Toulouse Geese Thread

[aoxa]

We call them booby traps, kinda like now when the dogs go out to poop the leaves cover it and we step in it. Same thing just different animal. 

 

[pete55]

Hi there - just wanted to say well done for rescuing the Toulouse pair and very nice to hear they've got a home where they'll be cared for

I dont know what age they are so difficult to assess them. However the Gander has a reasonable dewlap and the shape of a keel emerging. Always remember the keels do very at different times of the year but as Autumn sets in they usually look their best. Many of our ganders lose their keel in the Spring and Summer and in many ways the loss of weight associated with this does improve their breeding condition.

The female looks nice and long in the body too and as you've only had them 3 months there's plenty time yet for them to fill their maximum potential. So far they're looking very nice and cleary in good hands

 

[Iain Utah]

Thanks, Pete!! I believe they are 2011 hatches, but could be 2010. I kept 8 adult dewlaps out of the group I rescued this summer. All are filling out, but at different rates. I did have them free ranging on my 9 acre pasture, but they were not doing as well as the pair of special needs adults I put into a small yard for treatment, so last week I moved the rest of the adults into their own yard. Hopefully I will see better progress now. Here is a before/after of the special needs girl. First pic taken on August 10th (about 3 weeks after I got them) when I pulled her out of the pasture. The 2nd pic was taken on September 28th. She has filled out even more since then!

 

[1MrsMagoo]

Thanks, Pete!! I believe they are 2011 hatches, but could be 2010. I kept 8 adult dewlaps out of the group I rescued this summer. All are filling out, but at different rates. I did have them free ranging on my 9 acre pasture, but they were not doing as well as the pair of special needs adults I put into a small yard for treatment, so last week I moved the rest of the adults into their own yard. Hopefully I will see better progress now. Here is a before/after of the special needs girl. First pic taken on August 10th (about 3 weeks after I got them) when I pulled her out of the pasture. The 2nd pic was taken on September 28th. She has filled out even more since then!

What a difference. She looks great: How beautiful. Well done!!!!!!!!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks, Pete!! I believe they are 2011 hatches, but could be 2010. I kept 8 adult dewlaps out of the group I rescued this summer. All are filling out, but at different rates. I did have them free ranging on my 9 acre pasture, but they were not doing as well as the pair of special needs adults I put into a small yard for treatment, so last week I moved the rest of the adults into their own yard. Hopefully I will see better progress now. Here is a before/after of the special needs girl. First pic taken on August 10th (about 3 weeks after I got them) when I pulled her out of the pasture. The 2nd pic was taken on September 28th. She has filled out even more since then!

Hard to tell that is the same goose, she is beautiful.

 

[pete55]

What a difference a few months of love, care and sound management make! WELL DONE

At this time of the year the grass is losing a lot of its nutritional value and higher weight gains will be made on commercial diets and mixed grain regimes. Im sure your others will soon put on more weight once they are on a similar feeding regime

 

[aoxa]

Hard to tell that is the same goose, she is beautiful. 

That's exactly what I was about to say! Crazy difference!

 

[Iain Utah]

Thanks, everyone!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well Missy our Toulouse goose is now 6 months old and has taken on the role of Queen in the barn yard. She will throw her wings out and chase the ducks and also will do it to the chickens, I haven't seen her grab one yet but they are learning that she is boss. I hope it doesn't get any worse, but usually it's early morning when she is doing this and by afternoon is back to hanging out with every one. Is this normal?I have seen Sammy my gander lower his head and everyone moves away so hopefully this is just bluff on her part/

 

[Iain Utah]

Missy is gaining confidence and establishing herself, which is wonderful! She is really adjusting well. My africans are boss of the food bowls and kiddie pools. If the ducks are in those places when the want to eat/drink, they will bluff and sometimes even nip at my ducks, but it doesn't mean anything. The ducks will scatter then are right back under their noses within a minute or two and the africans go back to tolerating them hanging out. My muscovy girls actually prefer to be with my africans rather than be around my other ducks. I probably wouldn't worry about it too much with Missy. She is a good girl.