New Minis! (new note on flying)

[rainplace]

We drove down to Oregon and picked up a pair of Oregon Mini Geese from Holderread last night. We also got a mini out of his mini pilgrim breedings, though the goose I brought home isn't a breeder, I'll be using her for lawn decoration and sitting duck eggs. (edit because I posted misinformation - all three are Oregon Mini Geese - I misremembered or misunderstood what I heard when I picked her up)


Next to Rommy (roman gander) for size comparison: (edit - this is the non-breeding female)

Next to Rommy and Ranaya (chinese) (edit this is the non breeding female)

Here's the other goose in the pond with a fawn/white runner:

I was a dingbat and hadn't checked my cage out correctly and the gander tore himself up inside. (he also tore up one of the females, you can see what he did in the second picture above

) so I put him in the bathtub to clean all the blood off. His wings are a bit shredded, but he's still a handsome guy

from the other side:

Dave says he's been a little overfed and should lose a little weight.

Everyone is now out in the yard with the rest of the flock. So far they are doing well. Ranaya is extremely upset with the new females she's making sure they know she's top goose. Rommy keeps grooming the new gander, it's strange.

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

your geese are beautiful. I hope it will be ok...

 

[chickygirl2]

Is the one in the tub a mini pilgrim gander?

 

[rainplace]

no not a mini-pilgrim gander. though I'm sure they have pilgrim in them.... only way they could be auto-sexed, yes?
edit - they do not have pilgrim in them

 

[ultasol]

I wouldn't worry too much unless it's quite a lot of blood. I have one remaining white wyandotte roo from the great dog attack of 2009 who hardly had any skin left on his back and had been gifted with a second hole to poop from. The only reason I didn't cull him is his appetite and attitude was never sickly, and he's never acted off a day. He recovered without any issues whatsoever.
I haven't had any injuries on my geese, other than a little bit of a sore on the bill on my gander when he attacked a few inanimate objects last breeding season. He went kung fu on a white feed bucket, a new galvanized trough, etc before calming down. That also healed without any problems.

Did you ever find the source of the blood?

 

[rainplace]

I've gone through my posts and edited information that was inaccurate.

This is what I've edited:
The mini pilgrims are called that because of coloring, not because they have pilgrim in them.
All three of mine, including the non-breeder are Mini Oregon Geese

 

[Sodasweet]

Do you ever sell Oregon mini goose hatching eggs?

We drove down to Oregon and picked up a pair of Oregon Mini Geese from Holderread last night. We also got a mini out of his mini pilgrim breedings, though the goose I brought home isn't a breeder, I'll be using her for lawn decoration and sitting duck eggs. (edit because I posted misinformation - all three are Oregon Mini Geese - I misremembered or misunderstood what I heard when I picked her up)


Next to Rommy (roman gander) for size comparison: (edit - this is the non-breeding female)

Next to Rommy and Ranaya (chinese) (edit this is the non breeding female)

Here's the other goose in the pond with a fawn/white runner:

I was a dingbat and hadn't checked my cage out correctly and the gander tore himself up inside. (he also tore up one of the females, you can see what he did in the second picture above

) so I put him in the bathtub to clean all the blood off. His wings are a bit shredded, but he's still a handsome guy

from the other side:

Dave says he's been a little overfed and should lose a little weight.

Everyone is now out in the yard with the rest of the flock. So far they are doing well. Ranaya is extremely upset with the new females she's making sure they know she's top goose. Rommy keeps grooming the new gander, it's strange.

 

[ultasol]

Love the pink bills! Now, where are the pictures of the new ducks????

 

[b.hromada]

Those are adorable! Hope all ends well with their wounds.

 

[banter]

Good Luck! I know you will love them!