All things related to Sebastopol geese–their care, personality, hatching and rearing, breeding, etc.
Animal Husbandry is one of the very oldest of man’s occupations, following close behind gardening/agriculture. And these days you can get an overload of information on how to care for your animals just by typing a few words into Google. In this post, I want to talk about something a little more foundational — a […]
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The New Ducks of Two Goose Farm Backyard ducks vs. backyard geese – what’s the difference? They seem like first cousins, right? I’ve kept Sebastopol geese for over six years now. This summer, I brought home the ducks of my dreams – a trio of 4-month-old Welsh Harlequins. Although ducks and geese are both waterfowl,
Backyard Ducks Vs. Backyard Geese: 5 Differences Read More »
4 years = 1 gosling. Not great results! But I learned along the way, and perhaps the recounting of my experiences will be helpful to you if you are thinking about letting your geese hatch their own eggs. Before I start in on the story and its morals, though, I feel I should offer a
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My feeding regimen for my geese has been evolving since the first two arrived as day-olds in the mail almost six years ago, and I’m still learning and experimenting! Probably the most important thing I have learned about feeding geese is that adjustments are necessary for different stages and seasons. It’s not weird that I’m
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Two little yellow creatures. I saw them for the first time when I arrived at the post office that Wednesday morning. The Post Mistress pulled back the lid of their little cardboard box so I could see that they had traveled well. My sister drove home so I could cradle the box on my lap
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