Author Topic: Goslings for sale Aberdeenshire (Read 5035 times)

lachlanandmarcus · « **on:** May 21, 2013, 11:38:31 am »

Embden x Toulouse (heavy breed) goslings for sale, ideal for Sunday roast or as guard geese.
Up to 7 available. Unsexed (due to age).
£5 each
Based near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire

Garvie · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2013, 01:20:37 pm »

how old are they?

lachlanandmarcus · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2013, 01:38:41 pm »

Just born this week so just a few days old at the mo.

Coping with parental route marches round the field tho :-))) just being fed non medicated chick crumbs and water tho they seem more interested in seeds etc in the grass!

lachlanandmarcus · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2013, 10:39:41 pm »

4 goslings reserved :-))

3 remain available, will be ready to go in approx 2 weeks time.

lachlanandmarcus · « **Reply #4 on:** May 29, 2013, 08:40:10 pm »

3 goslings left for sale, Embden/Toulouse cross, unsexed. Will be ready to go from 9 June when they will be 2-3 weeks old. Ideal for grazing, guarding or for eggs or meat.

£5 each

Aboyne area, Aberdeenshire.

Garvie · « **Reply #5 on:** June 01, 2013, 06:45:45 am »

Would love them but boyfriend says no

lachlanandmarcus · « **Reply #6 on:** June 01, 2013, 10:38:42 am »

Quote from: Garvie on June 01, 2013, 06:45:45 am

Would love them but boyfriend says no

Boyfriend looking like this

:-))

NetherBrae · « **Reply #7 on:** June 01, 2013, 01:06:23 pm »

I have chickens and turkeys but not kept geese before. Just thinking about water, how big/deep would it need to be with this breed of goose? Wouldn't want to take on the birds if I don't have the right environment for them...

lachlanandmarcus · « **Reply #8 on:** June 01, 2013, 02:24:31 pm »

Our manage very happily with buckets of water and a plastic cement mixing tray for dabbling and stamping feet in, that's also good for goslings as they can't have deep water for the first few weeks anyway. There is a theory that geese will only mate on a proper pond type deeper water but clearly our goslings disprove this theory ;-)))

For shallow dabbling an alternative to the cement tray might be a large one of those drip trays that go under pots on greenhouse benches, that's a good depth and size. Or an old unused or well scrubbed sheep footbath tray thing.

So they don't need a pond, that's ideal but unless it can be emptied very frequently for cleaning it would get yukky anyway. More important is some shelter and a nice place to graze. Goose heaven :-))