Conflicting info! When will the geese lay their eggs?

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@ClickinChicken 3 ай бұрын

the country of Poland, deserve the Nobel peace prize for helping their neighbor. Glad you picked up chicks home safe!

@dianehall5345 3 ай бұрын

Hello Sarah and Kevin. I raised hundreds of Standard Toulouse geese and had a large Sears red wood wet hatch incubator. My geese started laying in mid February at one year old. I put a magic marker dot on the first one and left the first one in the nest. Mine did lay in a cushy hay nest they rearranged. They lay every other day. Then I started collecting them in a cool place, covered by a damp towel. When I had enough, I wrote the date on the side of the eggs. 28 days for a hatch. I hand turned the eggs twice a day ( dates up > dates down, so I knew I had turned them. The goslings have an egg tooth and will start tapping on the large end on the 26th day. If I gently tap on the shell and say, "VEE!" They will answer and start tapping like crazy! Pretty cool. They will bond to you when hatched. Make sure you candle them up to two weeks. A bad egg can explode in the incubator. Best of luck. ~ Diane

@ritamccartt-kordon283 3 ай бұрын

Thank you SO much for sharing this information! I have Geese that should start laying soon. Wonderful information! GOD bless

@dianehall5345 3 ай бұрын

@ritamcartt-korton283- You are welcome. I really enjoyed raising geese. Another tip. They do not see well after dark. Be sure to get them inside, as they will just plunk themselves down and be a target for predators. Mine mated for life and protected other goslings in the group. Have fun! ~ Diane

@joycemaurer3588 3 ай бұрын

So much fun watching the ducks and geese run with their wings flapping! I've missed that.

@vickilynn5717 3 ай бұрын

You should check out Cog hill farm and how he did his berry bushes on a trellis system and dedicated vines or shoots. It's awesome and the maintenance and harvesting is so easy.

@richardsmith5639 3 ай бұрын

I'm only 73 years old but it looks like you are doing a lot of good things!😅

@marybethham4967 3 ай бұрын

Those little chicks are so cute. Kevin gave you a wonderful Valentine’s Day present.

@creativerita 3 ай бұрын

Consider growing some elderberries also

@gigigigi2298 3 ай бұрын

Kevin what a great gift for your wife ❤😊❤

@redsassy938 3 ай бұрын

I can't wait for these babies to grow up and show off their goofy cuteness!!!

@liznyp6209 3 ай бұрын

The best thing we ever did was plant a row of blueberries over 30 years ago. We get tons and some for the neighbors. It was only 10 plants but they spread underground and sent up more shoots.

@katrinagarland5219 3 ай бұрын

I would have a 3 foot break in the middle of the berry lines so that you don't have to walk all the way to the end to get to another row.... :)

@LivingTraditionsHomestead 3 ай бұрын

Great idea!

@sherryswift1660 3 ай бұрын

Adding straw will induce the geese to build a nest. They need lots of it to build it up nice and big. Shavings won't cut it for a goose nest.

@tracybruring7560 3 ай бұрын

I don't recommend weed fabric around grapes and berries. I did this in texas and regretted it because the grass grows right up through and the little sucker plants have a hard time growing. the grass won't hurt them; you can put a tin can around the base of the grapes if you want to weed eat around them for asthetics

@sbranch7842 3 ай бұрын

I agree. Once the grapes become established and are tall enough, pasture the geese in them. Wait until the vines are thick enough the geese can't chew them to pieces.

@lsieu 3 ай бұрын

I LOVE the look of the raised bed garden. Really beautiful!

@darlajohnson2020 3 ай бұрын

A tin can? What a good idea!

@robertlamb4254 3 ай бұрын

@@darlajohnson2020may be a split section of 4" Pvc pipe would work too.

@mskippi 3 ай бұрын

I love watching new chicks settle in . We will be getting meat chicks soon, so excited

@HMInavydoc 3 ай бұрын

Your little Waddlesville area is ADORABLE....! Your farm is SO PRODUCTIVE and SO ORGANIZED...! The new chicks are SO CUTE and a GOOD ADDITION to the farm...! I can't wait to see how your NEW GARDEN area works out ...! Thank YOU for letting us tag along with you today...! ❤🐔❤ Shelly

@KimandFrank 3 ай бұрын

You guys are awesome week after week we share morning coffee time ❤

@olddawgdreaming5715 3 ай бұрын

Great job everyone and the new Silkies are going to be a lot of fun to watch. Stay safe and hope the geese start laying eggs for you . Fred.

