesn´t sound as good as Aussie gozzies, but no matter...  I have a spattering of eggs still to hatch.  
And my older gander obliged up to 6 geese this year while the young males were doing the 'Sunset Boulevard'!

My 1 gander is doing his best to oblige his 7 ladies, however there will be no gozzies in their immediate future, we found Ivory duck dead last night and I believe it was from a large manx tomcat I saw trying to get into the goose coop 5 days ago. I believe the attack happened at dusk as everyone was heading to their coop. Ivory's body was found 5 feet from the coop under the garden shed. Until the ladies nest in the coop I can't risk their safety. I will still order some eggs to hatch next spring, but I will most likely use my incubator to hatch them. I am baiting a trap to try and catch the killer and get rid of him.

 

[tillyita]

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Sorry about your duck. I have to put all my poultry away before dark because of predators. Predominantly foxes, but we also have feral cats (and not so feral cats). If mine aren't away before dusk they become fox fodder!

 

[Starfire669]

Sorry about your duck. I have to put all my poultry away before dark because of predators. Predominantly foxes, but we also have feral cats (and not so feral cats). If mine aren't away before dusk they become fox fodder!

Until I catch the killer cat my ladies will also be put up early. I don't understand why the cat got the duck instead of a chicken, but he did. We don't have any predators besides a bunch of stray cats and dogs. I think the strays keep the coyotes, raccoons, possum, and skunk out of the neighborhood. We see road kill and hear the coyotes but they haven't come into the neighborhood in 20 years since the stray population got out of control. Plus, if a raccoon had gotten into the yard, I would have had more dead and injured birds, not just the 1.

I did catch a tiny female kitten in the trap I baited for tomcat. I contacted a cat rescue group I have worked with in the past, and am fostering her for them. I have decided to call the kitten Ivory to honor Ivory duck's life and because of the timing. Ivory kitty has a vet appointment Wednesday. This is the new Ivory.

 

[Miss Lydia]

At the moment I have one gander and 9 geese. I have no idea how many goslings I'm going to get as he has his favorites and they are the single yearling I kept (hatched Christmas day) and 2 year old geese. The older ones are sitting though.

Hope you get more ganders then.. look forward to pics.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Until I catch the killer cat my ladies will also be put up early. I don't understand why the cat got the duck instead of a chicken, but he did. We don't have any predators besides a bunch of stray cats and dogs. I think the strays keep the coyotes, raccoons, possum, and skunk out of the neighborhood. We see road kill and hear the coyotes but they haven't come into the neighborhood in 20 years since the stray population got out of control. Plus, if a raccoon had gotten into the yard, I would have had more dead and injured birds, not just the 1.

I did catch a tiny female kitten in the trap I baited for tomcat. I contacted a cat rescue group I have worked with in the past, and am fostering her for them. I have decided to call the kitten Ivory to honor Ivory duck's life and because of the timing. Ivory kitty has a vet appointment Wednesday. This is the new Ivory.

Starfire so sorry about your duck, the new Ivory is adorable.