Waterfowl Pics and Chat!

[destinduck]

Your geese look mighty happy 1MrsMagoo

 

[1MrsMagoo]

Your geese look mighty happy 1MrsMagoo

Thanks. I like to think they are!

 

[galgo98]

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.

Thanks for taking the time to dig this up. Very interesting!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks for taking the time to dig this up. Very interesting!!

Your welcome I enjoyed reading it too.

 

[Marty1876]

Morning Miss Lydia!

 

[JulieNKC]

Very interesting, Lydia!! Did you know that they were pets to the ancient Greeks? Aphrodite had a pet goose and the main heroine in Homer's Odyssey kept a flock of pet geese.

I didn't know that, but I can easily see it. Great guards, friendly, mow your lawn for you. I don't see why geese aren't more popular than dogs, lol, they are great pets.

I posted these in the breed specific thread for geese, but thought I would put them here for everyone. I took these photos of my production Toulouse and Pomeranians this morning.

Ozzie and Harriet.

Ozzie...he is 8 months old.

Harriet, also 8 months old. She is standing in front of John and Jean, my original pair of Buff Saddleback Pomeranians.



Caboose (one of my spring hatches) and Wonky (spring hatch from eggs I got from Kawonu). I mated them up for this season. She has an excellent body shape and he has pink bill, shanks, and feet. Neither have excellent markings, but Caboose isn't too bad.

Some of the gang at the front pond and house. You can see our other duck/goose house in the distance. That pasture and pond is still closed due to bobcats. Grr....



Wandering through our live oaks.

Preparing for attempted take off: Fail.

Another group shot of some of my flock...

Beautiful happy geese! I love the names too.

 

[Iain Utah]

It has been fun reading about geese in ancient times. They were very popular pets back then for guarding and companionship. In Greek times, there was the famous character Penelope, and her flock helped ease her heart while her husband was away at war. In Roman times, the goose was Juno's sacred animal and her flock guarded her temple in the Capitol. There is a famous story where her geese sounded an alarm preventing a stealth attack and saved Rome. Good stuff, I tell ya.

 

[elsfieldchickens]

Marty nice to hear Baby and Lucky are still making progress. Nice pictures Elsefield.........do you have any geese? (since we are on the goose area)

Mart I dont remember seeing your crested duck, sorry she was one of the victims of the dog attack.

crests here are a cull as they dont fit the standard for any of the breeds we have.

no i dont getting some africans in the spring

 

[Going Bhonkers]

no i dont getting some africans in the spring

You will love them!

 

[Marty1876]

Your duck picks are totally welcome, as I've listed this as WATERFOWL since I can't really have it in duck and goose both, so feel free to keep sharing, even without geese.

What kind of Africans are you getting? I have whites. They are completely georgous, but a bit spoiled.