@swianecki 3 ай бұрын

Fun video to watch. I think we’re all starting to dream of spring. God Bless!

@nancysworld4178 3 ай бұрын

❤ I love baby chicks! They remind me of my childhood in Puerto Rico! Just the cutest things you can see!❤❤😊

@michaellyon9220 3 ай бұрын

Kevin, I’m begging you lol , do an updated storm, shelter video 👍🏻

@lovesJesus448 3 ай бұрын

🌪 Tornadoes will be coming soon

@bubbakemp5817 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for straightening the sign on the gate! It was driving me nuts!🤣 God bless!

@proudgrandma138 3 ай бұрын

Me too! Lol

@elizabethfairlie8296 3 ай бұрын

Didn't even notice. 😮

@susanray6533 3 ай бұрын

I had White Chinese geese years ago and they were never aggressive toward me but would chase my teenage sons. The gander was better about that after I gave him a soccer ball to play with. When they started laying eggs, it was always in the corner of their shelter and they covered them with bedding.

@williamslavens9408 3 ай бұрын

Son! I Say Son! If you get cold. Go stand. I Say! go stand in the corner! It's always 90 degrees.

@cherimitchell8977 3 ай бұрын

When the geese are close to laying even the females will lower their heads and walk toward you while hissing. The males, no matter how friendly they are to you now, will get aggressive. Hold your ground and walk toward them just talking to them. They will, hopefully, walk away. Watch your back though. Provide a nest of deep hay in their coop area. They will like a clean area for laying eggs, although their dirty feet will dirty the eggs. They bury their eggs under the hay so you’ll have to dig through the hay around the nest area.

@joannak4640 3 ай бұрын

Love you guys so much!! It's always a joy to watch you out and about on your land showing us how things are going. Thank you God bless

@user-ub8uu4xb7u 3 ай бұрын

Stefano Creatini did a video on youtube about a gentleman growing in the high desert of Colorado and he has amazing grapes, he says the plants,grape vines don't like the metal structures for support.He uses wooden structures for support. He says the metal gets hot and the plants vines do not like the hot metal.If you get time I would watch his video! "Permaculture garden in the high desert"

@kathleenmoniz8200 3 ай бұрын

Love the baby chick's. Soo cute

@brianlykins6663 3 ай бұрын

Great to see the upgrades and getting ready for spring. Always seems to come like a speeding train , always gets there quicker than you think. Always seems like gardening, you have everything planned out, then bang, your 2-3 weeks behind. Anyway guys, looks like ya'll are getting things in hand, ready to go. Kevin, chiggers love me as well. When I know I'm going to be at risk, the clothes I'm going to wear all get soaked or sprayed down heavy with Pine Sol, it really seems to help. Good luck guys, keep an eye on the clock, it always runs faster when you get a little behind. God bless ya'll and stay safe out there on the homestead. You don't need any delays.

@gaylewest7140 3 ай бұрын

I was told red raspberry and black berry bushes shouldn’t be near each other because of cross pollination

@sherrylingenfelter8991 3 ай бұрын

Cuteness overload baby chicks 🐤

@stanleygallman7800 3 ай бұрын

Kevin and Sarah thanks for sharing giving us the updates about some things happening on the farm 😞 continued prayers peace and blessings 🙏

@dixsigns1717 3 ай бұрын

I just love your channel and I have been here for a minute or two. (smile)

@ruadhscottygirl2480 3 ай бұрын

As you know, ticks love berry bushes. Chickens like to eat ticks. Could you let your chickens into the orchard area occasionally to clean up the area or are there too many hawks and owls?

@garyvandenboss9148 3 ай бұрын

We notice in the first of the video you had an eagle in the background. Here they are hard on yard birds.

@dhansonranch 3 ай бұрын

Enjoyable video! Well done. The fruit trees look great.

@krickette5569 3 ай бұрын

My geese laid their eggs at all hours And they hid their nests, or tried to. At one point they were even laying along the edge of the water in our pond. And like others you have heard from, some of my geese began laying at around a year of age. I've had them lay in the Spring and all through the Summer. I have new geese now, (an Eagle took my female Toulouse 🥵) I have African Grey Geese now and they are young so it will be fun to see when they begin to lay. I got these geese as 2 week old goslings just before Thanksgiving last year, 2023, from a lady a few miles from me. She was shocked that her goose was laying in November.

@z144000 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Kevin & Sarah. Prayers. God Bless you all in Love. Maranatha ! ( shared to f/b )

@cristrivera 3 ай бұрын

Those chicks are the cutest 🤩🤩

@bryanlloyd1099 3 ай бұрын

Awesome video and Kevin done good for valentine's day!

