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He took me to to Mama's nest to see if the goslings had hatched yet (they were due to hatch today or tomorrow). She hatched a few by the time we made it down. She ultimately hatched 8.
Didn't catch it on video but she caught the treat several times in mid air.
The daddy goose usually chills out on the other side of the pond when my dad comes down. He was sticking around really close the day the babies hatched.
I hope nothing ever happens to these guys. My dad looks forward to them coming back every year. He set up a motion activated alarm all around her nesting site after he heard coyotes one night. He's got a spotlight and his rifle set up next to the door to confront whatever may be after his geese.
Edit: gonna tell my dad he made Front Page! He has no interest in social media but I'm proud of him ?
cruxofthebisquit
Canada geese
itzujones1
What a beautiful man
SansAandAnguS
Amazing! So cool. Your dad is a great guy too.
LeeDee16
Who else remembers the movie Fly Away Home?
Zahnradfee
It seems the cobra chicken does not understand it's getting food.
MSsucks
Cobra chicken
icanc4
They're Canada Geese. If they claim to be Canadian geese ask to see their passport.
Sprezzatura81
He does like the cobra chicken
TieBandit8
bdoverflow101
It's pronounced torontonian
Anarchduke
no interest in social media? that's probably why he has time to do shit like defend geese from coyotes
Toomanytimes
Lol yes! My dad is a wonderful hillbilly-redneck nature loving hybrid.
clemkadittlehoper24
Fly away home. Great movie.
Grindlebone
Good dude
wekanz
I truly think humanities purpose in life is to help the animals. They get it tough too.
miss09net8888
Omg my hearrrrtttttt❤
Thegreatkatefate
This story made me happy. Long live that man.
Toomanytimes
Thank you so much. I appreciate you saying that.
knuckledeepinachicken
Tell your dad to feed them healthy food like a nutritionally complete pelleted chicken feed and fruits and vegetables; avoid bread. The
knuckledeepinachicken
geese will appreciate real food as much as junkfood. If you feed bread only feed whole or multigrain; white bread is almost like candy. I
knuckledeepinachicken
can't see what he's feeding the goose in the video, it looks like a whole or multigrain bread to me. That's good, but a handful of chicken
knuckledeepinachicken
feed would be a step up.
MissSiesta
Can we have some more please
Toomanytimes
I'll post more if I can!
iamtheeggmaniamthewalrusiamjohnlennon
Your dad doing the lords work man
IxnayOnTheOttenRay
*Canada Goose
WestMetroMedic
*Sky Carp
IxnayOnTheOttenRay
Does that mean they're good eating??
Zaddylonglegs
Good on him. Also: Canada* Geese
pteridomania
Do they have names?
Toomanytimes
Nope he hasn't ever named them. He just excited says "My geese are back!" every year. Just calls them Momma goose and Daddy goose.
pteridomania
Thats the cutest!
boogersweretasty
Hairsplitting, I know, but we call them "Canada Geese", not Canadian Geese. I don't know why this bugs me so much. Sorry
Toomanytimes
It's okay. I always thought it was Canadians geese but I've been told I'm wrong multiple times in these comments. I'll try my best next time
boogersweretasty
wow, I'm not the only anal retentive Canadian. Don't know if I should be relieved or even more embarrassed.
misternoitall72360
Just an FYI. It's Canada geese. They're not from Canada, but named after ornithologists John Canada.
HonkeyKawng
Canada gooses are majestic.
Kazgen
Please don't let that be bread he's tossing. That's just super not good... Especially if that's on the ground all around her.
IHateTryingToMakeUpAUsername
There's always one
Kazgen
Yep, good intentions don't mean good results. I'll be the one to point out the science behind this.
knuckledeepinachicken
A few mouthfuls of bread isn't a big deal, a whole meal of bread is.
Kazgen
The amount of bread in the video, if that's all the white stuff on the ground is. Because it's more than just a mom, it's the goslings as
Kazgen
well. The bread is high carb and science shows us that bread allowed to go moldy or get wet and sit outside leads to various infections and
Kazgen
disease for the birds. Basically, yes... a little isn't a "big" deal, but given the availability of better alternatives and the readily
Kazgen
available information on just how detrimental this is, good intentions don't always mean good actions. He would likely be mortified and
JackHammahTattoos
I do not like the cobra chickens
Toomanytimes
Have you tried being nice to them?
