My little goose, less than 1 year old, has died. Rainy tried to lay an egg too soon and it got stuck. Despite taking her to the veterinarian, giving her antibiotics and tenderly caring for her, she died. I know we could not have done anything more, but I feel so bad. Although I have […]
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Finny discovers blackberries
Finny has found a new love — half-ripened blackberries! Who knew geese liked berries? I knew, from trying to feed my favorite feathered friends citrus and apple peelings and other fruity things, that they didn’t like anything sweet. That is, until Finny tried an almost-ripe blackberry. His big, orange beak carefully took the berry from […]
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Finny and the flock, Pekins and Khaki Campbell ducks wish everyone a great Christmas
Trying to get my beautiful goose flock to pose — more or less — in front of a bright red bow proved impossible. Even with some fresh celery that they love, they would not get anywhere near where I had hung the bow. But as soon as I removed it — sure enough — they […]
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Goose flock shrinks, but remaining goslings grow
And then there were three. My gaggle of geese gives me so much pleasure as I watch them grow, form friendships and create their own groups. They preen, make friends or enemies with each other, honk when a big bird is flying overhead or when they see something in the woods. Their antics often make […]
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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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Sal says goodbye
My Sal Gal was a wonderful goose. She was mostly gray, very smart and in her early days, she was the leader of the flock. She took no guff from the males, and mated only when she wanted to. She was also Finny’s mom. As with many animals, she determined that he was flawed and […]