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  • Lets see how many geese we have.....

    well, we've got a thread on chooks and then duck- so come on- how about geese????

    OK- so I'll start with 3

    Toulouse- we think one male and 2 female- and they're just 10 weeks old.

    Anyone else???
    Last edited by Nicos; 15-06-2010, 04:48 AM.
    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

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    Two, a breeding pair (chinese x embden) about 1 year old now. And she's glued to a lovely down lined nest..and if you think I'm braving her AND him to count the eggs you are seriously nuts
    But that makes 5

    come on the rest of you..I know walldanzig has some but not how many, and maybe hilary b? anyone else
    Anyone who says nothing is impossible has never tried slamming a revolving door

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    • #3
      I do I have two I think they are canadian so that makes 7

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      • #4
        No, I stopped keeping livestock some years ago when I moved to a house with very little garden. I used to keep a pair, plus goslings, but not recently!
        Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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        • #5
          7 minus 3 = 4
          "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

          Location....Normandy France

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          • #6
            I suppose I should add my three Embdens. Two Fellas and a Girl, since the other Girl disappeared last year. Can't decide if we should eat the spare Fella or get him a mate. Will the dominant Male pair with both females if I do this?

            4 + 3 = 7
            Last edited by Glutton4...; 19-10-2010, 10:27 AM.
            All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
            Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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            • #7
              I want 2 geese! Can anyone help!

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              • #8
                I can let you have my spare Gander if you can find him a mate.
                All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                • #9
                  Is he a nice gander or does he bite your bottom?!!

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                  • #10
                    Not hand tame, but if you walk toward them, they walk away! Far better than my friends' Geese who would attack on sight. She sold them as property guards in the end!
                    All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                    Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                    • #11
                      To keep a gander docile, pick him up frequently. If he attacks get hold of his head and lift him off his feet for a few seconds (by the head-hold, it won't do him any harm if it is only brief). No idea why it works, but having his feet off the ground intimidates him just enough to avoid attacks (but no guarantee it will stop him 'having a go' at anyone OTHER than the one who picks him up).
                      If in any doubt about a gander's temperament, don't allow children near him. If he has a 'family' to look out for, he will be more insistent about them being left alone. If you need to handle a gosling, get someone else to distract the Daddy!
                      Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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                      • #12
                        geese sound scary! Must get some! i want a girl and a boy, was thinking of getting a couple of goslings in the spring so we can make them really tame?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by petal View Post
                          geese sound scary! Must get some! i want a girl and a boy, was thinking of getting a couple of goslings in the spring so we can make them really tame?
                          Best of luck! Geese are very protective, and a gander is usually a good husband and father (even if he is also a bigamist, trios work quite well). Even if he trusts you, he MAY still get aggressive when he has a family to protect.
                          As with cockerels, the tamest youngsters may not stay that way once they grow up (or they might). If you have a good pair of geese, you don't need a watchdog!
                          Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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                          • #14
                            I've ordered one for Christmas as a treat! ;-) Does that count?

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                            • #15
                              I have 3 - probably one boy and 2 girls - supposedly embdens

                              Come Christmas they will be dinner

                              So that makes 10 (at least for another couple of months)

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