lisakathleen
Chirping
- Jan 17, 2021
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Our goose Gertrude became broody and stole chicken eggs. We don’t have a gander so her eggs are not fertile. We lost a few chickens recently so figured we’d let her give it a try and lo and behold she now has two freshly hatched chicks. She is ever so gentle and quietly honks to them and shows them where their feed and water is at. I was originally concerned about her not showing them how to “chicken”. However, chicks bought from a hatchery don’t have a mother to show them what to do and their instincts kick in. Another concern was drowning, but the kiddie pools she swims in are too high for them to jump into right now. She lets them do their thing and hisses at anyone who approaches. Just wanted to share because it warmed my heart to see her being such a good Mother Goose to her adopted eggs
