what kinds of geese?

[greyfields]

Holderreads is the highest quality you can get for day old ducks and goslings. They often have adult birds for sale, too.

 

[muscovy94]

yeah thats what i've heard. so are they " show quality" or regular quality? not that i care, i'd still love them all the same . but just wondering.

 

[DuckyBoys]

Well I have changed my opinion of the embdens.

They are mean to my dewlaps - sooooo mean! I was gonna get on the list from Holderreads for some nice ones, but I've changed my mind. If I had it all to do over - I'd just get dewlaps and forget the rest. They are like puppy dogs.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Sorry just needed to ask a quick question. Do all geese brood their own young or are there some breeds that won't?

 

[TerriLaChicks]

Holderread's have both show and pet quality birds. You can get pricing & see pics on their website.
I have Brown Chinese goslings and some bargain goslings due in April. Can't wait!
http://www.holderreadfarm.com/

I'm not sure if all breeds brood their own young, but I used to raise white Chinese, & they made wonderful parents & did an excellent job of hatching & brooding their young--definitely paid their way! My original flock I got as day olds & imprinted them & they were never mean to me, or my husband & family dogs and cats--but the rest of the world had to look out! they were much better watchdogs than--than watchdogs!

 

[banter]

Both of my Sebastopol ganders for breeding stock came from Holderreads Waterfowl lFarm. They are wonderful to deal with. If you live on the East coast as I do, the shipping is totally nerve wracking! All my shipped birds took 2 days through USPS instead of one as promised. They still arrived OK, if not traumatized. If you live in New England I'll have show/breeder quality colored Sebs (eggs and babes) in the Spring.

 

[raindrop]

I got a pair of day-old Pilgrims (not show quality) from Holderread's last April. I live pretty local so I went to pick them up from their place. They have been exceptionally healthy and have wonderful personalities. I would also recommend them to a first time goose raiser as I was. They are very good around my 2 year old son, and the only dog they hassle is the little Pap but he deserves it.
They are as imprinted on me as I would want them to be, and follow me around whenever I go outside. And if I am not on time for their dinner they come up on the porch and chew on the door and peek in the windows at me.

edited to add pic.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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They will, but if the goslings see another gosling, they will imprint on their siblings.

 

[ninny]

what about Africans?

 

[muscovy94]

so even if they do imprint on their siblings, will they still refer to me as "MOM" and follow me around?