My New Babies!
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I am hoping that they turn out to be a female and male...So I will try and pick out names as such and hope for the best!...Who knows someone may end up with an inappropriate name...LOL....
I hope they are male and female too! If not, I will be in trouble too! I went by the color of the fluff and the bill. Females should have a darker bill and fluff coloration.
I would have gone by the same!...Time will tell if we would be right or not!...
I am hoping that they turn out to be a female and male...So I will try and pick out names as such and hope for the best!...Who knows someone may end up with an inappropriate name...LOL....
I hope they are male and female too! If not, I will be in trouble too! I went by the color of the fluff and the bill. Females should have a darker bill and fluff coloration.
I would have gone by the same!...Time will tell if we would be right or not!...
Very cute little ones! I love goose babies. They're so much more inquisitive and friendly than our other types of poultry. Congrats!
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Funny you mentioned that they are so much more inquisitive! I was just telling my husband this same thing this morning. They are very attentive and nosy! I love them!
Funny you mentioned that they are so much more inquisitive! I was just telling my husband this same thing this morning. They are very attentive and nosy! I love them!
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Funny you mentioned that they are so much more inquisitive! I was just telling my husband this same thing this morning. They are very attentive and nosy! I love them!
Our decision to get geese was finalized one day at the local feed store. We leaned over a trough full of geese and ducks. The ducks screamed and ran away... and all the goose babies started talking and ran TOWARDS us. Lol. We were sold. They are a joy to have around the farm. You're going to have so much fun with yours!
Funny you mentioned that they are so much more inquisitive! I was just telling my husband this same thing this morning. They are very attentive and nosy! I love them!
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Funny you mentioned that they are so much more inquisitive! I was just telling my husband this same thing this morning. They are very attentive and nosy! I love them!
Our decision to get geese was finalized one day at the local feed store. We leaned over a trough full of geese and ducks. The ducks screamed and ran away... and all the goose babies started talking and ran TOWARDS us. Lol. We were sold. They are a joy to have around the farm. You're going to have so much fun with yours!
I have toyed with the idea of having geese for the last couple of years and have been leary of doing so because everyone I talked to said they were mean!...So far as babies I love their personalities...I hope by lots of handling and interaction we have two nice geese...I do understand that nesting animals can be protective and I can respect that and give them their space and privacy...Thanks for the congrats!
Funny you mentioned that they are so much more inquisitive! I was just telling my husband this same thing this morning. They are very attentive and nosy! I love them!
I have toyed with the idea of having geese for the last couple of years and have been leary of doing so because everyone I talked to said they were mean!...So far as babies I love their personalities...I hope by lots of handling and interaction we have two nice geese...I do understand that nesting animals can be protective and I can respect that and give them their space and privacy...Thanks for the congrats!
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Our decision to get geese was finalized one day at the local feed store. We leaned over a trough full of geese and ducks. The ducks screamed and ran away... and all the goose babies started talking and ran TOWARDS us. Lol. We were sold. They are a joy to have around the farm. You're going to have so much fun with yours!
I have toyed with the idea of having geese for the last couple of years and have been leary of doing so because everyone I talked to said they were mean!...So far as babies I love their personalities...I hope by lots of handling and interaction we have two nice geese...I do understand that nesting animals can be protective and I can respect that and give them their space and privacy...Thanks for the congrats!
Hand raised, I don't think they'll be mean with you. Just as with dogs, they are social animals and have a definite hierarchy. You do have to establish in their minds that you're the boss. One of my three, the middle one that is also somewhat timid/fearful, seems to have a mind of his own. For example, I can pick up the other two and they're generally fine with it. He struggles and wants down most of the time. So, I've decided that he gets down when I want him to, not when he wants to --- I used this same approach on my dogs as puppies, just hold them and calm them but let them know they don't call the shots.
It's a definite learning experience.
I have toyed with the idea of having geese for the last couple of years and have been leary of doing so because everyone I talked to said they were mean!...So far as babies I love their personalities...I hope by lots of handling and interaction we have two nice geese...I do understand that nesting animals can be protective and I can respect that and give them their space and privacy...Thanks for the congrats!
Hand raised, I don't think they'll be mean with you. Just as with dogs, they are social animals and have a definite hierarchy. You do have to establish in their minds that you're the boss. One of my three, the middle one that is also somewhat timid/fearful, seems to have a mind of his own. For example, I can pick up the other two and they're generally fine with it. He struggles and wants down most of the time. So, I've decided that he gets down when I want him to, not when he wants to --- I used this same approach on my dogs as puppies, just hold them and calm them but let them know they don't call the shots.
It's a definite learning experience.
Don't limit yourself via names to the Mayflower - how about names that start with "P" for Pilgrim? You can find tons if you google "girls or boys names beginning with "P" . My two female baby Pilgrims are Pansy and Petunia and am going to keep the flower theme going for as long as I can (Primrose, Peony etc.) The two boys are Popcorn and Patches. BUT I wonder if I will be able to tell them apart as their adult feathering comes in? Maybe, maybe not. I've had them only 2 weeks so far and I carry them out to a fenced secure grassy area every day, but wish I could train them to follow me - they run away when they see me, but maybe it just takes more time for them to get used to me.
Denninmi - what type of goslings were you able to buy at the feed store??? I've never seen goslings at our Tractor Supply - only chicks and ducks - you are lucky!
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Sorry, that wasn't me, it was Bull Creek.
Our local feed store here, which is a mom and pop independent, takes orders for birds 3 times in the spring/early summer. I could have ordered Embdens, Toulouse, or White Chinese from them.
I bought a couple of batches of eggs from Ebay and hatched the pilgrims myself, albeit with awful success rate -- I had I think 21 total eggs, and got 3 to live. Of course, some of those 21 came smashed, and the last 3 died in my incubator crash a couple of nights ago! Oh well.
Sorry, that wasn't me, it was Bull Creek.
Our local feed store here, which is a mom and pop independent, takes orders for birds 3 times in the spring/early summer. I could have ordered Embdens, Toulouse, or White Chinese from them.
I bought a couple of batches of eggs from Ebay and hatched the pilgrims myself, albeit with awful success rate -- I had I think 21 total eggs, and got 3 to live. Of course, some of those 21 came smashed, and the last 3 died in my incubator crash a couple of nights ago! Oh well.
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