Toulouse Geese Thread

[livininbrazil]

Sorry about your back, hope you feel better soon, soaks in very warm Epsom salt water with essential oils helps me.

A chiropractor helps me, I was so so so pleased to find a good one when we moved here!

 

[Loghousemom]

Thanks for the advice about soaks. I tried soaks and the heating pad for 5 days and it was just getting worse. Friday I started ice every hour and rest. Lots of sleep and rest, and it is much improved, but I think I need to spend another 3 days without doing any lifting. But since I have 3 little girls aged 7 and under, the birds, and then a hubs who works out of town most of the time, it just is not possible to get as much rest as I most likely should!

I wanted to see what you all think of these eggs. Do you think they look fertile?


This is the first one we opened. I thought it looked like it was.



Now this one, is one that froze and had a small crack when I brought it in. I am not sure if that is a bulls-eye or not....

And one more of the goose house post blizzard.

 

[livininbrazil]

Hi!! The gander feels at home now but he still wants to hang out with the chickens! He sleeps in the goose house with Lucy, but soon as I let everyone out to free range he runs to be with the chickens. He knows the routine of bedtime now so that part is good and he likes the treats I give him. When I'm at work he stays penned with Lucy. So maybe some day soon he may realize he's a goose and not a chicken, lol.

There´s a big possibility that he´ll always think he´s really a chicken, but hopefiully he´ll realise that his life has broadened a bit and he has these other critters to have fun with!!!

particularly one that looks a bit like him!

Come the urges, he´ll get it sorted, for sure! Well, for the chickens´ sake, I certainly hope so!!

One of my chickens, in the laying modd, started eating the crumbs I put down for a duck with her ducklings, and the duck started having a go, biting the chicken´s neck and back...what did the chicken do? Just flattened herself, thinking it must be some crazy type of cockerel!

 

[livininbrazil]

Thanks for the advice about soaks. I tried soaks and the heating pad for 5 days and it was just getting worse. Friday I started ice every hour and rest. Lots of sleep and rest, and it is much improved, but I think I need to spend another 3 days without doing any lifting. But since I have 3 little girls aged 7 and under, the birds, and then a hubs who works out of town most of the time, it just is not possible to get as much rest as I most likely should!

I wanted to see what you all think of these eggs. Do you think they look fertile?


This is the first one we opened. I thought it looked like it was.



Now this one, is one that froze and had a small crack when I brought it in. I am not sure if that is a bulls-eye or not....

And one more of the goose house post blizzard.

Sounds like your back´s inflamed,...take an anti-inflammatory to help, although normally inflammation will start to improve after a day or two, and do as little lifting as possible. To rest your back, lie flat and with your feet still on the floor/bed, whatever (level with the body), bend your legs so your knees are in the air. This is a great resting postion for the back.

COLD!!!!! also very bad for backs with muscle problems.

...but not as bad as heat is for inflamed ones! Could be that´s why heat isn´t helping so much........hope you soon feel better.
Eggs look good, what did you do with them?

 

[Loghousemom]

Sounds like your back´s inflamed,...take an anti-inflammatory to help, although normally inflammation will start to improve after a day or two, and do as little lifting as possible. To rest your back, lie flat and with your feet still on the floor/bed, whatever (level with the body), bend your legs so your knees are in the air. This is a great resting postion for the back.

COLD!!!!! also very bad for backs with muscle problems.

...but not as bad as heat is for inflamed ones! Could be that´s why heat isn´t helping so much........hope you soon feel better.
Eggs look good, what did you do with them?

Yep. Pretty sure it is inflamed. My 5yr old had a go with it over a week ago. (Jumped ontop, knees first right into it) I've been taking tylenol when the pain gets real bad and will stop in at the chiro when I take my next trip to town. Maybe tomorrow. I've been trying to treat it at home since our insurance wont cover the chiro. I cant take ibuprofen since I developed an allergy when I was pregnant with baby number 3.

I scrambled the eggs up and fed them back to the birds. I was going to eat it myself since it was cracked and frozen I didn't want to chance it. I want to try hatching a few of these, but wasnt sure if I was seeing things that they looked fertile. Guess that means I can fire up the incubator when the weather warms up a bit.

So, what would be the proper way of storing these eggs if I wanted to attempt hatching a few. I think if I can get her to sit on some later down the road I would like to do that as well. I love a broody mama way more than having to brood them myself.

 

[SummerChick]

There´s a big possibility that he´ll always think he´s really a chicken, but hopefiully he´ll realise that his life has broadened a bit and he has these other critters to have fun with!!!    particularly one that looks a bit like him!     Come the urges, he´ll get it sorted, for sure!  Well, for the chickens´ sake, I certainly hope so!!
One of my chickens, in the laying modd, started eating the crumbs I put down for a duck with her ducklings, and the duck started having a go, biting the chicken´s neck and back...what did the chicken do?  Just flattened herself, thinking it must be some crazy type of cockerel!  

Oh my gosh!! I just hope the gander doesn't try that with the chickens!!

 

[livininbrazil]

Oh my gosh!! I just hope the gander doesn't try that with the chickens!!

That´s the moment when he realises who the other goose is!

 

[livininbrazil]

Especially if you can get a nice pool set up for them......soft music, etc.....

 

[livininbrazil]

Yep. Pretty sure it is inflamed. My 5yr old had a go with it over a week ago. (Jumped ontop, knees first right into it) I've been taking tylenol when the pain gets real bad and will stop in at the chiro when I take my next trip to town. Maybe tomorrow. I've been trying to treat it at home since our insurance wont cover the chiro. I cant take ibuprofen since I developed an allergy when I was pregnant with baby number 3.

I scrambled the eggs up and fed them back to the birds. I was going to eat it myself since it was cracked and frozen I didn't want to chance it. I want to try hatching a few of these, but wasnt sure if I was seeing things that they looked fertile. Guess that means I can fire up the incubator when the weather warms up a bit.

So, what would be the proper way of storing these eggs if I wanted to attempt hatching a few. I think if I can get her to sit on some later down the road I would like to do that as well. I love a broody mama way more than having to brood them myself.

Yeah, wouldn´t do your back much good, either!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yeah, wouldn´t do your back much good, either!