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The geese here. Thank you soooo much Twiley and Gracie
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Terri this guy and his new girls. He has stolen the show here. He is super sweet, Thank you so much
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Pete this is the other roo.


My beautiful bantam blue cochin.


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And for Julie just cause I couldnt resist
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Mike, your geese will make their own nests. Sebbies will even share their nests with each other. Also, you don't really have to separate them if you don't want to. Personally, I separate mine for a couple of reasons: (1) I don't want my males to be fiercely fighting each other. I've spent way to much money on them to have them hurt or kill each other. Like roosters, the ganders will sometimes fight to the death over a female. (2) I sometimes want to breed for certain traits and don't want other ganders to interfere with the mating. For example: if I'm wanting to breed for buff saddlebacks I don't want my white ganders interfering. With regard to the nest boxes, last year I used a couple of medium sized dog houses that I had around. That worked great! One of my geese had made her nest on the ground so I simply put her nest in the doghouse and she seemed to appreciate that and used it ever since. Because of their curly feathers, Sebbies do actually get cold, therefore, I think it's a good idea to give the females some protection from the elements while they're laying.

Yes Mike, they will make their own nests. The problem is that with young geese, you will be really surprised at what they deem to be appropriate nesting areas!
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Mine layed all over their pen for the first few weeks until I convinced them to use a proper nest. They then decided that they should share the nest, so I had no clue who layed what!

I just try to find a corner of the barn, an old dog house, or a plastic drum that I bed down with hay. I was going to try to separate my geese into pairs this year, but I decided just to let them stay as a flock for breeding season (unless someone decides to be ugly and needs separating). My geese are all white, blue, or gray in varying patterns. I expect a really nice mix of white, splash, saddleback, and solid blue/gray.

There is nothing better than a bunch of goslings following you around the yard!
 
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I love that blue wheaten roo Mike! My little roo is not filling out as I had hoped, so maybe I can find a replacement for him in the spring. The 2 hens that I have paired with him are stunning.

Do you know of anyone in LA that has Buckeyes? I got some eggs from the crazy egg chain this summer, but I only hatched one little rooster. I was just going to get rid of him, but he follows me around the yard like a dog! I'm such a sucker for a bird with personality. I'd like to find a hen or two to pair him with.
 
I am planning to make some of these cages to put in my pasture because my barn is getting pretty full. I have tons of wire left over and was wondering if I built the cages in this link, would I be able to put wire on the sides and back? Would it be to drafty or cold?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=280575
It's post number 3. I would put solid wooden floors and a galvanized roof with wire on the front, back, and sides. Does this sound good?
I figured I would ask fellow Louisianians. Y'all know the weather down here!
 
Shot a button buck this afternoon just before shooting time ended, in my back yard. I pumped up. I thought it was a doe but it was a button buck. Meat for the freezer. Im supprise they come around with all the chicken noise around my house. Not but 2min before that buck came out I could her chickens fight over the roost, falling off fighting I was like
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yall gonna kill any chance of a deer coming around. But I guess the deer are use the the noise.
 
Terri this guy and his new girls. He has stolen the show here. He is super sweet, Thank you so much

I'm so glad you like him Mike! He is a nice roo-- I always seem to raise nice roos, and LOTS of them!
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Chris have fun at the convention!

Congrats on the kill Cadjien!

Joe you could do the wire & if it gets really cold/windy/icy staple visqueen around the framework. I have an "open" coop - the top 1/3 of my coop on one side plus the 'door' side is wire but in the winter I put visqueen up to block the north wind. They really like the openess during the summer when it's so hot & humid.

Very foggy here this morning - when I went to let the chickens out a huge flock of geese passed over & I could hear them but never did see them!​
 

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