Waterfowl Pics and Chat!

[Iain Utah]

I don't recall right off, but it does say that shepherds were watching over their flocks at night, I think we all presume it's sheep, well maybe some were watching over flocks of geese.

Okay now you have me curious I'll have to go look. Oh and when Noah took 2 of each kind in the ark there were geese I'm sure. and when Moses lead the children of Israel out of Egypt they brought flocks out with them, I betcha there were geese too. Okay I am a bit looney this eve. I will find out for sure and report.

Inquiring minds want to know. Please share what you find out.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Okay looked in my concordance which has every word in the Bible and where to find it, geese, goose etc are not mentioned, but i did find this online and it says the Israelites ate goose, and duck so they did raise them.

Poultry and eggs

The Israelites ate domesticated birds such as pigeons, turtledoves, ducks and geese, and wild birds such as quail and partridge. Remains from archaeological excavations at the Ophel in Jerusalem and other Iron Age sites show that domestic birds were available, but consumption was small. The inclusion of pigeons and turtledoves in the Biblical sacrifice lists implies that they were raised domestically, and the remains of dovecotes discovered from the Greek and Roman periods confirm this. Biblical references and archaeological evidence also demonstrate that wild birds were hunted and eaten.[57][58]
The turtledove was present from about April to October, while the rock pigeon was available throughout the year. The pigeon appears to have been domesticated in Sumeria and Canaan during the second millennium BCE, and remained the predominant fowl in ancient Israel until the end of the Second Temple period. Nonetheless, to avoid the spread of disease, pigeons could only be raised in small numbers and were thus fairly costly and not a regular part of the diet.[59]
Geese, originally domesticated in ancient Egypt, were raised in ancient Israel. They are most likely the “fattened fowl” on King Solomon’s table (1 Kings 5:3). Goose breeding is also discussed in the Mishna.[59] Like other animals, birds were fattened for consumption on special occasions, and for the wealthy.[58]
It is unclear when chicken became part of the diet. There are some archaeological remains from Iron Age sites, but these were likely from roosters as a fighting bird, which are also pictured on seals from the period as a symbol of ferocity, such as on the 6th century BCE onyx seal of Jaazaniah.[57][60] Chicken became common around the 2nd century BCE, and during the Roman period, chickens emerged as an important feature of the cuisine, with the Talmud describing it as “the choicest of birds.”[61] By Roman times pigeons and chickens were the principle poultry.[59]
Until the domestication of the chicken, eggs were available in limited quantities and were considered a delicacy, as in ancient Egypt.[62] The most common birds – turtledoves and pigeons – were reared for their meat and not for their very small eggs. Biblical references to eggs are only in reference to gathering them from the wild (for example, Deuteronomy 22:6-7 and Isaiah 10:14).[58][59] Eggs seem to have increased in use for food only with the introduction of chickens as food, and were commonly used as food by Roman times.[63]

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Just a little bit of history.

 

[JulieNKC]

Thanks Miss Lydia! That was very interesting reading.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks Miss Lydia! That was very interesting reading.

Your welcome Julie I found it very interesting too.

 

[Marty1876]

Great, Miss Lydia!

That reminds me of the herd name I'm trying to get for the reg. nigerian dwarf goats we get Sunday afternoon. (Proverbs 27:27)

Proverbs 27:27 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

 

[Marty1876]

I've read goats and geese do well togather, too. I see them all ranging next summer in the 1 acre backyard togather.

 

[Goose and Fig]

My goats killed my best curly goose from Pips this spring, and temporarily blinded her widow gander. They were total pigs, and ate all the grain I had out for the geese, no matter what I tried. I sold my whole herd. Could not stand to look at them after that.

 

[Marty1876]

Oh my goodness, that's horrible! So glad you said something. Scratch goose and goat idea. Done.

What kind of goats did you have?

 

[Goose and Fig]

They were pygmies and Nigerians. The boys were hilarious and VERY affectionate, but the girls were big bullies.
You could have them on pasture together, but they don't need to be anywhere near other animals feed. By the time I realized my set up wasn't working, it was too late.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

x2 ............ we can not have them on pasture together because of the feed raiding and horn thrashing that goes on at the feed pans. Waterfowl and poultry feed is bad for goats and can create medical issues. They will break into area they even think there might be food including jumping walls, pushing through and under fences ect. Goats will eat themselves to death if given a chance.