Toulouse Geese Thread

[Going Bhonkers]

Mine stay awake most of the night on alert and sleep a lot during the day:

They look like fuzzy cobblestones

 

[Miss Lydia]

Mine stay awake most of the night on alert and sleep a lot during the day:

You've never had a problem with preds letting them stay out over night? mine would be gone in a night here with the preds we have. I'd love to see a pic of them up walking around.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Geese left out 24/7 will be awake more over night as they have to worry about predators. Geese and ducks in general dont sleep all night like chickens do, so even those locked in a safe house over night will be awake some over night.

 

[cgmccary]

You've never had a problem with preds letting them stay out over night? mine would be gone in a night here with the preds we have. I'd love to see a pic of them up walking around.

I did loose a couple of geese in early 2011 when my dog was indoors to a coyote pack. I free range my chickens and lost a pullet last June (but the group of young Buckeyes were wandering in the forest off the property - far from the home & barns). I live in a National Forest and there are miles & miles of deep forest behind me (no civilization) so many predators. The key to keeping away predators is a good dog (she is backed up by a couple of hounds & a Mountain Feist):



I have learned to always leave outside at least one dog. The hounds will pursue and bark at wild animals; the Mt Feist will bark, but the dog above is the muscle of the bunch. She was a stray I obtained in 2010 & she is the soul of my little farm.

My Toulouse flock awake:

 

[Miss Lydia]

I did loose a couple of geese in early 2011 when my dog was indoors to a coyote pack. I free range my chickens and lost a pullet last June (but the group of young Buckeyes were wandering in the forest off the property - far from the home & barns). I live in a National Forest and there are miles & miles of deep forest behind me (no civilization) so many predators. The key to keeping away predators is a good dog (she is backed up by a couple of hounds & a Mountain Feist):



I have learned to always leave outside at least one dog. The hounds will pursue and bark at wild animals; the Mt Feist will bark, but the dog above is the muscle of the bunch. She was a stray I obtained in 2010 & she is the soul of my little farm.

My Toulouse flock awake:

Beautiful geese, and they can rest assured all if well with that much protection around.

 

[LightningTFarm]

While we are showing off our geese, here are a couple of shots of my boys, Atticus and Finch, that I took today:

 

[Going Bhonkers]

Just wondering, in the Toulouse breed, do females usually have larger lobes than males?

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

not in the Dewlaps, they are equally large and squishy

 

[aoxa]

not in the Dewlaps, they are equally large and squishy

Perfect description. The dewlaps are definitely squishy!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Still waiting for Missy's first egg, she is 8 months when do they begin to lay? I'm not being impatient, just wanting to make sure this is normal.