The African and Chinese goose thread!!

[Going Bhonkers]

Well, Charlotte is now Charlie.
Vent checking was easier than I thought it would be. Just followed the instructions in the Holderrand book. The nice drawings in the book were very helpful.

His aggression has been escallating and the bump on the chest with my foot has had to be done more frequently. Will definitely have to practice pinning tomorrow.

I'm glad it isnt as complicated as I'm probably imagining it to be. Did Charlie & Ninya cooperate? Also, dont forget to "open your wings" after bumping Charlie. I find that it helps. We have to pin Nine (gander) on the ground occassionally, until he calms down.

 

[zooweemama]

We are hoping ours get dewlaps. But I'm not holding my breath- they are from Metzers. Our male/females must be opposite how they 'should' be. Sarah is smaller, more aggressive and quieter. Chuck is larger, less aggressive and much louder. It's Sarah that attacks little kids or animals it doesn't like. It's Sarah that bosses the ducks around- Not Chuck. BUT if the ducks are mating it annoys Chuck to no end. He will yank the drake off the duck and chase them away. We call them them Geese Police. LOL

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Zoowee, unless you bought dewlaps they are productions and wont ever grow the large dewlap.

 

[zooweemama]

Zoowee, unless you bought dewlaps they are productions and wont ever grow the large dewlap.

Nope. So no dewlaps for us. We still love them. They look kinda like swans on the pond with no dewlap. Oh well!

 

[Going Bhonkers]

Nope. So no dewlaps for us. We still love them. They look kinda like swans on the pond with no dewlap. Oh well!

Where's our photo update, Zoowee? We havent had one from Chuck & Sarah in a while

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Zoowee if they are from Metzers and the production Africans they should look similar to our pair. they are little snots and run/fly to the rear pasture when let out in the mornings. Need to try and snap new pictures of them if I can get them to stay up closer for awhile.

 

[SummerChick]

Lucy the mechanic...this is twice she has stuck her head into the tail pipe of my fiance's truck. I washed her clean yesterday, then when i got home from work I let Lucy and Elly out of their pen, i went in to change clothes...maybe 10 minutes and came back out...she had been doing her mechanic work again! lol.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Lucy the mechanic...this is twice she has stuck her head into the tail pipe of my fiance's truck. I washed her clean yesterday, then when i got home from work I let Lucy and Elly out of their pen, i went in to change clothes...maybe 10 minutes and came back out...she had been doing her mechanic work again! lol.

Thats hilarious. LOL What a cutie grease and all.

 

[SummerChick]

Thanks Miss Lydia, I think so too!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks Miss Lydia, I think so too!

I wonder what she is looking for?