tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post7082131751707079019..comments2023-10-14T02:09:53.948-05:00Comments on Krazo Acres: Of Chicks and GoslingsCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-71318791368525535182013-06-14T19:02:16.767-05:002013-06-14T19:02:16.767-05:00Ohio Farm Girl has had geese for a long time, you ...Ohio Farm Girl has had geese for a long time, you may want to ask her about them.<br /><br />http://adventuresinthegoodland.blogspot.com/<br />Chai Chaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845100961653150736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-49295936441767224692013-06-14T16:37:06.161-05:002013-06-14T16:37:06.161-05:00Oh geese! Love ours. What we learned from many is...Oh geese! Love ours. What we learned from many is that you have to really hand raise them. Just like you are now, spend lots of time with them, handle them, feed, pet, etc. Our white embden is a year old now, protector of the duck flock, pretty easy to corner and catch, once caught, very well behaved and we take her to ag demos for the kids to pet. She might be a He, which we think is correct. We now have two additional ones-this time a gander and goose, doing the exact same thing and they are very nice to have around. We've actually noticed a decrease in our raptor kills on the chicken and duck flocks with the goose around. Game bird food is the best but then we transitioned to regular pelleted all flock food, free ranging and table scraps. Good luck!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827086604447314588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-26771971175334655912013-06-14T09:42:37.637-05:002013-06-14T09:42:37.637-05:00Sorry about all the chicks. Hubby finally broke do...Sorry about all the chicks. Hubby finally broke down and bought me four at the feed store a couple of weeks ago because my hens kept abandoning the eggs after sitting on them for over two weeks. Grrrr...<br />It will be fun to watch your goose adventures! Sounds like Mama Pea will be the most help (as usual)! :)Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-15574899166926083962013-06-14T08:22:09.353-05:002013-06-14T08:22:09.353-05:00We finally got rid of our mating pair of geese las...We finally got rid of our mating pair of geese last year because the gander had become waaay too aggressive. Hubby has a scar on the back of his calf from an attack. The attack that sealed Father Goose's fate. He was never mistreated in any way but I guess was just doing what a male goose is supposed to do. We couldn't have him around thinking he could possibly attack a small child or visiting adult for that matter.<br /><br />Ours were fed chicken laying mash and got whole grain scratch in the a.m. and p.m. But when they had access to grass, they hardly touched any other food. They truly are grazers and will eat grass all day long. Which makes them an economical meal if they have access to good pasture. Ours got along just fine with the chickens and ducks although Father Goose would occasionally chase them just to show he was "boss."<br /><br />We always butchered and cooked the geese raised here. I put them in a big roasting pan on a rack (just like a turkey) and ours actually never had any large amounts of grease. They were good, but we prefer the taste of chicken or turkey.<br /><br />Hubby and I were just mentioning yesterday that we miss the sight of the geese on our pond where they spent a lot of time. I told him we could get them again if we only got a couple/few females. But then we'd never have them hatch out goslings . . . which was half the fun.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-78321264851195776122013-06-13T18:06:16.138-05:002013-06-13T18:06:16.138-05:00My MIL made me a goose one Christmas.... We later ...My MIL made me a goose one Christmas.... We later found out that instead of roasting it that we should have spit turned it... That way the grease falls into the pan instead of the meat sitting in it. Sorry I can't be of more help!Yarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482143022186609509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-58185299970482651762013-06-13T17:15:49.790-05:002013-06-13T17:15:49.790-05:00Sounds like the goose and your daughter are good f...Sounds like the goose and your daughter are good friends - how cute that they swim together. :)<br /><br />I guess if your goose lays an egg you'll know - haha! Sorry, no help here, we haven't raised geese. I do hear that they are tasty critters.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-42683678466559215822013-06-13T11:25:09.756-05:002013-06-13T11:25:09.756-05:00A neighbor gave us a full grown goose once;he flew...A neighbor gave us a full grown goose once;he flew away and was never seen again.....so no help here.<br /><br />I was just wondering if one of your kitties was enjoying fresh baby chick......With all of ours here they wouldn't have a chance!gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.com