Re: Who Still Raises Chickens...???

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
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Merryb <msg144@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

other day she gave me a couple of goose eggs- they're huge! My 11 year
old & I are thinking about getting a few- I think it would be fun,
plus a great learning experience for him. But we would not eat them-
they'd be strictly for eggs...

Just know that geese have a reputation for being ill-tempered and mean
spirited. Goose eggs are big, Merry; ostrich eggs are huge. :-0)

Geese are ok if raised from young (gosling's)
Good watch dogs also . The dominate goose if you have few males
can get agro with strangers

But 3 geese eat as much grass as one sheep .
Like ducks are pooh machines
so plan accordingly and check with local council re health regulations etc
We have breed Toulouse Goose :0

One time they even killed a number of snakes that were getting into the
chook pen and scoffing the eggs .


Most folks in our district keep chooks and or ducks
and the occasional pet emu . 1 Emu egg =12 chook eggs and taste great
fantastic for cakes .

.

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