Goslings of 2014 Hatch-a-long

[livininbrazil]

Yeah it still grows, just much slower.

They should be ok then. Just give them some nice treats from time to time, to keep the nutrients up.

 

[livininbrazil]

I set 14 eggs. Only one is left. I just saw shadows!!!! Once this one hatches I will start a four more.

Oh, no, that´s not good then. What a shame. When is this one due to hatch?

 

[Miss HennyPenny]

In 12 i will have some from the incubator thats the intense times, after that the broody will have intense times. her eggs are ALL hers to worry about unless shes really nasty with her attitude like she was last year, in which i will take them

You may not need to. Just take a baseball glove and catch the ones she throws at you!

 

[ChickDancer]

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

[livininbrazil]

You may not need to. Just take a baseball glove and catch the ones she throws at you!

 

[Katelynn08]

 

[Miss Lydia]

that's hilarious

 

[Miss HennyPenny]

His chickens are wild because he is disabled and the hens hatch new babies every year that don't get handled. He keeps them though because they belonged to a family member that is no longer with him, they are his last reminder of that person. If they were handled I think they would be much tamer, we had 1 game hen years ago, Julie Brown, she was less friendly than the laying hens but didn't bite. She would fluff and charge when she had babies but never did more than threaten, she was an excellent mother and an OK chicken. We kept her just for her broodiness, lol. I just don't want his rooster breeding my hens or killing my immature Roo, so I have to keep all his birds out of my yard or the Roo follows the hens over. Game chickens are really pretty, the Roos are great flock guardians and the hens natural brooders.

Yes, I am very much in love with my geese. I didn't think I would be this upset when 2 left to live with my sister. They will have a decent home, my sister is a vet tech and knows more animal medicine than I do, and they have a lot more land with a nanny goat, 3 Barbados sheep, some chickens, and a fish pond. My brother-in-law is a bit gruff and rough but is a teddy bear at heart, and my sister is already falling for the geese. Their neighbor has a Chinese goose and a peacock, so the geese will have friends and care. But I don't want them to leave me! it is especially hard because the 4 big geese have paired up, there is 1 suspected female and she is going to my sisters, which means I'm losing my biggest gander because that is her buddy. I decided to give my sister the 1 big female so I don't have to go through this again, I have 4 small babies in the pen that 2 are hatchery sexed Africans and 2 are amature sexed Chinese. So I hope to keep those as mates for my remaining 2 ganders. The sad day is tomorrow.

Hmm as nice as they sound I think I'll stick with the more domesticated breeds

Yeah, it will be hard to let them go but it sounds like they have a good home to go to and maybe when you see them settled it will be easier. And don't forget your babies! They'll be keeping you busy!

 

[8GeeseALaying]

Curveball, spitball, slider goslings none of them could get past me lol

 

[Starfire669]

Hmm as nice as they sound I think I'll stick with the more domesticated breeds

Yeah, it will be hard to let them go but it sounds like they have a good home to go to and maybe when you see them settled it will be easier. And don't forget your babies! They'll be keeping you busy!

Oh yes, I introduced the babies to their pool today and they were zipping around like bullets! They had a blast and so did my kids and I watching them. Plus, maybe the big ganders will be more willing to accept the babies after the other pair leave.