Redtail11
Chirping
Hi everyone. I hatched and raised two Southern California born Canadians. They came from the wild where their parents reside and stay year round at a local hospital,,As I’ve been told at least... I was not located there long enough to find out if their parents took off after nesting season.
I am licensed in rehabilitations and also a licensed falconer so I am very aware of how it all works with the law. They are the larger subspecies.
Anyway I became their quick new parent when they were just freshly laid eggs in nest. I got a call that both parents, along with other waterfowl, fish etc .. were poisoned in a freak accident that contaminated all the hospitals lakes and killed everything overnight.
You see, I know much about these birds but I also know that someone else out there knows more. Hence why I am going into so much detail on how these birds were raised, what their parents did plus more. I want someone with a response that has worked with these birds their whole life and sees the real side to them and not just their facts and traits of what most of them do like MOST of us already know also.
Continuing on, the birds hatched in my room a month later less than 50 miles away from their wild parents home/nesting site. I kept them in my room 2 feet away from my bed which is only 10 inches off the ground for almost 53-59 days with the enclosure beginning at the size of a bathtub increasing over time to about a king size mattress. They stayed in my room all nights and about 60 percent of the day when they were in the first two weeks. This lessened to 30 percent towards the 50-60 day mark. I was with them at least 60 percent of that and it has stayed without change for my time with them. When they weren’t in my room I was Taking them outback and letting them be the wild geese they are meant to be but always by their side. Never left them alone. Our yard is 5 acres very green and has 2 ponds which they have always been allowed on daily since birth. No traffic or fast streets nearby. It is a calm neighborhood that is old school and no clutter between homes. I have given them the diet of a wild goose along with a few extra special veggies and fruits they may not find in the wild. They are now 16-17 weeks in age. Ever since the 60 day mark they were placed and still remain in a 30x30 square foot pen, 12 ft high. They spend every night in this pen now because we have many nocturnal predators that like to get in the water and swim. Daily walk, eat, fly, swim access to the full 5 acres is at least 4 hours a day. As in you are wild you can leave whenever you please. Nobody or thing will stop you. They lightly fly around the property and do not seem interested at all in flying for the next state over. They are still to young for that and I know it will come to their minds in a matter of time. But will they ? Obviously this is a very simple question and a crazy asinine post about such a question! I get it! trust me, nobody is going to have a factual yes or no answer. Most people are going to think I’m crazy haha. Bottom line is I am looking for people out there that know these birds like I know hawks and falcons. There is so much more to say and to weigh out. Realization and unreal never heard stories have no limit if you love something in your lifestyle instead of loving alongside it. If you are this person then you get me
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To add some more ..These geese I have come into my home office from the outdoors without me knowing as long as the door is ajar and will cuddle up to me and sleep on my chest. I want to say they are both females. Identical in size and nature they continue to stay.
We have other waterfowl here but DO NOT have any more Canada. We do not witness many migratory paths of wild ones. Maybe 1 a year I’ll see if lucky. Out of all the birds I have worked with, helped, released, shared my heart and personality with ,, THESE are by far the most amazing surprise I have had in quite a while Aware, yes I knew these Canadians can and will be a best friend in the right conditions and all the cool amazing stories but this is my first experience with hatched by me, young Canada’s. I have worked with plenty but always adult injured birds.
So sorry for such a long post.
Lets see who actually has the want and time to even read half of this !
haha.
Thank you for whoever does.
I am licensed in rehabilitations and also a licensed falconer so I am very aware of how it all works with the law. They are the larger subspecies.
Anyway I became their quick new parent when they were just freshly laid eggs in nest. I got a call that both parents, along with other waterfowl, fish etc .. were poisoned in a freak accident that contaminated all the hospitals lakes and killed everything overnight.
You see, I know much about these birds but I also know that someone else out there knows more. Hence why I am going into so much detail on how these birds were raised, what their parents did plus more. I want someone with a response that has worked with these birds their whole life and sees the real side to them and not just their facts and traits of what most of them do like MOST of us already know also.
Continuing on, the birds hatched in my room a month later less than 50 miles away from their wild parents home/nesting site. I kept them in my room 2 feet away from my bed which is only 10 inches off the ground for almost 53-59 days with the enclosure beginning at the size of a bathtub increasing over time to about a king size mattress. They stayed in my room all nights and about 60 percent of the day when they were in the first two weeks. This lessened to 30 percent towards the 50-60 day mark. I was with them at least 60 percent of that and it has stayed without change for my time with them. When they weren’t in my room I was Taking them outback and letting them be the wild geese they are meant to be but always by their side. Never left them alone. Our yard is 5 acres very green and has 2 ponds which they have always been allowed on daily since birth. No traffic or fast streets nearby. It is a calm neighborhood that is old school and no clutter between homes. I have given them the diet of a wild goose along with a few extra special veggies and fruits they may not find in the wild. They are now 16-17 weeks in age. Ever since the 60 day mark they were placed and still remain in a 30x30 square foot pen, 12 ft high. They spend every night in this pen now because we have many nocturnal predators that like to get in the water and swim. Daily walk, eat, fly, swim access to the full 5 acres is at least 4 hours a day. As in you are wild you can leave whenever you please. Nobody or thing will stop you. They lightly fly around the property and do not seem interested at all in flying for the next state over. They are still to young for that and I know it will come to their minds in a matter of time. But will they ? Obviously this is a very simple question and a crazy asinine post about such a question! I get it! trust me, nobody is going to have a factual yes or no answer. Most people are going to think I’m crazy haha. Bottom line is I am looking for people out there that know these birds like I know hawks and falcons. There is so much more to say and to weigh out. Realization and unreal never heard stories have no limit if you love something in your lifestyle instead of loving alongside it. If you are this person then you get me
%To add some more ..These geese I have come into my home office from the outdoors without me knowing as long as the door is ajar and will cuddle up to me and sleep on my chest. I want to say they are both females. Identical in size and nature they continue to stay.
We have other waterfowl here but DO NOT have any more Canada. We do not witness many migratory paths of wild ones. Maybe 1 a year I’ll see if lucky. Out of all the birds I have worked with, helped, released, shared my heart and personality with ,, THESE are by far the most amazing surprise I have had in quite a while Aware, yes I knew these Canadians can and will be a best friend in the right conditions and all the cool amazing stories but this is my first experience with hatched by me, young Canada’s. I have worked with plenty but always adult injured birds.
So sorry for such a long post.
Lets see who actually has the want and time to even read half of this !
haha.Thank you for whoever does.
(Though I fear it's 'moving to a farm'. Which we're very willing to do, it's just too expensive.)
