The two flocks of geese are in one pen and peace reigns. But it came at a very high price. Beginning two weeks ago, the three remaining goslings and one of my big ganders came under attack by a huge, masked, four-legged vicious critter. So now my flock of 12 has been reduced to just […]
seb
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
Finny the Fabulous
The end of the mating season has arrived and still no goslings. My lovely old gray goose, Susie-Q, and 3-year-old Sammie continue to sit on their egg-filled nests, but time is running out. In another few days, the time will have passed for hatching. This has been a very difficult year for my geese to […]
advertisement
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
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 […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
Love is in the air in the goose pen
The cold temperatures and cutting winds haven’t deterred the flock from thinking of creating goslings today. The warm weather we’ve experienced the past few days prompted a rise in hormones for most of the male geese, including my adorable Finny. The courting dance began a couple of weeks ago. Each of the boys would target […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
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 […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Franklin, Oxford Hills, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
Geese vs. Ferret
Before Finny burst into my life 18 months ago, the original flock members were Sam, Seb and Sally, white, long-feathered Sebastopol geese, and Sue and Sal, mostly gray Toulouse barnyard geese. They were a good flock and provided lots of entertainment for my friends and relatives and most especially for me. One event that I’ll […]