Pearl & Daisy

[bluemerle]

I thought it'd be nice to document the growing up of my very first two goslings: Daisy & Pearl. They're two feed store goslings that I picked up on May 31st, 2019 after a long spring trying (and failing!) to find incubated (and human imprinted) geese locally. And boy, there's no question about the imprinting part. They cry incessantly if they can't see anyone in the room with them.

But they're a joy, and it's been such a stark difference between raising them vs. raising the ducks. These guys are curious, and funny, and so interactive. They come running when I call them, and they talk back when I talk to them, and they don't even take issue with me picking them up when I have to clean out their brooder.

So: here they are! Take note that they're supposedly Toulouse. But on the day I picked them up, the feed store lady informed me that they had come in a box with a bunch of different breeds, and she was having trouble telling the Toulouse and the Africans apart. I have suspicions that Daisy - the littlest one, but the one with the longest neck - is .... probably an African. But we'll just have to see! In the end, I enjoy them so much that it makes very little difference to me.

Their first day home, still in their travel cage (an old rabbit cage):

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First day home, still in their travel carrier (an old rabbit cage). So tiny!

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All snuggled up.

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Daisy. She's the more photogenic of the two.

And at three days! It's hard to take pictures of them that aren't blurry and/or covered in poop!

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Little Daisy! Most of my pictures of her are blurry, because she won't stop moving!

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Day three! Hard to get photos that are not covered in poop.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are so pretty!!

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Aww! They're a precious pair.

 

[N ID Goose mom]

They are so cute. I’m picking my Toulouse up in 1 hr 15 minutes at the post office. So excited.

 

[Miss Lydia]

So exciting look forward to seeing them!

 

[N ID Goose mom]

Me too. Ordered in March which seems like such a long wait.

 

[N ID Goose mom]

It’s hard to tell if African or Toulouse. I guess time will tell. These are the four Toulouse goslings I picked this am.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are precious!! They look like they made the trip fine.

 

[bluemerle]

It’s hard to tell if African or Toulouse. I guess time will tell. These are the four Toulouse goslings I picked this am. View attachment 1802415

They're adorable!

You know, on further inspection of my two - and comparing to gosling pictures on the internet - it seems like Toulouse goslings are very stout and even their yellow is pretty dark. My one gosling - who I suspect is African - is much taller, leaner, and her yellow is more fluorescent. My other is very short, doesn't have a long neck, and is much darker.

Which is all to say: yours look like Toulouse to my novice eyes! Enjoy them & keep us updated!

 

[bluemerle]

The babies got some grass time today! They were very tired after.