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Bellbird07		#21	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 1340 03/11/2008 06:55:17 Broody	Thanks for posting Deb. Not the best of pics cause he kept waddling away as he was very nervous being in charge for the first time!!
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Cluckerz		#22	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 6309 03/11/2008 08:08:54 Top Hen	Awww, such a good 'daddy' he is. I hope that they are both blessed with quite the little brood, since they are so diligent now. "Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing so gentle as real strength." - Ralph W. Sockman
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JoJo		#23	[url]	[-]
Hen Posts: 335 05/11/2008 10:39:42 POL	How is the little gosling doing? jo x
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Bellbird07		#24	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 1340 07/11/2008 02:50:15 Broody	Every morning when we wake up we look out the window to check if Dad and baby are going walkies together! So far so good, its a cute little thing and just amazing how Dad is so good with it. However Mum is STILL Sitting on the nest - she got up brielfy so dashed over to see and 8 hUGE EGGS In the nest. I have left them alone - but I dont think she should be sitting still as pretty sure they are infertile...but it would be awful if they were not....I wonder if she will realise they are infertile - I think nature is the best answer to that and wait and see..
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Cluckerz		#25	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 6309 07/11/2008 05:19:50 Top Hen	Yes Bell, the momma's can generally tell if the eggs are viable or not. When she is good and sure the babies aren't going to hatch, she will walk away from the nest for good. "Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing so gentle as real strength." - Ralph W. Sockman
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SachseChickens		#26	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 1266 08/11/2008 00:27:24 Well Loved Chook	I love that picture Bell. It is too cute. Just shows you how small they are and how BIG they end up. Susan
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Bellbird07		#27	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 1340 09/11/2008 06:19:37 Broody	I have a lovely view of the pond from the kitchen sink, and as I was washing dishes I saw Mr Goose run as fast as he could, neck outstretched, and baby left behind. I could not think what would possess him to leave little one alone on the pond, but then I saw he was rushing to meet Mrs Goose, who had left her nest for a feed and drink. It is quite wonderful to see such devotion to each other in the bird world, he rubbed his neck against hers, and was absolutely rapt to see her. She inspected baby, and then all 3 went for a swim on the pond, then she went back to the creek to sit on her nest...he is now back to babysitting! Its curious to know if this happens with all geese if just one gosling hatched out of 10 eggs, does Mum just go on sitting and sitting on the ones which have not hatched....I really do think they are sterile cause its nearly 2 months she has been sittintg...but I will wait until the end of the month, and then see if she is STILL on the nest~!
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Cluckerz		#28	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 6309 10/11/2008 01:00:13 Top Hen	Might want to candle them when she gets off them again. You have to remember, she laid those eggs one at a time, one day at a time, until she went broody. So...technically, they are all different ages and take more time to hatch out...right???????? I don't know, just grasping at straws for her. I so want her to have a huge family after all the effort she has put into it. "Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing so gentle as real strength." - Ralph W. Sockman
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Bellbird07		#29	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 1340 10/11/2008 06:48:56 Broody	Yes I agree!! It would be just wonderful seeing a whole of of baby goslings being taken walkies by Mum and Dad!!
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Rhode Runner		#30	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 1749 20/11/2008 16:54:26 Well Loved Roo	Cluckerz wrote: Might want to candle them when she gets off them again. You have to remember, she laid those eggs one at a time, one day at a time, until she went broody. So...technically, they are all different ages and take more time to hatch out...right???????? I don't know, just grasping at straws for her. I so want her to have a huge family after all the effort she has put into it. No Deb. Incubation dosn't start until she starts sitting, regardless of when the eggs are laid. The plan is to lay a clutch and then sit...incubation begins and they all hatch together....more or less. Allan x
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Cluckerz		#31	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 6309 20/11/2008 21:52:23 Top Hen	I was kind of grasping at straws of hope there for her...lol. Oh well. How are you Allan? (LAA XXX) "Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing so gentle as real strength." - Ralph W. Sockman
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Bellbird07		#32	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 1340 21/11/2008 00:53:04 Broody	Well after 2 months of sitting - when she got off the nest yesterday I removed the last 2 eggs - and they were sterile -UGH - you could tell they were bad even when not broken. Now there is a lovely little family of 3, with Dad and Mum taking baby for swims and strolls around the pond - a very happy sight!
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Cluckerz		#33	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 6309 21/11/2008 06:42:34 Top Hen	Awww, bless. We will need new pics of that. I'm sorry she didn't have a big family...maybe next year since she is so dilegent with being a mommy. "Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing so gentle as real strength." - Ralph W. Sockman
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Rhode Runner		#34	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 1749 02/12/2008 12:08:00 Well Loved Roo	Cluckerz wrote: I was kind of grasping at straws of hope there for her...lol. Oh well. How are you Allan? (LAA XXX) I'm fine Deb thanks. Just had a weekend at The National Show. WeeG was there showing some Seramas, I had a little chat. Later this month we are off to The Federation Show in Stafford. Allan LAA XXX Sorry to hear about your goslings Bell. It's always sad to lose the little ones. Allan
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Cluckerz		#35	[url]	[-]
Well Loved Chook Posts: 6309 02/12/2008 17:29:05 Top Hen	Oooo, glad you were able to connect up with Wee G. You are such a jet setter lately. Glad you are enjoying yourself with all the shows. "Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing so gentle as real strength." - Ralph W. Sockman
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