The cattle of the poultry world, geese need few inputs to raise and are one of the best choices for raising your own meat on limited pasture space. These big birds are mischievous, curious, and alert. They are extremely hardy and live primarily off of grass and weeds.Brooding GeeseGeese need to ...
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Incubating and Hatching Goose Eggs
Geese can be difficult to incubate and hatch compared to chickens and ducks. Ideally, the incubating is left to a hen, duck, goose, or other broody bird, but luck doesn't always provide a broody when you need one. Goslings make up for their difficult hatching by being incredibly easy to raise. Read ...
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How to Tell the Gender of your Goose… or Gander
It can be a little difficult to tell a goose and a gander apart. Other than a couple of autosexing breeds, geese have the same plumage colors. Males and females are also similarly sized and have no real obvious distinguishing characteristics like a rooster's sickle feathers. So how do you tell the ...
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How to Sex Chicks – Myths and Facts
A lot of people are curious about how to sex chicks so they don't end up getting roosters. Honestly, there aren't many ways for most people to accurately tell the gender of chicks until they're a bit older. There are, however, some pretty silly myths that supposedly tell you whether the chick is a ...
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Sexing Chickens: Hen or Rooster?
It's that time of year again. New chicken owners the world over have pullets nearing point of lay and they are all asking the same questions: Why is my hen's comb getting so big and red? Is she really a he? Sexing chickens over 12 weeks of age is actually very easy.One of the reasons I think this ...
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Raising Chickens for Meat
Whether you want to be more self-sufficient or you just want to eat healthier meat from a happier animal, raising chickens for meat is a great way to get started. One of the most popular varieties of chicken to raise for this purpose is the Cornish X (also known as Cornish Cross or CX), but there ...
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