The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: ileach on December 05, 2013, 03:04:22 pm
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Unfortunately after last nights gales my male goose died, so his female mate is lonely and wandering about. Does anyone have a spare male or female please to ease this broken heart. Thanks. Will pick up within reasonable distance of Stirling area. Thanks
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I have a 3 year old Steinbacher gander I'm looking to rehome, since I believe him to be infertile and have bought a replacement. He would make a companion, he's pretty and not aggressive.
I'm in Cumbria though, so maybe too far away?
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I'm pretty sure one of our goslings from this summer is a gander, and hence would be surplus to requirements. Let me have a better look in the daylight to see if I can figure him/her out, and I'll get back to you (We're only a few miles from Stirling).
Has anybody got any hints on how to be sure of the sex of a teenage goose? The best I've observed so far is that in yachting terms, ganders seem to have bilge keels, whereas geese have fin keels (http://www.marinewaypoints.com/learn/glossary/images/keel.jpg), but surely there's a better way to tell!?
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Ganders have much thicker necks in general
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The one on watch when the others are sleeping?
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Hmmmm, no discernable difference in neck thickness that I could make out. Oh, and they were all asleep when I checked just now, and then all woke up simultaneously when I shone the torch at them!
Anyhow Ileach, if you would like a probable embden gander who may yet surprise us all and lay eggs, do get in touch!