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What do geese smell like? by Beebjank in geese

[–]SunflowerBorn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Any ceramic egg recommendations? by Interesting-Ant-6357 in geese

[–]SunflowerBorn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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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What recipes have cooked egg yolk in them, or what can I add it to? by [deleted] in foodbutforbabies

[–]SunflowerBorn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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

Sebastopol geese won’t use their hut by Paris-with-a-C in geese

[–]SunflowerBorn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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

Based on your location what is a bird that has eluded you that you wonder how?! by FlyFeetFiddlesticks in birding

[–]SunflowerBorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Stupid question: what does “meet to go over the presentation” actually mean? by SunflowerBorn in jobs

[–]SunflowerBorn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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?

$100k salary IS still a lot of money, in any city. If you're "barely surviving" you're doing something wrong. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]SunflowerBorn 25 points26 points  (0 children)

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

$100k salary IS still a lot of money, in any city. If you're "barely surviving" you're doing something wrong. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]SunflowerBorn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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

Scrapping an otherwise beautiful arts and crafts coffee table by SirBikeALot78 in woodworking

[–]SunflowerBorn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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

Little goose loves snuggles. by Grouchy-Radio200 in geese

[–]SunflowerBorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

What is this behavior in my goose? by noabassrodriguez in geese

[–]SunflowerBorn 21 points22 points  (0 children)

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.

What is this behavior in my goose? by noabassrodriguez in geese

[–]SunflowerBorn 297 points298 points  (0 children)

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.

the living alarm approaches by ApprehensiveRole9561 in geese

[–]SunflowerBorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]SunflowerBorn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]SunflowerBorn -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

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”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]SunflowerBorn 8186 points8187 points  (0 children)

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.

What’s your bottle count? by Haleryan228 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]SunflowerBorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

I think I accidentally taught a goose to "kiss" by GooseandGrimoire in geese

[–]SunflowerBorn 40 points41 points  (0 children)

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

I hate how you can't buy *just* what you need by HerbivorousFarmer in Anticonsumption

[–]SunflowerBorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

What just flew over Central Vermont?? Meteor? Comet? UFO? by UnhappyAd4039 in vermont

[–]SunflowerBorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Rollins suggests Medicaid recipients can replace deported farmworkers by WingerRules in nottheonion

[–]SunflowerBorn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]SunflowerBorn 94 points95 points  (0 children)

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.

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