Goslings of 2014 Hatch-a-long

[tillyita]

Quote:
I would make it something solid though - like a board rather than just a rail. If they slip and get a leg though it they could break a leg really easily.

 

[andreacroyle]

I would make it something solid though - like a board rather than just a rail. If they slip and get a leg though it they could break a leg really easily.

yes, i was thinking necks , but injured legs seem more realistic.

 

[livininbrazil]

Little lavender baby (boy)

So disappointing, seems the goose sat too heavily on baby...
Hubby went down there yesterday to mow the grass, and I suggested he wait until I could be near her, but he didn´t, of course... he was using the mower only a yard away from her... well, I haven´t seen baby alive since, so I imagine she sat too tight while she was nervous.
Shan´t tell hubby though, he´d be very upset that it could be something he´s done. May not be, of course, but it seemed a good strong baby. anyway, she´ll no doubt produce more either this season or next. Next season being preferable. The ups and downs of rearing geese.......

 

[Miss Lydia]

So disappointing, seems the goose sat too heavily on baby...
Hubby went down there yesterday to mow the grass, and I suggested he wait until I could be near her, but he didn´t, of course... he was using the mower only a yard away from her... well, I haven´t seen baby alive since, so I imagine she sat too tight while she was nervous.
Shan´t tell hubby though, he´d be very upset that it could be something he´s done. May not be, of course, but it seemed a good strong baby. anyway, she´ll no doubt produce more either this season or next. Next season being preferable. The ups and downs of rearing geese.......

Aww I'm so sorry livin.

 

[livininbrazil]

Aww I'm so sorry livin.

Thanks, MLyd... I was wanting to see what she´d produce, that´s why I left her with a couple of eggs. This was the only one that hatched, and it looks like she may have inherited the auto-sexing gene due to the colouring of the little one, so that much I´ve learned about her.
Next year hopefully she´ll pair with a Pilgrim, and can produce more goslings to test it out better. She´s a dear little goose, and she´ll be a great mum too. She was so devoted to her nest. I´ll have to get her out of there, as she hardly ate during the four weeks, so I´ll go and dismantle the nest later to help her along....

 

[Iain Utah]

LB, sorry the little one didn't make it.

 

[livininbrazil]

LB, sorry the little one didn't make it.

And he was 2 days old! Perfect little guy. Well, I dragged all the nesing out of the barrel and moved the barrel away, and she was wandering around all lost, looking at the place the barrel used to be....so I put the barrel back, put fresh bedding in, pinched two eggs out of 5 from another goose that are due to hatch end of next week, and in she went and looked as happy as can be. I´m sure she´ll do fine. I´m quite sure it was the mower going down there that did it, as the gosling was fine for the first two days, the weaker days, so I´ll keep an eye on what my hubby´s up to with his machines.....

 

[Miss Lydia]

And he was 2 days old! Perfect little guy. Well, I dragged all the nesing out of the barrel and moved the barrel away, and she was wandering around all lost, looking at the place the barrel used to be....so I put the barrel back, put fresh bedding in, pinched two eggs out of 5 from another goose that are due to hatch end of next week, and in she went and looked as happy as can be. I´m sure she´ll do fine. I´m quite sure it was the mower going down there that did it, as the gosling was fine for the first two days, the weaker days, so I´ll keep an eye on what my hubby´s up to with his machines.....

Aww that was so nice of you. look forward to seeing these goslings. Did you find the gosling that died?

you have to watch those hubby's. yesterday mine was bleeding the kerosene from the tank and walked off and left the pan with the kerosene in it on the ground where any one of the flock could have walked up and drank some. He JUST wasn't thinking.

 

[andreacroyle]

And he was 2 days old! Perfect little guy. Well, I dragged all the nesing out of the barrel and moved the barrel away, and she was wandering around all lost, looking at the place the barrel used to be....so I put the barrel back, put fresh bedding in, pinched two eggs out of 5 from another goose that are due to hatch end of next week, and in she went and looked as happy as can be. I´m sure she´ll do fine. I´m quite sure it was the mower going down there that did it, as the gosling was fine for the first two days, the weaker days, so I´ll keep an eye on what my hubby´s up to with his machines.....

I love that you did that for her. its a shame that the little one died, I have a husband that does nothing but complain about my very small flock of birds. he refuses to take part in any way other than helping me build an acceptable house for them (he is a carpenter). he wont even call Forest by her name even though she has lived in our house as a 24/7 family member for 4 months. Dont be too upset at the hubby, at least he mowed the grass and holds the day olds to keep them warm.

 

[servpolice]

Well that is annoying!
Sorry Livin, it is annoying when a gosling dies for a silly reason :/ .