First, one little, fluffy head poked out from under Dufey’s soft, white feathers. Then a second one did. My 4-year-old goose hatched two goslings, peeping and exploring almost immediately. I’ve named them Ossie and Gossie. One has dark legs with great big feet, the other has orange legs and big feet. I am so pleased […]
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New birds invade the pen as signs of spring emerge
The “dinosaurs” have invaded the goose pen. These wild turkeys help themselves to the cracked corn, bread crumbs and anything else I provide to my increasingly amorous flock. The turkeys — which I really like because they are just so different from any other bird, wild or domestic — seem to have found a home […]
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Geese, ducks weather the storms much better than I
My geese are all tuckered out. Waddling through nearly 2 feet of snow to get to the food and water has taken its toll. I’m all tuckered out, too. I love my geese and ducks, but during the winter, particularly with last week’s major snowstorms and blizzard conditions, I’ve had to shovel them out three […]
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Gracie turns out to be Grayson
Gracie is really Grayson. My not-so-little gosling, who is 2 months old, is showing definite signs of being a boy. When this year’s clutch hatched at the beginning of July, I gave them all girl names, figuring I’d know what they really were as time passed. Well, enough time has passed. Grayson looks very much […]
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The flock comes together
The mini-flocks have come together into one nine-goose flock after I had to separate them for the past few weeks. I finally took a chance and herded my two old boys, Seb and Sam, and year-old cutie, Plum Blossom, into the pen with Finny, Shamus, Susie-Q and Blackberry, and let Dufey out of the coop […]
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Peace comes to the goose pen
I’d like to think that this is because Christmas is coming, but I know better. It seems like everyone has worked out their differences and are concentrating on staying warm through the cold winter months. Sam, who was injured by a raccoon a few months ago and then banned from the pen by the other […]
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Finny forms a flock
Finny is so conflicted. As he becomes more and more a part of the main flock, he isn’t always sure whether he’ll come out of the pen with me or stay with his buds. But one thing is for sure — he is establishing his own flock, and it’s not just with his brother, Shamus. […]