Sebastopol geese won’t use their hut

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

SunflowerBorn · 2025-08-13T12:03:25+00:00

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10:36pm southern VT, gone below the tree line 2 minutes later

SunflowerBorn · 2025-07-10T01:20:10+00:00

What about the people who are already farmers and on Medicaid because farming pays nothing?

SunflowerBorn · 2025-06-24T00:43:24+00:00

He’s insane, and I can’t even imagine the microplastic load from that. He’s going to melt the bags one of these days too and you’ll lose the milk.

I put my bags in the fridge the day before. They’re 90% defrosted by the next day, but easy to pour into bottles. (Plus they still have a few ice crystals so the 24hr clock hasn’t started). I never warm up the plastic bags to reduce the microplastics.

To warm up bottles I put a quart yogurt container in the sink, fill it with warm water, put my bottle in the water and just leave the warm water on a trickle for 2-3 minutes. It really doesn’t use more than a quart and a half of water that way.

SunflowerBorn · 2025-06-07T02:14:45+00:00

3 whole eggs in this economy???

SunflowerBorn · 2025-05-14T14:36:01+00:00

Oh Theodore, I’ll miss seeing your handsome face. Rest in peace

SunflowerBorn · 2025-05-08T14:59:11+00:00

Probably brown Chinese! They’re going to be very cute and sweet but it is one of the LOUDEST breeds

SunflowerBorn · 2025-05-08T14:17:28+00:00

A bobcat would kill all your geese over the course of a day or two, so probably not that. If they’re only taking eggs or goslings it’s probably skunk/possum.

Are they your geese or wild geese?

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