Goslings of 2014 Hatch-a-long

[Starfire669]

True! Weird thing is the geese i have now, the ones i hand raised then turned loose in the flock are stuck up little snots and the ones i bought are sweet little babies that will eat from my hand, they had no human contact before me.

That would work! Hopefully i still have my birds by next spring. With everything that has went on, losing my Mom and being pregnant im not 100% about anything right now. While im torn between sadness and excitement, my animals are all i have and im trying my hardest, for lack of better words,to keep interested in them. I dont want this to be like the horses were when i lost my dad, i quit riding and competing, because that was something we did, just like the birds, incubating and hatching was what i did with mom.

I hear ya about snotty hand raised geese. Mine used to sit in my lap for cuddles and now rare come to me for scratches! But they also Never offer me aggression, just everyone else. So I guess that me being mom did work out in a way. And I loved watching them grow! A friend of mine, got a trio of 4 year old geese, and she can't get near them because of the gander. A lot depends on personality but I still stand by my decision to start with babies.

I got my Cayugas from Ideal Hatchery, I am looking for a source of new blood to add to them next year. But I don't want a ton of Cayugas either, and most places sell a minimum of 10 ducklings, which is too much. I think I'd rather get eggs and try to hatch than be overrun with ducks, lol. If you are interested in Cayuga eggs, let me know, I will be happy to ship you some once I know they are fertile. (my Cayugas are a month old, so it will be a while before I get eggs from them.) if you do get your pair, I'd love to get some of those eggs from you as well.

I know what you mean about losing interest in things. I lost interest in some things during rough times. When i got my back surgery, I had to learn to walk again, 6 months of physical therapy. Plus i went through a nasty divorce at the same time. I got so depressed I stopped everything. But I picked a few hobbies/loves back up because of the good memories, and because i decided not to let that jerk win. Doing them again helped me remember the good times, and in a way comforted me, and helped me deal with my disability. I had to give up some thinggs for good though, no bungee jumping or horse back riding for me for the rest of my life. I can't even take my kids on roller coaster rides, which bothers me still, my first job was operating a big coaster and now I can't get on with my kids. I know what I went through is not the same as what you are going through, but I think that giving things up makes the depression worse, no matter the cause. Plus, I am sure your mom and dad are watching over you from Heaven and want you to be happy.

 

[Iain Utah]

Wow i missed nearly 300 post so im not even going to start! I was in Australia for a while(i work from country to country) but now im back in Irelannd for the time being! And i was delighted to see my babies run and chat with me when i came home ,they are huge! My 2 brown africans Male and female(i saw straight away) and my 2 buff male and females all have fat huge thick heads haha oversized for their bodies and all my goslings are well,my chinese goose quit brooding and had 2 eggs under her and they are now in the bator and are my last goslings for this year so that means i have altogether 96 goslings this year! A good year!
Sorry forgot to tell ye i was going to be away for a while and didnt know for how long!
Now can ye all tell me how all of ye are doing and your updates with yer flock

Welcome back, Serv! We have missed you.

 

[servpolice]

Thank you missed ye too! It was stressing and there is notting better to cheer you up coming home to your chatty babies! And talking how they were while i was gone haha!
I will have pictures of them when the weather calms its horomones!

 

[Iain Utah]

I bet 96 goslings and their parents can be quite a noisy hello. Look forward to pics! I will also try to get a new pic of my African gosling today. I want to see what you think the little one's gender is.

 

[servpolice]

You've a baby african! love to see a pic!
Iain hows your flock?! :/
And yes the noise is quite loud but its not the goslings and their parrents its the Africans which are now dominent in my flock and now they think their everything (its first time my Africans are dominent and i only found out when i got home) and ive a few pics now
My update

 

[servpolice]

This is chip

 

[servpolice]

This is 8

 

[alogue5173]

MY GOOSE EGG HATCHED!!!! I put two eggs in the bator last month and one quit about a week and a half in. My surviving baby hatched yday morning. He/she is an Aftrican/Toulouse cross.

 

[servpolice]

This is Burphy or noname(Chip,8 and Burphy all have the same mother and father)As ye know Chips a boy and the other 2 are girls

 

[servpolice]

alogue5173 yey! Cant wait to see what it will look like