Re: Lady Chatsworth - Once Again....

That is too cool.  Baby Peepers would be toooo cute.

On 4/24/06, Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net> wrote:
>
> We bought the 7 acres across the road from us (where we found Lady
> Chatsworth chasing after us actually!) and there is a tiny little island
> out in one of the ponds. A Canadian Goose has her nest over there every
> year...that's why I thought Ms. Chatsworth might have been one of those
> babies left behind...only to find out that their babies are not WHITE
> and do NOT have yellow beaks and feet. That Canadian is sitting on her
> nest again this year. And Ms Chatsworth WILL hiss at you or anything
> that gets in her "space" around the nest. I see the Mr. every now and
> then, but I'm not home all day so I really don't know what happens
> during the afternoon. You know what is interesting...after all these
> years of having different kinds of "fowl"...I can tell the eggs apart. A
> Mallard has pale green eggs. The Guineas have small tan colored eggs.
> Goose has BIG eggs. The bantems have tiny little eggs that differ from
> bird to bird. The only eggs I haven't seen yet are the peacocks.
>
> I have no idea what color of eggs they have.
>
> I just hope that she has some actual babies out of all this.  She's been
> sitting for about a week now.
>
>
> Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net> wrote:
> I guess pregnancy is about the same no matter what kind of "animal" you
> are!
> LOL!!! Well, at least now you know why she's grumpy. I'll bet she has more
> eggs to be laid! Her Mr. is wise to give her space. I'm sure once her
> hormones even out, he'll get to be closer to her. From what I've observed
> around here from our Canadian Goose population, the Mr. guards the nest
> when
> "momma" goose is out getting food. He also stays very close most of the
> time to keep anyone from getting too close to "momma" or the eggs/chicks.
> The two of them raise the hatchlings until they are large enough to go out
> on their own.
>
> At Bethany where mom is living, a goose laid her clutch of eggs on a small
> island in a pond behind momma's building. We've been watching her when we
> take walks there. Last week, we went behind the building and she was
> sitting on the nest. There were a couple of egg shells about and I worried
> a predator had gotten into her clutch. Her wing feathers ruffled and out
> popped a tiny little gosling head! Mom got a real kick out of that! We'll
> have to check on her again this week.
>
> On the other side of the building was another goose on a nest, but much
> closer to the walkway (though still behind the walk railing.) As we
> strolled by her, she gave out a sharp hiss and ruffled her feathers. She,
> however, had no hatched eggs as of yet. We'll check on her too.
>
> There is a mallard family in one of the ponds there, so we are also
> looking
> forward to seeing a duckling family parade through the facility grounds
> sometime soon, too. (We haven't seen where there nest is yet.)
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf
> Of Jesse Bell
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 1:10 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Lady Chatsworth - Once Again....
>
> She is MUCH wiser this time...she has her nest where it is better
> protected
> from the dogs (because one of the stud llamas is in that pasture with that
> shed and he will NOT allow a dog in there), and she is protected from the
> elements. She's been kind of grumpy lately. The Mr.
> is hovering around the shed but she won't let him get too close. Poor guy.
> He really misses her. She wanders down to the pond once or twice a day,
> but
> that's about it.
>
>
>
> Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
> She's become a wiser momma, hasn't she? I'll look forward to your posts
> regarding her progress. This web site
> http://journeytoforever.org/farm_poultry.html#geese says: Feed them extra
> if
> you're breeding them. I think incubation is a little over a month, isn't
> it?
> I also understand that she has discomfort while preparing to lay her eggs
> and may refuse to eat while in "process." What an adventure for her and
> her
> mate!
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf
> Of Jesse Bell
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 11:28 AM
> To: Gardenchat
> Subject: [CHAT] Lady Chatsworth - Once Again....
>
> Once again she has a nest and I counted 5 eggs in there while she was
> away.
> When I went back to check on her later...she was sitting on the nest and
> honking at me to get AWAY from her and her nest. So she is serious this
> time. I hope they hatch! I'll keep ya'll posted.
>
>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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