AlexisActually
I mean I've tried minding my own business on the walking trail. They just get all sorts of ballsy for something I 100% can and will eat.
Toomanytimes
I'm sorry that happened to you
AlexisActually
It's cool though. I raise my arms and make noise and they go away. They act hard until they realize they ain't.
TiffaliciousA
Chick pics pls!
Paullovespizza
Pond looks very clear. Keep us informed please.
Toomanytimes
Okay! He keeps it pretty balanced with the fish he put in over the years. I used to swim in that pond often as a child.
Paullovespizza
Sounds like a great place to live. I took this photo at a local pond a few years ago. https://imgur.com/YBV0vFI
Toomanytimes
Ahhh love those geese! Thank you for sharing. I had a wonderful childhood place to grow up on.
CaspianQuix
doesntmatter
Sure mister tiny shoulders
Tinman2022
This is exactly what came to my mind when I saw this post.
Toomanytimes
I love this so much! ♥️
CaspianQuix
Nickelbackfat
Just watched this episode today.
Ethoid
What is it off?
Nickelbackfat
Letterkenny
venomlash
We ought to leave this world behind.
stinkingyeti
Must be fuckin' nice
hesbeginningtobelieve
He clearly has good intentions, but I think that goose is just repeating “get the fuck away from me and my nest/children”. Lol
Toomanytimes
Yeah I know lol He kept throwing more and more bread at her. There was a pile of it by the end. He told me she normally will pick it out 1/2
moustic
OMG people always trying to tell others they know better... I'm sure those geese can feed themselves fine and the bread is just a treat
Toomanytimes
This is it. My dad brought out one slice of bread. He's not buying bread at the store or anything else specifically for these geese.
Marfacely
Bread is only dangerous if they’re only eating bread, bread snack is totally fine. She’s losing weight on the nest so more calories helps
Kazgen
Not as much as you think. The goslings get mobile very fast and it's not like she is a mammal, breast feeding. The bread provides no
knuckledeepinachicken
!!! Only NONMEDICATED chicken feed, the medicine is toxic to waterfowl.
CrouchingVaginaHiddenPenis
Supposedly bread is bad for geese. Maybe oats, bird seed, or frozen peas next time?
knuckledeepinachicken
Nonmedicated chicken feed, fruits, and vegetables.
RoundThreeFIGHT
Not all bread and not all bad. It's just that a lot of it isn't very nutritional so not ideal to fill up on it. Whole grain/multigrain is ok
zirkoni42
Yeah, bread just fills their stomachs without much nutritional value.
Zahnradfee
Would unfrozen peas not be better?
PrincessKuzco
I think by frozen peas they just mean the peas you get in bags in the freezer isle. Itd be fine to thaw them
SmallTiddyGothGremlin
I always suggest unsalted and unsweetened corn, peas, beans, etc. They like corn the best out of all the veggies I've ever offered. :)
knuckledeepinachicken
Oh no! They'll end up malnourished if he's giving them piles of bread! Tell him to go buy a bag of chicken feed, they'll like it just as
knuckledeepinachicken
much, and it's nutritionally complete. (well, they'll like it just as much as soon as they figure out what it is; birds can be weary of new
knuckledeepinachicken
foods) NOT scratch grains--scratch is carbs. A pelleted or crumbled starter/grower along with some fruit and veg would be HEAVENLY
Toomanytimes
of his hand and he thinks she was stressing about me and my daughter being there.
Kazgen
Maybe you should let him know that the bread is bad for the goose. Fills her crop and provides little to no nutritional value, seriously.
knuckledeepinachicken
Yeah, bread is like candy for them. A couple mouthfuls are alright, but it can't be a whole meal.
KaraokeLemur
One meal of candy is OK, right? If it doesn't become a post-quarantine habit? Asking for a friend.
phillsman
Corn is good
Mairoa
Yeah, I give "my" crows some bread, but try to balance it with leftovers and free fed corn and nuts. Spoiled little cunts.
Robowitz
Probably, and probably why you and your daughter should have left immediately and watched from a distance. Distressed animal for likes..
Toomanytimes
I would have sat there where I was watching them rather I had my camera out or not.
Robowitz
And that's the problem.