my new babies came today. Got tired of hatching goose eggs and ending up with all males so I ordered all females from Ideal. I got
1 Toulouse for Brokewing
1 Brown Chinese for Boo Boo baby
1 Embden
2 Gray Saddleback Pomerainian so Spaz can take his pick lol. He is a huge white male Pilgrim
also got
1 male & 2 females each of Rouen & Cayauga
and 1 female each of Black Runner & Fawn & White Runner for the pond. All my wildlife has disappeared since I moved the Aviary up by my the house and away from the pond. Maybe having ducks out there will bring them back
I am so excited
What fun! I've always admired geese.
Yeah me also: At the zoo...LOL Hay. But I'm happy for you Donna.
Congrats Donna, I love geese! Hope you can post some pics, bet they are adorable!
want to let them settle in a few days after their trip. The poor geese were squished down in the box. They were to tall for it. I think that was rather cruel!!
Congrats! Look forward to hearing!!
Congratulations Donna.. I'm happy for you and your new babiez.
Congrats! I especially think the Toulouse are so cool looking.
Donna,
My goose is sitting on eggs, I am thinking about a week or so more... If any hatch, this will be my first goose hatch... I cant wait...
Congrats...
that's really neat MissJ. I bet Billy is so excited
YAY!
i love our geese also. we have pilgrims and a couple of poms. Ours are really mellow. i can go out and take eggs any time i want and all i get is a little hissing as they are walking away.I have hatched them in the incubator also they get real spoiled real fast!
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MissJ I so envy you! I love geese! How long does it take for geese to hatch?
Congrats, Donna!
28 days... I went out this morning, and one is sitting and one had laid another egg next to her... I wanted to grab it, but by the time I got home from work, it was already sitting under the nest... Not sure if we are going to get any babies, but hey its Mother Natures experiment so only time will tell..
28 days of agony and excitement LOL. Seriously considering trying out the incubating next spring.
Miss J geese eggs are 30-32 days
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Awwwww, they are too cute!!
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oh how sweet, they look like they were happy to play in the water...LOL
Janet
they are to cute at this age and a lot of fun to watch
Darling!!
Cutie Pies!
No NO NO.. I swear I read somewhere that it was 28 days...(No Disrespect DonnaB) I don't think I can handle 30 days, I mean she never leaves her nest, I put grass down there and I never see her eat, I am concerned for Cookie although I would love to have babies, I dont want anything to happen to her.. She has pulled alot of down out to cover her nest, so has my little duck.. What happens if it turns off cold...Ugggg
Miss J their body heat goes up when the brood. I do not think you have to worry.
most duck are 28 days except Muscovy which are 35. Geese are 30 to 32 days. I hatch 3 batches last year so I am sure
oh got my first Black Copper Marans eggs today. Wow was it dark. Can you believe I dropped and broke it when I was trying to check it against the color chart!!!!!!! grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!
ohhhh im so sorry Donna,
tell your girls you would like the same color again tomorrow and give them a goodie. giggle.I hope you have more waiting on you in the morning.
Oh no! I'm sorry Donna, was it dark dark? or just dark. LOL Congratulations! First egg is such a thrill..
here is pic I took before I broke it
2 light tan Wyandotte eggs on each side of it, 1 darker tan Wyandotte egg behind it and 2 tiny white Sebright eggs in front
Beautiful egg!
wow that was a dark egg! very kool. Mine will just be babies when i get them in late april but i hope they lay that dark someday.
Oh Yeah! That is a beautiful egg! I hope you get another one today! Congrats Donna!!
Almost looks like you dyed it for Easter ;o) Sorry it broke. I know your heart sank to your feet when you did.
Moved out Ketchup and Sesame street (Geese) out of the pen with ducks and sitting Cookie(Other goose) to a pen right next door. Sesame Street was getting down right nasty with my ducks, just being over protective of Cookie and I have a duck in that pen sitting and one laying.
Now ducks are happy and Cookie is quiet.
Good move MissJ. Geese are very protective of their eggs and goslings. Explain to Billy that he may not be able to be around his geese until the gosling are about 3 months old
Boo Hoo no Marans eggs today but did get my fist Araucana eggs. Pictured are Araucana bluegreen eggs, off white Sliver Sebright egg, and tan Goldenlaced Wyandotte egg. No one wanted to lay today
