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Stay. Away. From. The. Eggs. #geese #broodygoose

All four female geese seem to be broody now 🧐🤷‍♂️

All four female geese seem to be broody now 🧐🤷‍♂️

All four female geese seem to be broody now 🧐🤷‍♂️ #geese #broodygoose #fourgeeseonenest

The geese seem to be starting a new nest

The geese seem to be starting a new nest

The geese seem to be starting a new nest. #broodygoose #geese

As feared, the goose egg nest didn't do very well out in the open with all the rain last night

As feared, the goose egg nest didn't do very well out in the open with all the rain last night

As feared, the goose egg nest didn't do very well out in the open with all the rain last night. The broody goose seems to have given up on it. The 15 eggs went on the compost pile 😐 #geese #broodygoose #fail

Stay away from our eggs

Stay away from our eggs

Stay away from our eggs. #geese #broodygoose #teamwork

It's complicated

It's complicated

It's complicated. The geese have been laying eggs. This one has been sitting on them, mostly. They've been mating, kind of. I'm not sure if any of the eggs are fertilized. She's been moving the nest away from its previous location, until

Moving the geese to a fresh strip of pasture

Moving the geese to a fresh strip of pasture

Moving the geese to a fresh strip of pasture. Can you see the difference? #rotationalgrazing #geese

Planted willow, poplar, and plane tree cuttings around the duck pond bank

Planted willow, poplar, and plane tree cuttings around the duck pond bank

Planted willow, poplar, and plane tree cuttings around the duck pond bank. The hope is that they'll root and stabilize the banks, but let's see whether they'll survive being eaten. The geese already nibbled them a bit 😅 #cuttings #planting #pond #ducks #geese

One of the geese laid her first egg!

One of the geese laid her first egg!

One of the geese laid her first egg! #geese #goose #gooseegg

Geese 💗💗💗 cabbage, part deux

Geese 💗💗💗 cabbage, part deux This is our 1000th post on Instagram! Thanks for watching 😊 #geese #cabbage #valentines Your browser does not support the video tag.

Moved the birds to fresh paddocks

Moved the birds to fresh paddocks

Moved the birds to fresh paddocks. The previous ones were utterly spent... #ducks #geese #rotationalgrazing

They grow up so fast!

They grow up so fast!

They grow up so fast! #geese

Moved the birds to fresh grazing strips

Moved the birds to fresh grazing strips

Moved the birds to fresh grazing strips. #geese #ducks #rotationalgrazing

Moved the birds to fresh grazing strips

Moved the birds to fresh grazing strips

Moved the birds to fresh grazing strips. #geese #ducks #rotationalgrazing

The sucks enjoying fresh grass after being rotated on fresh grazing strips

The sucks enjoying fresh grass after being rotated on fresh grazing strips

The sucks enjoying fresh grass after being rotated on fresh grazing strips. #ducks #geese #grazing #rotationalgrazing

The almost adult Muscovies and geese got their wings clipped

The almost adult Muscovies and geese got their wings clipped

The almost adult Muscovies and geese got their wings clipped. They were doing longer and longer test flights, so it was time for an appointment with the feather stylist. #muscovy #geese #wingclip

Busy day reconfiguring fencing and lodging for the birds

Busy day reconfiguring fencing and lodging for the birds

Busy day reconfiguring fencing and lodging for the birds. All 4 coops are in use now, each with half of its corresponding grazing strip accessible. The groups are: geese, ducks 1 (adult Muscovies + half of the big Muscovy ducklings), ducks 2 (Khaki Campbell ducklings and the rest of the big

Turkeys above, geese below

Turkeys above, geese below

Turkeys above, geese below. Looks like tonight they'll spend the night together in the same coop. We tried yesterday, but the geese were terrorizing the poor turkeys. Today's attempt also started with bullying, but then the turkeys realized they can roost. Everyone seems content so far.

Goslings free in their own grazing strip for the first time

Goslings free in their own grazing strip for the first time. After a timid first moment, they got right to business eating. They seem happy as long as they have each other and some grass. #goslings #geese #freerange Your browser does not support the video tag.

The latest additions to the team: two goslings of unclear breed, about one month old

The latest additions to the team: two goslings of unclear breed, about one month old

The latest additions to the team: two goslings of unclear breed, about one month old. They seem quite scared, understandably so: first time away from their mama goose and siblings, and in a new unfamiliar place. #geese #goslings