Simulated Natural Nest Incubation~Experiment #1 So it begins....

[Beekissed]

I'll copy a post I wrote from another thread....it may sound at first like it doesn't apply but the training technique does. I hope it helps you!

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[Tomtommom]

Embden is one of the breeds they breed for down production...now that would be cool, wouldn't it? Doing a live harvest of down in season and making your own pillows and such. I don't know how they will do around kids....geese are so loud and can sometimes be aggressive...I wonder if you can train them out of that like you'd train a rooster? Hmmmmm......

Geese are terribly territorial.. especially come mating season. The local botanical garden has a pair and now that it's spring... well... Just imagine me running up two dozen steps while carrying a stroller with a 2 year old strapped in, getting away from a mad goose (happened last Wednesday....).

Geese and swans are gorgeous, but I would never EVER dream of keeping, unless I had some remote pond that I didn't do much with.

 

[Tomtommom]

I'll copy a post I wrote from another thread....it may sound at first like it doesn't apply but the training technique does. I hope it helps you!

Some red wine... button mushrooms... couple of hours of simmering. Mmmm problem solved.

 

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Some red wine... button mushrooms... couple of hours of simmering. Mmmm problem solved.

Not really. If you can't control one 2 ft. feather duster is it likely that you'll be able to control the next 2 ft. feather duster? Usually the problem is the human, not the bird.

 

[pogmobum]

Thanks so much! the advice about using the stick is something i never thought of and super helpful as others in the family can use this easily

 

[pogmobum]

Some red wine... button mushrooms... couple of hours of simmering. Mmmm problem solved.

Lol my frizzle pekins are definitely not for the table but thanks for the recipe all the same !!

 

[Beekissed]

Thanks so much! the advice about using the stick is something i never thought of and super helpful as others in the family can use this easily

Kids LOVE herding the rooster with a switch and it does the bird no harm~just supervise them and instruct them to walk calmly, don't hit the rooster, just touch him on the back, head or butt to move him along. It makes the kid feel powerful and more confident which translates to how the bird sees him also. The rooster needs to know that ALL humans are off limits to his dominance, family or stranger. The only way that is going to happen is if all humans are consistent in their behavior towards him and the rest of the flock.

 

[pogmobum]

Hmm reminds me of my dog training consistency is always the key. Its my poor mother whos going to have to learn this as she loves feeding the chickens but is a women who never wears pants and lives in long skirts, hopefully with this she will be able to keep feeding the hens.

 

[fisherlady]

I do believe I have caught the incubation fever that has always left me wondering about folks....this batch of eggs is so textbook perfect that I can hardly stop candling at least one egg as I go by the nest just because I can see the chick moving around in there! All those other times I couldn't see that until towards the end and that was only on this last nest. Now I have so many eggs with veins, eyes, moving chicks, etc. that I'm just tickled to death when I look in an egg!!

NOW I know what you guys were talking about and it's purely addictive and brings me such joy to know there are growing, living little chicks in those eggs and they all look so healthy and on a normal growth pattern! I'm simply amazed and overjoyed!

Sorry if this sounds repetitive but I just have to shout about it to someone or I'll just burst! This has been a long time comin' and it's like the sun has come out after a week of hard rain.

Bee, the joy in your post has made my night... I am so happy for you that your eggs are developing.... don't apologize for sharing your joy!

 

[ocap]

I do believe I have caught the incubation fever that has always left me wondering about folks....this batch of eggs is so textbook perfect that I can hardly stop candling at least one egg as I go by the nest just because I can see the chick moving around in there! All those other times I couldn't see that until towards the end and that was only on this last nest. Now I have so many eggs with veins, eyes, moving chicks, etc. that I'm just tickled to death when I look in an egg!!

NOW I know what you guys were talking about and it's purely addictive and brings me such joy to know there are growing, living little chicks in those eggs and they all look so healthy and on a normal growth pattern! I'm simply amazed and overjoyed!

Sorry if this sounds repetitive but I just have to shout about it to someone or I'll just burst! This has been a long time comin' and it's like the sun has come out after a week of hard rain.

day 19 plus 12 hours on my hatch (#5 this spring) and each one is special, can't understand why I am on the edge of my seat in wonder and awe, wondering what those little eggs are giving me if anything.................................................