For a friendly bird, I definetly suggest the orpington. I don't have any personal experience with ayam ceymanis, but I have heard they can be aggressive at times. Cochins and silkies also would be great, friendly birds. Ofcourse, size might be a problem with the wyandotte and silkie if they did...
Hello everyone! I was wondering about my new still air incubator. It said to turn the eggs every four hours 45° to the right. I put four eggs in it late this evening, but I won't be home until late tommorow evening. My question is this- will the eggs be alright not being turned for that long?
Chinese Geese
The Chinese breed is a descendant of the wild swan goose, like it's cousin, the African. It is a very good duel purpose breed, as well as an excellent guard animal. Today, Chinese geese are becoming more common on some farms than dogs! Why? Due to their loud and gregarious nature...
Alot of chickens have names based on their combs, right? And for other unique traits of their breed, or even where and how they The silkies for instance- wait- do I need to elaborate on that? I think their name says enough. Then their is the rosecomb, the Jersey GIANT, sebright, Rhode Island...
Alot of chickens have names based on their combs, right? And for other unique traits of their breed, or even where and how they The silkies for instance- wait- do I need to elaborate on that? I think their name says enough. Then their is the rosecomb, the Jersey GIANT, sebright, Rhode Island...
Guineas are the most independent species of poultry that there is. They do well free ranging and mine mostly just live on my property, feeding themselves and sheltering themselves. They do stay in the place they'e raised. Problems come when they are moved to a new location, then they tend to...
Hello! I would say do not get rid of her! She is just portraying her natural instincts to protect and care for her young. she will most certainly go back to the old goose as soon as her babies no longer rely fully on her. Also, have you seen the goose bite your daughter? no doubt the goose did...
I have raised geese for quiet awhile now, and it would be overall impossible to tell the sex of the geese from the picture provided. In fact it would be ALMOST impossible to tell from even the best photo, until they are grown.
This is very helpful indeed! I find all the information to be nothing but true, based on my past experiences. I raise chickens, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl all together with no problem besides the occasional fight between males.
Since your neighbors have a right to have birdseed lol and also to take action against you, or your ducks. The only solution is putting them in a pen, or a fence keeping them in the yard.
If you have the room and feed, you could find two or three more females to balance everything out, so you won't have to worry about losing the ones you are already attached to.
With my experience of bloody hens, whether ducks or chickens, they vary greatly in ways they brood and how they respond to chicks. But the best way to go about it is this: Let her keep her eggs a few days, to get attached and know they are going to hatch. Then one might slip the babies under...
Chinse geese are repeatedly recommend for guard geese, due to the fact they are the loudest of geese breeds. There really is no way to quiet him, since males are even louder than females. Especially if you live in a neighborhood with a lot of car honking, dogs barking, etc.
It seems to me that all of the noise and attention the geese were receiving may have contributed to them leaving for good. The eggs probably had been left to long, as the parents aren' usually gone that long. The eggs probably would have just rotted or been eaten if you hadn't disposed of them.