How long have you had geese?

[flockman]

I love the buff dewlaps. Beautiful!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yes you can! Here are some more of them.

Rosa

Tilly

Her "I'm going to eat your clothes/shoes/skin" face.

My gander use to love to nibble on my shoes, it was cute then when he was young, but it went on to full out biting which I had to put a stop to. I would break them now while they are young. They are so pretty

 

[aoxa]

I love the buff dewlaps.  Beautiful!

 

Thank you Now to find them a gander! The buff is a very rare colour here in Canada. Less than a handful of people breed Exhibition Buff Dewlaps here. I just happened to get these two from Jamie Carson who has champion greys and he used a buff gander from the zoo (he is the zoo's curator). That gander is since retired. He was VERY old. The buff gander to the grey geese creates an auto-sexing offspring. The girls were buff (I got both girls he hatched) and the boys are grey.

Here is a gander of his that won Champion Goose last fall.

 

[Jen C]

I have had geese for 18 years. My first goose was a young female African and I still have her! I call her my Bantam African because she is about half the size of my good quality African geese. I still love love here though

She has moved to 3 different houses with me over the years.

 

[Iain Utah]

Jen, that's a great story!! I just rescued some white africans from california. I wonder if the stock originated with you. Any chance you may be interested in a pair of juveniles?

 

[GardenerGal]

I got my first geese when I was 14 or so. Without telling my parents, I rode my bike to the poultry farm across town and came home with two Toulouse goslings. I put them in an old washtub on the front porch with a note taped to the tub that said "If you do not let me keep these geese I will turn to a life of crime." Well, I was only 14 and needed some grounds for negotiation. My parents let me keep them, we made a pen and shelter, and I had them for years until I had to find a home for them before going to college. A local veterinary clinic found a family that wanted them and housed them in a horse stall for us until the new owners could come get them. The geese were allowed to stroll the grounds during the day and went to the stall at night. The vet told us later that the geese were so protective (even in their temporary veterinary home) that whenever a customer came in, the gander would spread his wings and prevent the person from going in the front door!

After college I had to live in an apartment for many years. When I bought my house 18 years ago the first thing I did that spring was buy 2 more goslings! Emdens this time. I had them for years but the gander was lost to a raccoon attack when he was 8, and the goose passed away from a undiagnosed illness at 15. After the gander died, I found a lovely young African gander to be a companion to the surviving goose. He is 12 now. Now that the goose has passed on, the African hangs around with the ducks and seems perfectly happy. But I'd like to get him an African or brown Chinese goose for a mate.

 

[Jen C]

Jen, that's a great story!! I just rescued some white africans from california. I wonder if the stock originated with you. Any chance you may be interested in a pair of juveniles?

I actually only got my white Africans this year from Strombergs. I have had the browns and the buffs for a few years now (Holderread line). The ones you rescued did not come from me. I may actually be interested in some of your whites. Are they all in Utah now?

 

[Iain Utah]

Yes, they are in Utah. I have a thread on this page called "goose lovers, please help" (link on my signature line) that tells the story and shows pictures. I need to take new pics of the juvenile africans as they have grown considerably in the past month. The whites are quite stunning. Here is a pic of the adult trio (that I believe have been adopted, but waiting for confirmation)

 

[aoxa]

I got my first geese when I was 14 or so. Without telling my parents, I rode my bike to the poultry farm across town and came home with two Toulouse goslings. I put them in an old washtub on the front porch with a note taped to the tub that said "If you do not let me keep these geese I will turn to a life of crime." Well, I was only 14 and needed some grounds for negotiation. My parents let me keep them, we made a pen and shelter, and I had them for years until I had to find a home for them before going to college. A local veterinary clinic found a family that wanted them and housed them in a horse stall for us until the new owners could come get them. The geese were allowed to stroll the grounds during the day and went to the stall at night. The vet told us later that the geese were so protective (even in their temporary veterinary home) that whenever a customer came in, the gander would spread his wings and prevent the person from going in the front door!

After college I had to live in an apartment for many years. When I bought my house 18 years ago the first thing I did that spring was buy 2 more goslings! Emdens this time. I had them for years but the gander was lost to a raccoon attack when he was 8, and the goose passed away from a undiagnosed illness at 15. After the gander died, I found a lovely young African gander to be a companion to the surviving goose. He is 12 now. Now that the goose has passed on, the African hangs around with the ducks and seems perfectly happy. But I'd like to get him an African or brown Chinese goose for a mate.

That's a very cute story! Love the whole start of your love for geese

 

[Jen C]

Yes, they are in Utah. I have a thread on this page called "goose lovers, please help" (link on my signature line) that tells the story and shows pictures. I need to take new pics of the juvenile africans as they have grown considerably in the past month. The whites are quite stunning. Here is a pic of the adult trio (that I believe have been adopted, but waiting for confirmation)

I would love to see a recent pic of the juveniles. How much would the adoption fee be for a pair?

Jen