Guess the goslings' breed

[Miss Lydia]

I fought all 3 of mine this year trying to keep them from going broody. One i could pick up and set off the nest the other two i had hubby to deal with. I gave one, three brown chinese to raise that i had incubated. They are 3 1/2 mos old now and she is still very protective. The other is still mad at us for disturbing her lol

Thank goodness they don't hold a grudge forever.

 

[8GeeseALaying]

Thank goodness they don't hold a grudge forever.

I dont know. Sally seems to be just as mad as day one lol she tried to bite me when i wasnt looking hubby yelled look out and my Toulouse i raised grabbed her before she got me. Good thing they still like their momma, that would have hurt

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Lol, these guys are defective. They're not really interested in water, lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

Lol, these guys are defective. They're not really interested in water, lol

They will just give 'em some to stand in they realize what to do before ya know it.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I dont know. Sally seems to be just as mad as day one lol she tried to bite me when i wasnt looking hubby yelled look out and my Toulouse i raised grabbed her before she got me. Good thing they still like their momma, that would have hurt

Really, well they sure can hurt when they bite that's for sure. So far Missy hasn't ever tried to bite me but I have been bitten quite a lot by Sammy. But we'll see what next year brings if we get any goslings. I think when they have been raised by us they get more familiar and can become smarty pants pretty easy, since I didn't get Missy till she was 4 months old and she hadn't had much human contact she is more wary than Sammy being hatched and raised here. Him and I have had to have some serious discussions about biting the hand that feeds ya.

or the leg or lip.

 

[gryeyes]

my three gosling girls which aren't very gosling-y any more are very talkative. Their friendliness has rubbed off on Caleb, their foster gander, who talks to me but not as much as do the girls.

It's just a hoot (or a honk) when the three girls see me and come running with wings a'flapping, gabbling all the way across the yard until they reach me. Caleb brings up the rear of the greeting committee. Ariel nibbles my fingers but Dora and Zoe just curl their necks and mumble.

Angus sleeps with the group at night, but still meanders off on his own pursuits throughout the day. When HE tells me something, it's with a loud voice and up tilted head. Like I'm stupid and he has to spell things out very clearly for me.

Learning to speak goose is much harder than speaking chicken. I wish I could manage some of their vocalizations. I can see why Angus thinks I am a special needs Food Lady.

 

[RURU]

my three gosling girls which aren't very gosling-y any more are very talkative. Their friendliness has rubbed off on Caleb, their foster gander, who talks to me but not as much as do the girls.

It's just a hoot (or a honk)

when the three girls see me and come running with wings a'flapping, gabbling all the way across the yard until they reach me. Caleb brings up the rear of the greeting committee. Ariel nibbles my fingers but Dora and Zoe just curl their necks and mumble.

Angus sleeps with the group at night, but still meanders off on his own pursuits throughout the day. When HE tells me something, it's with a loud voice and up tilted head. Like I'm stupid and he has to spell things out very clearly for me.

Learning to speak goose is much harder than speaking chicken. I wish I could manage some of their vocalizations. I can see why Angus thinks I am a special needs Food Lady.

You mean you have not learned the Ha ha Bah bah or bah bah ha ha. That might help you a bit when talking with them.

 

[gryeyes]

I can manage the phrase "Buh buh huh?" which seems to have a multi-situational greeting aspect, not unlike "Hey, what's up?" I probably use it for the wrong things sometimes. Hence the perception I'm not very smart. I wanna be goose-lingual. Either chickens' language is very simple and I've managed it, or chickens are much more forgiving of idiots amongst them. "Oh, isn't it cute, she just aked us about our feathers again. What should I tell her this time? 'Yes, Food Lady, feathers REAL good for Chickens. Feathers GOOD, naked BAD. So sorry you only have them on your head." [Aside: "Nobody tell her her feathers are even more useless than the silkies'."]

 

[Miss Lydia]

I can manage the phrase "Buh buh huh?" which seems to have a multi-situational greeting aspect, not unlike "Hey, what's up?"

I probably use it for the wrong things sometimes. Hence the perception I'm not very smart. I wanna be goose-lingual.

Either chickens' language is very simple and I've managed it, or chickens are much more forgiving of idiots amongst them. "Oh, isn't it cute, she just aked us about our feathers again. What should I tell her this time? 'Yes, Food Lady, feathers REAL good for Chickens. Feathers GOOD, naked BAD. So sorry you only have them on your head." [Aside: "Nobody tell her her feathers are even more useless than the silkies'."]

and I always wondered what my chickens said .

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

I can manage the phrase "Buh buh huh?" which seems to have a multi-situational greeting aspect, not unlike "Hey, what's up?" I probably use it for the wrong things sometimes. Hence the perception I'm not very smart. I wanna be goose-lingual. Either chickens' language is very simple and I've managed it, or chickens are much more forgiving of idiots amongst them. "Oh, isn't it cute, she just aked us about our feathers again. What should I tell her this time? 'Yes, Food Lady, feathers REAL good for Chickens. Feathers GOOD, naked BAD. So sorry you only have them on your head." [Aside: "Nobody tell her her feathers are even more useless than the silkies'."]

and I always wondered what my chickens said .

Turkeys are more on our level, I think. I've had many a conversation with my turkey. They are either special, or just have a very very simple language (which is ver easy to mimick)