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Oh btw Meri--- I asked on the waterfowl forum about the tufted geese. greyfields said the lethal gene is in crested ducks, not tufted geese. You can breed tufted to tufted, it is actually better to. If you breed nontufted to tufted the tufts are not as big. Let me know when you are ready to order!! I won't have any $$ for another week or so, but I want to order them early.
 
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Well, all I really want are three, a male and two females - and if that doesn't work (cause of mating), then two, a pair of them. I don't want a lot, because hubby is gonna freak as it is
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Now if we order now, they won't come til spring, right? I seriously can't have geese in my house for that long
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I could get past him with a pair of them, though, if they come in the spring. Plus, come spring I can take the guineas to the auction, and have that noise gone - so he might not mind two geese.

When they are old enough to go outside, I plan to brood them in the barn, so they know to go back there to sleep at night when they get older.

Oh, and I found an old vinyl tablecloth I can put under the chick cage, and then put hay in each cage, so I may have solved the puppy pad eating and shredding problem
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I'll fix it tomorrow, I got to go to bed tonight.

btw - those buttons eat a lot!!
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They've gone through almost 3/4 of a cup of food already. No wonder they've doubled in size since they were born.

Oh, and here's a tip for you all - if you gather eggs and put them in your coat pocket, don't forget to take them out and put them in the fridge.

I climbed into my truck tonight, and felt some resistance when I slid under the steering wheel - put my hand in my pocket and felt a crushed egg.
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the coat is currently in the dryer, hopefully it'll be dry by tomorrow morning when I have to do chores.

night all -
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Oh no on the egg!!
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That would be the grossest thing!!
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I want to get 2 pair, and the minimum is 8 goslings, so if you want 3, maybe I could get another one, or maybe we could get someone else to go in with us? That hatchery is a bit expensive, but I want to get sexed goslings. You can have 2 geese to 1 gander btw, they just usually pair up. I would imagine the gander wouldn't mind though!
I think you can mix ducks and geese, though not sure on the quantity. The site says minimum order is 2? That doesn't make any sense, since the gosling minimum is 8 and duckling minimum is 10? I'd have to email about that. If you can mix though, I would probably get some cayuga or rouen ducklings (females of course!) to make up the diff., provided I have enough $$!!

As for the brooding of goslings, they don't need much heat at all since they are so big. They would be just fine in your barn with a light and a small fence to keep them where you want them. They would not need to be in your house long, if at all.

This is from metzer's order info screen:
Breed: First Hatch: Last Hatch:
Other Geese March/April June/July
So yeah, they wouldn't come till spring.
Here is the link for metzer's order screen. I am pretty sure we are zone 4.
http://metzerfarms.com/order.htm


OOO!! I just noticed that I can order now, and pay before they ship with a M.O.!!
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Ok Meri!! Figure out what you wanna get!!

I'm gonna email them and see what they mean by 'minimum 2 ducklings and goslings'. Does it mean 4 total or what??
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You gals are seriously addicted...

Speaking of addicted. I have one zipped in the bator now. I was pulling the last of the meat from my Thanksgiving roo out of the crock pot when I heard a cherping from the bator and went to look.

Go little one.



Shelleyd... Yes I am handsome...

I am never going to get sick... I am never going to grow old... and I will always be handsome.

When I tell people that they snicker and say "Well one out of three isn't that bad."

Well, I do need to sip a nip for medicinal purposes every now and then... When I look in the mirror I tend to see more and more of my father... So, I guess I am still handsome!!!



Oops! Sorry Shelleyd... you said 'Lurker' didn't you.
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I did that the first day I wore my new field coat...The day I took Belles chicks and eggs from her I stuck the eggs in my pocket to get them out of the way so I could try to untangle the chick that was stuck to her and as I leaned toward the nest I squatted and elbowed my pocket by accident and felt a little pop squish...OOPS...It was kinda nasty
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so it went right into the washer after I got the shell picked out. Luckily it was one that never developed at all.
 
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You gals are seriously addicted...

Speaking of addicted. I have one zipped in the bator now. I was pulling the last of the meat from my Thanksgiving roo out of the crock pot when I heard a cherping from the bator and went to look.

Go little one.



Shelleyd... Yes I am handsome...

I am never going to get sick... I am never going to grow old... and I will always be handsome.

When I tell people that they snicker and say "Well one out of three isn't that bad."

Well, I do need to sip a nip for medicinal purposes every now and then... When I look in the mirror I tend to see more and more of my father... So, I guess I am still handsome!!!



Oops! Sorry Shelleyd... you said 'Lurker' didn't you.
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Coolness on the hatching!! Yes, I am addicted
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I just have that sort of personality, I guess. But at least it isn't alcohol or drugs - just chickens.... which are almost as expensive.
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Ok, now I'm really confused! I got a reply to the email I sent to metzer. It says "Hello,
You can get as little as 2 birds shipped to you whether it be ducks, geese or both.
You can also mix the breeds."

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It says the minimum is 10. but this person says the minimum is 2??? I'm lost, think I'll call them!
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