ok to eat?

[EggSighted4Life]

Probably I am too quick to cull sometimes but being pregnant and a SAHM mom to a toddler you kinds have to pick what you have the time to deal with.

I don't know what SAHM (stay at home mom?) is. But I'm the same, sometimes cull quickly and ALWAYS have to pick my battles according to what I have the energy to deal with.

Glad she is looking strong and especially that there are no flies bugging her right now!

Hope the rest of your pregnancy goes well! (that looks a lot cuter than how human babies come out )

 

[Chullicken]

Not sure why you would keep a bird that causes such severe damage to your other birds, boggles my mind.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Not sure why you would keep a bird that causes such severe damage to your other birds, boggles my mind.

I would agree with this IF it wasn't the keepers fault in the first place.

Not placing blame, just saying it's a learning process for most of us.

I thought I could keep ducks and chickens together. But seeing the interactions early on I quickly decided that was NOT the case. If something happened before I made separation, that would be my OWN fault, not the fault of the larger bird who should NEVER have been placed in with the others. The bird is doing what is natural to them.

IF I wasn't able to provide separate living quarters once it was discovered, then absolutely one or the other species should be rehomed, culled, whatever... according to MY goals.

But as a keeper, I take FULL responsibility. And if it were another chicken (or same species) causing the issue, you bet I cull bullies... in a HEARTBEAT!

Accidents do happen though. I first try to correct my own mistakes and move forward from there with appropriate management practices. I think this also the case for the OP.

 

[Chullicken]

I would agree with this IF it wasn't the keepers fault in the first place.

Not placing blame, just saying it's a learning process for most of us.

I thought I could keep ducks and chickens together. But seeing the interactions early on I quickly decided that was NOT the case. If something happened before I made separation, that would be my OWN fault, not the fault of the larger bird who should NEVER have been placed in with the others. The bird is doing what is natural to them.

IF I wasn't able to provide separate living quarters once it was discovered, then absolutely one or the other species should be rehomed, culled, whatever... according to MY goals.

But as a keeper, I take FULL responsibility. And if it were another chicken (or same species) causing the issue, you bet I cull bullies... in a HEARTBEAT!

Accidents do happen though. I first try to correct my own mistakes and move forward from there with appropriate management practices. I think this also the case for the OP.

Distracting emoji here**

 

[cottontail farm]

I would agree with this IF it wasn't the keepers fault in the first place.

Not placing blame, just saying it's a learning process for most of us.

I thought I could keep ducks and chickens together. But seeing the interactions early on I quickly decided that was NOT the case. If something happened before I made separation, that would be my OWN fault, not the fault of the larger bird who should NEVER have been placed in with the others. The bird is doing what is natural to them.

IF I wasn't able to provide separate living quarters once it was discovered, then absolutely one or the other species should be rehomed, culled, whatever... according to MY goals.

But as a keeper, I take FULL responsibility. And if it were another chicken (or same species) causing the issue, you bet I cull bullies... in a HEARTBEAT!

Accidents do happen though. I first try to correct my own mistakes and move forward from there with appropriate management practices. I think this also the case for the OP.

Thank you for explaining all of this better than I could have. OF COURSE it was my fault. This is my first time with geese and didn't think it would happen. Obviously it did. I have kept ducks and chickens happily together for years without a single issue but am new to geese.
Absolutely if a rooster did this to a hen or a drake to a female duck I would cull without hesitation and have killed birds for personality reasons in the past. This was not the case here and the problem has been resolved.
I'd like to point out that I posted this under the Meat forum for a reason. I give my birds the beat life I can within reason but the facts are they are here for eating or breeding. The geese are here for breeding with the goal of eating. If the gander turns out to be problem I will cull him and find another. Problem solved.
The duck is fine. The geese are fine. Lesson learned.

 

[cottontail farm]

I did not mean that to come across as crappy. EggSighted4Life I was being sincere because you and I are totally on the same page.
We're all here to learn aren't we?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I did not mean that to come across as crappy. EggSighted4Life I was being sincere because you and I are totally on the same page.
We're all here to learn aren't we?

Totally! I got it.

Glad mine didn't come as as ugly either. It is definitely a learning process.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Distracting emoji here**

I like emoji's... I don't know what the distracting one is though.

 

[cottontail farm]

 

[sourland]

I did not mean that to come across as crappy. EggSighted4Life I was being sincere because you and I are totally on the same page.
We're all here to learn aren't we?

Did not come across as the least bit 'crappy' nor did @EggSighted4Life 's comment. Well done on the part of both of you. It's what's known as husbandry, goal setting, and good old common sense. I commend both of you.