@mojoflyingsolo639 3 ай бұрын

Either paint your fruit tree trunks white or put the white wrap around them. That will cool down the tree sap and keep them from flowering before it really gets warm. I don't know what type of paint but here in apple country in the Central Washington State we do this for our fruit trees.

@fionag8869 3 ай бұрын

First yr they sleep, 2nd yr they creep, 3rd yr they leap!!! Thats wat my grapes did

@johnlord8337 3 ай бұрын

Two wild blackberry species. Native blackberries have thin and reddish stalks. Invasive Himalayan blackberries are the finger-thick, green stalks. Any other native raspberries are either first-year growth or second-year growth canes. One needs to understand one's canes and fruiting production on the canes - for annual pruning out the non-fruiting canes. Easy to clip any length of wild raspberries and blackberries, and lay down in the ground (like sugar cane) 2-3 nodes. They will rapidly form their own rootings. There is no need for rootone hormones, as canes buried in the ground (even having a node and leaf near any wet surface ground will readily root themselves. One can easily start the cuttings in the growhouse with damp potting soil, and then transplant the largely-rooted canes into the vineyard.

@krickette5569 3 ай бұрын

Sarah, I have one Crested Polish that I got from a neighbor last year. I named her Tina (Tina Turner) and I call her TT. She is The funniest chicken and is Always so happy to see me whenever I am outside.

@KS-ts3le 3 ай бұрын

So exciting to look forward to so much interesting new things.

@robertlamb4254 3 ай бұрын

You got a goose egg on your goose eggs!😂

@eyvonneking4618 3 ай бұрын

I’ve heard that you have to put raspberries and black berries 100 ft apart to prevent cross pollination. Might be worth checking out

@anica935 3 ай бұрын

No,just row apart is fine.

@Kenny-km8rc 3 ай бұрын

Just keep different varieties of raspberries apart because they will cross pollinate, red , black, and gold. Blackberries and raspberries don’t

@histeve1110 3 ай бұрын

I had heard that they don’t make good companions due to their different soil needs, thriving typically in different pH. Planted together in the same type soil, it wouldn’t surprise me if one grew better than the other.

@lynnplestid2711 3 ай бұрын

Nice hawk flying by at the 50 sec mark !

@allenmiller5963 3 ай бұрын

Most breeds of geese start laying around 9 months starting in spring season. However, fertility rates in young geese tend to be low not much above 20% in their first year. Geese mature around two years old and from 2-4 years old are their best laying and fertility years. Laying and fertility drop off significantly after year 5 even though geese generally live 10-15 years and longer in some cases. Commercially we cull our flocks at the beginning of year 5 unless they are a rare species or a species that is difficult to reproduce. Good luck!

@danieldriscol4484 3 ай бұрын

Always great and interesting videos you two have. Excited to watch your berrie plants to get going

@JohnTalbot-k6xi 3 ай бұрын

A+ Enjoyed the walk around / (!!) Stay out of the woods during Tick Season (!!) Good thing for everybody to be told about ....

@straubdavid9 3 ай бұрын

00:48 .... looks like a Bald Eagle flying from right to left on the screen?

@johnr3603 3 ай бұрын

Green hat, green jacket,,lookin good!

@normaneudorf3251 3 ай бұрын

Raspberries need to be able to plow around them to control the spread of the runners. Our raspberries are all over our yard because we have no way to control them in our small yard. Just warning

@vivianweissmann217 3 ай бұрын

Hello from Georgia. Those baby chick are so cute; can't wait to see them grow up. Thanks again for sharing your adventures with us; stay well.

@carolcassidy7700 3 ай бұрын

Those chicks are so cute!!!

@ddhvn28 3 ай бұрын

The ones who get the tick bite that makes someone allergic to red meat can still eat ostrich. So instead of cows, you'd just change to ostrich. Lol my step brother has that.

@denisekeeth4595 3 ай бұрын

Good afternoon from Ireland. Will you be growing your fruit on a fence the same way Jason from Cog Hill Farm? His do very well.

@debrahall902 3 ай бұрын

Thank you from The Netherlands

@robertabarnes4299 3 ай бұрын

They are so precious!

@richardsmith5639 3 ай бұрын

BTY! My biggest complaint with this kind of site is that not many say where n the hell they live ! If I'm in zone 1 I sure can't benefit if I'm in zone 6! You do a fair job , thanks for that. LOL. Like I said I'm only 73 shit almost 74 years old and I hope I live long enough to know what , what is shit I don't know🤣🤣🤣

@gailday7566 3 ай бұрын

We love our raspberries. Fabulous fresh and then all winter from the freezer. Next time I will add some golden raspberries so I have berries later in the season also since they are fall bearing.

@wandaleimkuehler896 3 ай бұрын

I love that you're keeping it real! Weeds and watering are a never-ending battle. Your animals are such a joy to watch!

@suezqcamacho 3 ай бұрын

I just can't believe I've been following u guys for so long! I remember when u installed the chicken run years ago. It's been a great journey!! Ty for sharing

@nephalium 3 ай бұрын

Our wild berries grow beautifully where I live and I love picking some every year. Last year I didn't get to them in time because not only are you at the mercy of mother nature but you are also at the mercy to all the birds. Lol. I'm hoping I can get to them this year before the birds have their feast.

@tonyn3123 3 ай бұрын

I remember my Mom and stepdad planted 6 tame blackberry plants in a small bed about 15 feet long and provided a simple wire fence for them to climb and run. They tied the branches as they grew to the fence. The first year was ok productive and after pruning at the right time, the second year provided 26 gallons of blackberries! And they have exploded from there. Unless you plan to sell the berries, I would limit the plants. They are prolific. And I agree about the chiggers. The tame blackberries with their lack of thorns and open growing to not encourage chiggers, they are great! It's nice to pick gallons of the wonderful very big berries without scratching your skin raw from chiggers as a result.

@jvan6360 3 ай бұрын

In two shots, there was a large hawk or eagle checking out waddlesville, you probably saw it, but might contribute to some of the noise.

@hollyu48 3 ай бұрын

I just love chicks!

@k.p.1139 3 ай бұрын

Good morning! You guys are taking advantage of the warm weather, and I took advantage of the cool weather to get my stuff done. It only took me a few years to learn that laziness leads to gardening in the heat. 😆 So, this year, I worked on my garden a little at a time, and got all of the heavy work done, before the spring heat sets in. I already have a few seeds in the ground, and the Lord has sent rain for us this weekend. So now, I can sit back, relax for a couple of days, and enjoy these fruits of my labor.

@michellefield822 3 ай бұрын

Get a couple of goats. They cut grass very well

@sherrikarlstedt6442 3 ай бұрын

Sheep more than goats.

@jacquelinejohnson3709 3 ай бұрын

...oh, and the baby chicks are adorable!😊

@deannamoreton8253 3 ай бұрын

Mine laid at a year old last year, so last year's should lay this year ...usually start mid February

@RichSobocinski 3 ай бұрын

Kevin don't give John Deere any free advertising.

@grassmanfive 3 ай бұрын

I saw two hawks fly over Waddlesville on this episode, Might watch the silkies. just sayen.

@cliffblackburn8102 3 ай бұрын

Only concerns about the compost pile is the chickens will eat all the worms in there 💯

@kimsampleshall7137 3 ай бұрын

can't hear him but can hear her better, just wanted you to know that. love watching.

@TheFamilyFarmstead 3 ай бұрын

The geese are beautiful. Next time you process ducks can you bring us along? I’d love to learn.

@sidepasser 3 ай бұрын

I raised French Toulouse Geese for 20 years and they would lay in one nest only and only at a certain time of year, breeding season. My ducks layed every morning and didn't need a nest, they layed in the coop. I loved my Toulouse Geese, they were wonderful and produced great babies that grew quickly and were ready for harvest quickly. French Toulouse will hiss but never attacked anyone. I had Chinese Geese and had to give them away as they would attack my children. You may want to put out some straw for the geese, my geese would not lay on the ground, they only laid in a "nest" of straw or hay. My Toulouse mated for life, I don't know if your geese do that.

@floormanjoe 3 ай бұрын

I used to have Sebastapol geese and they liked to lay in the water. Don't forget to check the pool for goose eggs.

@kyhilltophome3153 3 ай бұрын

My husband has Alpha Gal.. We have 1.2 acres and most of it is woods. Luckily he is not super reactive. As long as he stays away from the meat he is okay. He still eats cheese and is not fume reactive. Missouri and Kentucky are in the top 5 states with Alpha Gal victims.

@ClickinChicken 3 ай бұрын

The ducks instantly pipe down after you drop the feed!

@dianelyons3033 3 ай бұрын

JUST ORDERED MY FREEZE DRYER FROM THE LINK YOU SHARED. THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO

@waddleinnhomestead 3 ай бұрын

I use dog crates in my coop and my ducks lay inside those crates In fact my ducks will run back in the coop if they need to lay an egg My geese are Pomeranian saddleback Stella was born April 4/2023 She was raised with a few ducklings. Shortly after those ducks started to lay eggs in November my stella also started ti lay eggs. She also used one of my bigger dog crates She laid through dec. Then it got really cold and she stopped. Then warmed up a few weeks and she laid 4 more eggs in start of feb then stopped I got her a gander in dec who is almost 2 years old They started to mate within 2 weeks and are still in mate mood I did see her eating the oyster shells yesterday Maybe she will start laying again She was very young when she started to lay egg as well as way out of season I believe her being brought up with ducks is why she started when they did Putting in some kind of covered area in the coop or pen area maybe help to encourage egg laying for nesting area They like bedding they can build up to make the nest and cover the eggs One thing I have read is the first year eggs often don’t bring in babies I did try to incubate the last 4 eggs and none started Maybe to young yet My sister-in-law runs embden geese Her last year babies are also starting to mate now and the female has started to lay eggs this past week Just want to add I found a goose egg today So I was correct on why she was eating oyster shells again I’ll incubate every egg I get abc hopefully we get some offspring !

@jackiedotson5804 3 ай бұрын

I live not too far from you in Illinois near St. Louis. Watching your video this morning, Saturday, when you posted it looking out my window with the 4 inches of snow we got yesterday I had to chuckle because I know that you are likely experiencing the same yo-yo weather we are. Yesterday morning it was nice and clear then the heavy snow came giving us about 4 inches of snow. Good thing you kept the baby chicks in the house for a few days. I always enjoy your videos. 💕💕

@joyces.9021 3 ай бұрын

Wow those silkies are fast runners!

@gardengirl649 3 ай бұрын

How far is town? Perhaps you should get a little rake to find the eggs.

@OWF-Farm 3 ай бұрын

We have 11 of the white Chinese. One male is 2 years old. Only survivor of 12 mixed types. Last spring we got 10 more of the white Chinese. They started laying about 3 weeks ago. getting 1-5 eggs per day.. Have not found any of them to be aggressive. They seam to be some what curious if you stay in the pen for a while. We have tried to pet them but they run off when we do, at least for now.

@MsKK909 3 ай бұрын

Is that a hawk I see flying around in the background 😮?

@sharonloomis5264 3 ай бұрын

Your geese are beautiful.

@TheBcrug 3 ай бұрын

Geese are goog watchdogs when they got noisy and you checked for eggs possibly they noticed the raptor that showed up at .51 and 5.37 in the video , just if you missed it. Precautions to be taken.

@sharontilton3906 3 ай бұрын

They start laying around 9months old. From April until September. Give them more protein if they don’t start laying soon. May wanna worm them with daematcious earth food grade or Cayenne pepper. Best of luck!!

@sherrycraig4745 3 ай бұрын

I would love to watch you prune the trees

@davidhuffine5084 3 ай бұрын

Chicks look good . Hope the geese start laying . gonna have to try some duck eggs , you make them sound good .

@marthamccoog4993 3 ай бұрын

Oh good granny Black caps are the best❤

@ruthhilsdorf3210 3 ай бұрын

My younger daughter’s MIL keeps chickens, ducks, geese & turkeys. Only the turkeys are kept separated, the others are all together. No problems. She has several regular customers for her duck eggs, one does a lot of baking & prefers the duck eggs because they are richer. The other customers are allergic to chicken eggs so they buy the ducks eggs. Different species so different DNA, no allergies. My experience is that the goose eggs have a very good flavor, due to their larger size you don’t need many for an excellent omelet. Don’t know how they would work in baking, you would have to adjust the amount of egg.

@marcidevries5515 3 ай бұрын

I am grateful for a father-in-law who prunes and ties up my grapes each spring! The warm weather coming to Michigan means that it's time yo tap the maple trees and make syrup.

@teresaf.6009 3 ай бұрын

Good morning from Missouri! Thanks for sharing your info and tricks of the trade. Blessings!

@juliepizzolato1911 3 ай бұрын

As a fellow goose lover...Maybe the conflicting info has something to do with laying/going set to full hatch/successfully parenting. Laying eggs could definitely happen at a year. Going set - maybe...as well as varying levels of success as well as parenting to varying levels of success. Best chance for geese to successfully accomplish a full step by step process from lay to gosling independence from their parents (typically) is by 3 years old. Geese are extremely family oriented. Your entire flock will actually work together to protect the goslings.