Goslings of 2014 Hatch-a-long

[Iain Utah]

Oh my goodness! I thought I had a lot of birds! How many do you have?

 

[servpolice]

Haha wow look at all the ducks!

 

[RURU]

Went out this afternoon and gathered 6 more eggs from 3 different nest. Will set them later after cleaning up a couple.

I have due 5 eggs on the 10th and 12th... We shall see if they make it to hatch. I started with 11 and lost some at 1 week and 2 weeks.

I also had 20 eggs collected and there were so many non fertile ones. This year has been that way the winter was very cold and it took it's toll on the geese fertility... Out of 20 down to maybe 7-8.

Then I have some from different days and keep putting eggs and checking for fertility.
We shall see what happens?

 

[8GeeseALaying]

I am so sorry about your mom. My mother has been battling brain cancer for 6 years, she was given 3-5 to live. It has seriously impacted her life. It's on the speech centers of her brain, so she has a really hard time using her words properly to express herself and she can't keep up with normal conversations. Her cancer cant be removed buy operation, she had to do chemo instead. She does get really depressed, it's the main reason I chose to purchase the property right next door to hers. My mother was born in France, And she has been feeling nostalgic these last few years, wanting things from her childhood. So I planted wisteria for her to drink her morning coffee under and smell her favorite childhood smell. When I was talking about getting chickens, she wanted geese but wouldn't have been able to care for them, so I got the geese for her to enjoy. She used to have chickens, ducks, and geese when I was a child and she misses them. She comes over regularly to just sit and watch the geese, I think she finds it relaxing. Because our houses are back to back we come and go to both houses and spend lots of time together, we installed a gate in the back fence to make coming and going easier. Once the geese and chickens are old enough, they will also be going to my mothers for weed and pest control. She can't be around any chemicals, not even something like deodorant.

I hope your mother gets better and that you both have many happy years hatching goslings together.

Thank you. Im sorry to hear about your mom and im glad to hear she has you beside her and is able to enjoy the birds and plants that you got for her.
My mom has had two craniotomys within 4 mos of eachother last year, two major surgeries on my upper leg to remove lymphnodes 5 yrs ago when first diagnosed and one lumpectomy on her breast. Numerous radiation treatments, kemo pills and now a kemo iv every 3 wks for what has developed on her kidney. She never shows any anger over it though which is amazing to me. Until now she has never been bed ridden, shes has for a month now due to what i think is a muscle spasm from stress it only hurts when she gets agrivated over something.

I think animals are the best healers for the sick. you are right i believe it does relax them and gives them something to look forward to. I even bought a pregnant donkey for my mom to have something other than chicks and goslings to be excited over. Since the donkey is now showing signs of foaling soon she has perked up.

 

[ChickDancer]

By the way, since we talked about it...

PARTY FOWL'S GOOSE DIAPERS

 

[8GeeseALaying]

But im sure 8s a girl

Im pretty sure im a girl too

 

[ChickDancer]

Im pretty sure im a girl too

<--- Covers her ears before the explanation comes out....

 

[8GeeseALaying]

<--- Covers her ears before the explanation comes out....

Best cover your eyes some like visual proof

 

[ChickDancer]

Best cover your eyes some like visual proof

<--- *Just runs away completely*

 

[8GeeseALaying]

<--- *Just runs away completely*

Lmao