How about a Thread for Embdens?

[Miss Lydia]

people rarly answer on that thread and ye all are here so i can hear from ye

Iain Utah has African geese and lives in Utah talk to her it gets pretty cold and snowy where she lives. She's the one with Spirit .

 

[Iain Utah]

My dewlaps handle cold weather better than my Africans. My Muscovy ducks are the most sensitive and rarely venture outside on bad days.

 

[servpolice]

My dewlaps handle cold weather better than my Africans.  My Muscovy ducks are the most sensitive and rarely venture outside on bad days.

I never knew you had africans
My africans tend to get weak in colder weather

 

[Iain Utah]

I have 13 Africans in white, brown and brown/white colors (plus 2 African/Toulouse crosses). Africans are great.

 

[servpolice]

I have 13 Africans in white, brown and brown/white colors (plus 2 African/Toulouse crosses).  Africans are great.

wow 13 and white africans are rare in ireland but then again african geese in general are rare in ireland and ive brown africans and buff B-)

 

[Kalsti]

Can someone let me know what kind this is? Male or female? Very sweet but hanging out all by itself at the park today.....
Thanks!

 

[RURU]

Can someone let me know what kind this is? Male or female? Very sweet but hanging out all by itself at the park today.....
Thanks!

Kalsti it is a mix of looks embden and something. I am not good enough in other geese besides sebs to say. I just wonder if it might be looking for your white and is pals with it??? When I seen it I just kind of got that feeling in my gut.

 

[Kalsti]

Thanks RURU~ my Joey has actually been away from the pond now for two months almost....But this goose is usually out with the 9 other Embdens-- today all alone. Guess he just needed a time out! Any idea on the sex of the goose? I thought if it is an older female it may be good for Joey as a companion!

 

[livininbrazil]

Thanks RURU~ my Joey has actually been away from the pond now for two months almost....But this goose is usually out with the 9 other Embdens-- today all alone. Guess he just needed a time out! Any idea on the sex of the goose? I thought if it is an older female it may be good for Joey as a companion!

Can you put your finger on why it could be alone?....does it seem ill? When it walks around, is it like a ship, all proud (male), or poodling about finding stuff to eat (female)? The head looks heavy, like a gander, but really it depends what breed-type it is..... the behaviour will tell you more.
Also, it could simply be an older gander that´s been ousted from the group.
If it´s not sick, and is reasonably easy to handle, why not see if it´ll get on with Joey? If Joey is a goose, she´ll be happy either way...If you should end up with a pair but don´t wish to breed, take the eggs away. Or if this one is an older male, could be past it anyway!
The most important consideration is that it´s not sick. By the way, it´s very pretty.

 

[Kalsti]

Thank you for this great info! I will check again today to see if it is still being ousted from the group~ I've been advised to get Joey my goose an older female-- so I am hoping this is one. May be an option if they don't accept her into their click anymore.....But how to tell if it is sick is a bit harder......Will note if it is eating today.