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The thread for bad farm dogs
I think he did have some sort of mental illness, he came from a puppy mill that one of my neighbors also got a few dogs from, the dogs being shepherd Lab mixes. I’m pretty sure they were his half siblings or cousins. One of them was alright, the other was like Hunter but she was much worse...- Goosebaby
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The thread for bad farm dogs
My first was my parents yellow lab, Hunter. Hunter did NOT have a high prey drive. Hunter was extremely jealous. He didn’t care about my birds until he noticed that I spent a lot of time with two particular goslings I raised, they spent a lot of time with me as they grew up because to them I was...- Goosebaby
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- Forum: Other Pets & Livestock
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Devastating bird flu culling
Studies on green tea have shown it to have antibacterial properties and inhibits bad bacteria, other studies have shown that it inhibits good bacteria and promoted the growth of bad bacteria. I’ve seen numerous claims that it inhibits viruses but no real information on how it did so. I suppose... -
Quail growls?
I’m new to quail, I got my first set earlier this spring and I’ve been raising three more that hatched around six weeks ago which I still haven’t introduced to the older birds. One of my older roos “Thistle” occasionally makes a funny little growl sound so I’m aware they can do this but I’m not... -
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Goose Talk: Let’s Chat About Geese in the Flock!
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Goose Talk: Let’s Chat About Geese in the Flock!
Guardians or bullies? Geese are naturally protective of those they consider a mate, those they consider their babies, their nest and territory. However geese have no instinct to protect a flock as a whole or ability to actually protect against a determined predator, such as a fox, raccoon, or... -
Gander crabby AGAIN???
Fall/early winter is when geese start battling it out for partners, preparation for spring breeding season, so unfortunately this is just a fact of life. Some ganders are spicier than others but there can be multiple factors that contribute to aggression. If you have a female goose, some female... -
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New Duck Parents
You’ll need a waterfowl or mixed flock oriented feed, something that has enough niacin and other B vitamins for ducks. If you’re up in the U.S something like kalmbach flock maintainer, nutrina all flock, purina flock raiser, purina duck feed, etc. You’ll need buckets, lots of buckets and... -
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Broody geese on empty nest
Yep! The older geese make better parents usually so they’re doing the goslings a favor of they’re allowed to brood. -
Broody geese on empty nest
If it helps just know that this is actual normal hierarchical behavior in goose flocks. Dominant geese often steal eggs and nests from less dominant individuals because it boosts the chances of survival of possible goslings. So instinctually in their minds this is normal for you to chase them... -
Broody geese on empty nest
@oldhenlikesdogs is right, break up the nest. My geese were handled quite a lot and we get along well now and they don’t hold a grudge either. At worst they’ll be peeved at you for like two days and then forget all about it.