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Barnyard Buddies:  About GEESE!  |
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
1108 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 26 2012 : 07:21:59 AM
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I have a gander I got for free in exchange for teaching someone how to process ducks.
He's a beautiful African, and VERY sweet. Unlike most drakes. I love geese! Sure some of em can be nasty, but they are so beautiful and are really smart!
I'm going to order some new goslings from Metzer this spring. I thought I'd try the "fancy goose package" with surprise breeds in it, +1 baby girl african ;)
Do you have geese? Do you love them or hate them? What kind of geese do you have? I'd love some cotton patch geese but I can't really justify 50$ per gosling unless I was starting a heritage flock.
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
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hoosiercountry
True Blue Farmgirl
572 Posts
karla
north port
fl
USA
572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2012 : 12:28:07 PM
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Hi Dusky Beauty, I am a goose lover, I had a pair of Africans for a number of years until their old years took them away from me. They gave me gooslings every year (three or four) which I gave away to friends. They were good parents, the gander only became protective when they had eggs or little ones. I now have one mixed and one Canadian goose, I don't recommend the Canadian geese unless you have a large pond, they fly. Picture this, a small pond, and a over fifty out of shape woman running down the road after a low flying goose trying to get to the nice large pond at the neighbors. Yes I now keep the wings clipped. But they are both so nice and fun to have around. I to am ordering come next month a couple of Africans, they are my favorite and they are good alarm systems. |
Edited by - hoosiercountry on Jan 26 2012 4:24:46 PM |
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2012 : 2:43:01 PM
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I have had Africans, it seems like forever...love them, currently I have 3 pairs, and I too get 3-4 goslings from each pair, each spring. I also have a mixed breed chicken hen who will set on 2-3 goose eggs for me , then when they hatch, the comedy is on, cause she turns herself inside out with worry when her large babies jump in the water, she will run around the small pool, talking like crazy till they come out, they she will stuff them all under her until they are dry...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 05:19:56 AM
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Several of my first memories involve running from geese. My Aunt Max is retired from the parks department.
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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magnoliakathy
True Blue Farmgirl
453 Posts
Kathryn
Magnolia
Texas
USA
453 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 08:07:53 AM
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We have had geese for almost 20 years, mostly African browns,old age took the last of them this past summer. Hubby has been saying recently he misses seeing them moving across our property grazing, and doing goose business. I was chased as a child, but I always thought geese were majestic and beautiful. I will be looking for goslings this spring and if I don't find any, I will order next spring and raise them myself, just like I did with my first flock of 5. I have never had a "bad" goose here, just some "fradiy cat" relatives and visitors. Ours were mostly curious about stangers, and the only time they got agressive was when they had goslings. Godd luck and enjoy.
When you free your mind your heart can fly. Farmgirl # 714, |
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Megan
True Blue Farmgirl
155 Posts
Megan
Hudson
South Dakota
USA
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Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 08:08:44 AM
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We got geese out here, we have 4 giant dewlap Toulouse, and about 20 sebastopols. we will be selling eggs in the spring if you want to try and hatch your own. our geese are super nice. be careful not to feed alot of protein, let them grow real slow other wise you can get slipped wing and twisted wing
www.rockriverexoticsandkennel.net |
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rksmith
True Blue Farmgirl
858 Posts
Rachel
Clayton
GA
USA
858 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 12:41:25 PM
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I like geese, we had a variety of them growing up. Right now I do not have any, but want to get some Sebastopols and Pilgrims. Megan, if you will be selling hatching sebastopol eggs I'm interested.
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realised-- His Holiness the Dali Lama
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2012 : 4:35:27 PM
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twisted wing, also called angel wing is a hereditary problem, which is highly comman in the sebastopols and some other breeds (I have seen it in Africans and Toulouse also). All breeding with goose and ganders that are throwing angel wing should stop, in order to stop the gene pool that is responsible, too many 4-h projects are going down the drain every year due to these kind of genetic problems, and it also cause some pain in the geese...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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Leslie Fisher
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Leslie
Treviso
Italy
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Posted - Feb 03 2016 : 12:54:58 AM
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I was just given two geese. They're 1 year old and both females. They're either Emden or White Chinese. I know nothing about geese but have a lovely large yard and they "seem" to be adapting well. They follow the chickens around and are sometimes chased by my little dog, Lulu.
The man they originated from said they don't need a pond and that in fact, standing water isn't good for them. A river? Yes. But that I shouldn't worry because as long as they have plenty of fresh drinking water, they'll be happy.
Do you think they will ever bond with us? Being one year old already, I worry that they will never come close enough to get a lovely neck rub, etc.
Does anyone out there have any advice for me on what I can do to bring these beauties close to me?
From my home in Italy, to yours.. wherever that may be. |
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hoosiercountry
True Blue Farmgirl
572 Posts
karla
north port
fl
USA
572 Posts |
Posted - Feb 07 2016 : 10:43:20 AM
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Hi Leslie, The best way I found to get adult geese I have brought home to like me was time spent with them. I would go and just sit in the pen, talk to them and of course give them treats, meal worms, bread or berries. Just sitting there talking and let them just wonder around getting use to my present and such. It takes time but they do come around. Good luck, hugs Karla
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About GEESE!
