The Sebastapol geese began nesting late last week. Today I found their nest in the barn with 3 beautiful eggs inside! I had an idea that one of my 'babies' a hen I call Shirley was on a nest somewhere since I noticed her missing when I came out the door and then Grant, the gander, ran up and nipped me from behind as I walked down to the barn. That's always a big clue there are eggs about as my ganders tend to be sweet and friendly at all times except during nesting season. These babies will be purebreds, therefore I will have to make a decision whether to let the flock raise any babies or to take and hand-raise them and return them later in the season when they're bigger, older, and better able to keep away from danger.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Sebastapol Geese
The Sebastapol geese began nesting late last week. Today I found their nest in the barn with 3 beautiful eggs inside! I had an idea that one of my 'babies' a hen I call Shirley was on a nest somewhere since I noticed her missing when I came out the door and then Grant, the gander, ran up and nipped me from behind as I walked down to the barn. That's always a big clue there are eggs about as my ganders tend to be sweet and friendly at all times except during nesting season. These babies will be purebreds, therefore I will have to make a decision whether to let the flock raise any babies or to take and hand-raise them and return them later in the season when they're bigger, older, and better able to keep away from danger.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment