With Bernie's elopement and Patty's disappearance it was down to just Thelma in our gaggle. Now Thelma probably would have been content just hanging with the ducks and ruling the flock. Not this mama goose! As I told Mr. B, we can't just have one.
Craig's List is an amazing place. I was able to find someone an hour away selling Toulouse goslings. We took a drive on Saturday and pick up five more. Let me telling you I was glad it was nice out and we were able to have the window rolled down. Nothing like five goslings in the back of the Jeep to stank things up.
We did think about ordering them from the hatchery again, but it would have been expensive with the shipping cost and then you have to order a minimum of ten birds. I would have been happy having ten more geese to run around the acres but Mr. B had to put the kabosh on that.
It seems like everyone is adjusting nicely to the new additions. They are a week or two younger than the birds we have so smaller than Thelma and about the size of the ducks. The pecking order is still being established. It is kinda humorous watching the ducks try and boss the geese around. Little do they know that it won't be long and they will be way bigger than them, and bigger than Thelma. A Toulouse goose is one of the heavier breeds of geese, we are talking between 13 and 20 pounds of goose! When we picked them up you should have seen the gander on their farm. Ginormous!!
We are not sure on names just yet. Mr. B has decided that we need a Bruce, Bruce the Toulouse goose. And I think we need an Olga. We shall see.
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