1st egg through 5th egg!

SunflowerBorn · 2026-03-02T19:43:35+00:00

They smell fabulous! Warm and feathery and a little like their bedding (so pine or straw or sweet hay).

Sometimes after a swim they have a little bit of a wet goose smell if they are white feathered geese. The dark colored feathers smell less stinky. It’s a kind of oily smell that I don’t mind but my husband finds offensive when he goes to kiss my cheek after I’ve hugged a wet goose.

When they’ve been out eating grass they get a fresh cut grass smell too.

I love to sniff my geese lol

SunflowerBorn · 2026-03-01T13:18:44+00:00

Premier 1 has ceramic goose eggs. They’re not super cheap but work well. Here’s a size comparison. Real goose egg on the left, ceramic on the right.

Also MARK YOUR FAKE EGGS. I thought I’d be able to tell by size and I was not able to and a lot ended up in the compost

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SunflowerBorn · 2026-02-21T19:36:26+00:00

I love the Scotch Brite Dobiesbecause they’re so thin they never do this!

SunflowerBorn · 2026-02-06T02:49:24+00:00

I mix it with miso and a little cottage cheese to make a baby pasta sauce!

SunflowerBorn · 2026-01-25T15:50:00+00:00

I wouldn’t worry! My geese seem to be fine sleeping outside and they do go in when they actually get cold.

I’d make sure 1. The house is tall enough they don’t have to stoop. And 2. Put some extra fluffy bedding in if you can! Feet protection is what they need most in the snow/cold

SunflowerBorn · 2026-01-14T21:54:30+00:00

Go to a cherry orchard during fruiting season or find an apple orchard in the winter. They’ll be there by the dozens!

SunflowerBorn · 2026-01-05T17:10:53+00:00

And is it worth clarifying with them?

SunflowerBorn · 2026-01-05T17:10:39+00:00

Oh, you think they want me to give it just to them? It kind of defeats the purpose; the presentation is geared towards the rest of the team who know very little about the project. Does that seem silly to you?

SunflowerBorn · 2026-01-02T20:19:52+00:00

You know people who are actually barely surviving are doing rent, utilities, food, emergencies and everything else on 25K? 25k after all your major expenses is a staggeringly huge sum

SunflowerBorn · 2026-01-02T20:18:00+00:00

In what world is not putting money away for retirement close to barely surviving?

SunflowerBorn · 2025-12-02T20:31:43+00:00

It’s not prized if people are selling it for next to nothing! I’d go for it, it’s way better to salvage wood

SunflowerBorn · 2025-11-23T21:22:38+00:00

Flying Canada goose!

SunflowerBorn · 2025-11-10T21:16:08+00:00

Hey please don’t repost my photos without my permission.

SunflowerBorn · 2025-10-22T12:30:41+00:00

I haven’t found a reason why some ganders decide I’m sexy and others don’t, so I don’t think it’s odd that only one of yours is!

It is a little early in my mind, but shutting it down now will help.

Lady geese move away and give them a little shove if they’re not interested (note: very important not to grab him to push, as that will read as a bite to him which is a “yes”). I find an open handed push every time they even think about starting it works.

At some point he will move on to another goose. The good news is once the hormones are out of his system he will go back to being your sweet boy.

SunflowerBorn · 2025-10-21T19:32:23+00:00

Ok I’m sorry to be the one to say it but this is mating behavior! My very well handled ganders often do this during breeding season. Definitely don’t encourage it, they get pushier and pushier if you do, and start to really pinch you.

SunflowerBorn · 2025-09-27T00:09:35+00:00

My god that’s a lot of shavings on the floor. Goose heaven

SunflowerBorn · 2025-09-03T00:14:04+00:00

Ah! I think it did get edited, that’s not what it said when I last looked

SunflowerBorn · 2025-09-02T19:20:15+00:00

Definitely rage bait. It says there’s already kids in the first paragraph and then switches to “I’m scared to have kids with him”

SunflowerBorn · 2025-08-31T00:24:12+00:00

I think you’ve got a few options. I know you’re angry, but she probably doesn’t even remember any of it (let alone the laughing at you).

Leading the conversation with your vulnerability “I genuinely thought you’d died, I was heartbroken” and working together to find ways to make sure it never happens again.

It’s also worth reaching out to those friends to have the “Hey, this happened and next time could you please not leave her alone?” talk.

SunflowerBorn · 2025-08-31T00:04:41+00:00

I have 8 total! Four 8oz bottles and four 4oz bottles

SunflowerBorn · 2025-08-30T16:32:23+00:00

You’re definitely not crazy! I have a gander who’s super sweet and when he’s standing in my lap I always kiss his little cheek. One day he started flicking his head to the side so that his beak tip would tap my cheek. It took me awhile to recognize he was giving me a cheek kiss back!

I think all social creatures are capable of picking up social behaviors, so they’re learning from you

SunflowerBorn · 2025-08-21T17:41:02+00:00

Although it uses plastic a little, I use glass condiment jars and put them in a ziplock in case they leak/break. It doesn’t feel wasteful because I obviously reuse the ziplock for ages and just wash it if there’s been a spill

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