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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: bib on March 14, 2010, 10:09:39 pm

Title: embden gander wanted, and black rock hens for sale
Post by: bib on March 14, 2010, 10:09:39 pm

Does anyone have an embden gander for sale, or some geese, and does anyone want any Black Rock chicks - 7 weeks old and running around outside all day ! 

And does anyone know how easily, or not, geese make friends with each other?  Some peope say you have to get a 'bonded ' pair or trio, to get goslings.  I've a loney goose, laying eggs every day, as the gander was grabbed by a fox. 
Any advice / help very welcome!

Rhona

Title: Re: embden gander wanted, and black rock hens for sale
Post by: Rosemary on March 15, 2010, 08:51:16 am

Where are you?

Title: Re: embden gander wanted, and black rock hens for sale
Post by: carl on March 15, 2010, 09:08:20 am

Rhona, if you are anywhere near south yorkshire I can help. 4 Embden ganders to 2 embden geese, so I have 2 spare.
carl

Title: Re: embden gander wanted, and black rock hens for sale
Post by: bib on March 15, 2010, 07:13:12 pm

I'm in the Black Isle, which is north of Inverness, a bit away from Yorkshire but thanks anyway.  Today I rang A&k poultry in Inverurie -  about 3 hrs away! - and he has embdens, so if there's no one any closer I may go through there.

Ive just read on the internet that goose eggs can be fertile up to 10 days after insemination, and my 'widowed' goose is still laying - so I may get goslings yet!  Eggs are cold and she's not sitting - does anyone have experience of geese brooding?  Ive got an incubator but it would be better if she could raise them herself.  Anyone know a way to encourage sitting?  She is suppose to be about 20 months old.?
Thanks!

Rhona