Re: Lady Chatsworth News

YES...he is a Canadian Goose. She looks like a South African Embden (not
sure, she just showed up at our place as a downy baby). I never heard of
that!! Really??? I was so hoping for some little babies to show up. And
geese mate for life...if this is the guy she chose....how sad.

  

Daryl <pulis@mindspring.com> wrote:
  Jesse,

I've had to miss a lot of messages. Is he a wild/Canada type and she's 
domestic? If so, from what I remember, that cross is sterile. Eggs are laid, 
but never hatch. There used to be lots of non-productive nests near the pond 
on which I grew up. Very sad for the couple, and hard on the Mom who kept 
setting, trying to bring off a hatch.

Hope the next attempt is more successful.

d

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse Bell" 
To: 
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Lady Chatsworth News


>I thought about that...I can easily get her into a large pen or the side
> yard that can be closed off...but he is wild and I don't know about
> that. The day her foot was bleeding and I took her into the house for a
> couple of hours to doctor her and make sure she was fine, he was
> freaking out and flying around looking for her. I think if she decides
> to nest in the barn or the stalls like the ducks do, she will be O.K.
> She had her nest OUTSIDE the barn door where the dogs, racoons, skunks
> could easily get to it. And if it was bad weather...she would have to
> sit on that nest no matter what!
>
>
>
> james singer wrote:
> That's a shame. Can they be confined for a time?
>
> On Mar 17, 2006, at 9:33 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:
>
>> Well....that is EXACTLY what happened. Her nest (this being her first
>> year) was not in the safest place. When I went to check on the eggs
>> last
>> night they were all GONE and her nest was destroyed. I cried. Dang it.
>> I
>> know she will rebuild somewhere else...I just hope it's in a safer
>> PLACE
>> this time. I was just crushed.

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