Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Lindaruth <triplets335@yahoo.com>]

In my experience, Geese breed better if they have water to in which to breed otherwise the male isn't able to get properly on top it also helps the hen to take the proper stance and the weight

DIA BEANNACHT LEAT

Lindaruth Horton

Northwestern Wisconsin

Home of Lindaruth's Lovely knits

IN GOD WE TRUST

--- On Mon, 1/11/10, Harvey Ussery <harvey@themodernhomestead.us> wrote:

From: Harvey Ussery <harvey@themodernhomestead.us>
Subject: [Livingontheland] Share experiences breeding geese?
To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Monday, January 11, 2010, 1:33 PM

If there are list members who have successfully bred geese, I'd love to
hear about your experiences. I have tried *three* times in the past,
bombed out each time as a result of one frustration or another. I'm
going to try again with a trio of nice Pilgrims (out of Dave
Holderread's stock). Have researched management of breeders in
Holderread's goose book and DOMESTIC GEESE by Aston, but knowing what
you've found works would be a big boost.

If you're able to give advice, please specify breed(s) you've worked
with; your management, especially in winter; nests you provided and
whether indoors or out--any other key to success.

If I'm successful with the attempt this year, I'll be writing an article
about my long goose-breeding saga for Backyard Poultry magazine, and
will include a short chapter in the book I'm writing as well. I'd love
to be able to include your successful experiences as well.

Many thanks for your help.

~Harvey

--
Harvey in northern Virginia
www.themodernhomestead.us

The threat of nuclear weapons and man's ability to destroy the environment are really alarming. And yet there are other almost imperceptible changes--I am thinking of the exhaustion of our natural resources, and especially of soil erosion--and these are perhaps more dangerous still, because once we begin to feel their repercussions it will be too late.  ~The Dalai Lama

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