Awww....:(
I’m happy though that you have plenty of survivors.
I had 3 Toulouse for about 10 years.
Bob T. Gander could whup anything in this county.
His “wives” Lucy and Gert were a trip.
Lucy was a welfare queen.
She’d lay her eggs in Gert’s nest and poor sweet, motherly Gert would happily accept them amongst her own.
Then Lucy would take off and run with Bob, leaving Gert to brood them.
Never had any hatch though [makes ya wonder about Bob, don’t it?] and I hated to do it but I had to take the eggs away from Gert and get rid of them or she’d brood until she starved to death.
Unfortunately, Bob would hear her shrieking and come running to flop the bejeebers outta me.
Whatever.
The eggs had to go or she’d die.
[Lucy was *such* an irresponsible tramp]
When the Canadian geese would fly overhead from the ponds, they’d all run below, trying to join them.
Sometimes Lucy would actually make it over the fence, if she a good tail wind.
Then she’d run around the fence, screaming hysterically to get put back *in*.
Poor dumb goose never figured out the whole “action/consequence” thing.
I miss having chickens.
I raised them from peepees out in the kitchen and taught them silly tricks.
[it’s an old farmhouse...nothing odd about that]...:)
Hubby ate a “real” egg once and was put off by it.
He’s used to those anemic things from the market.
I didn’t even bother offering him scrambled goose eggs.
They would’ve really blown his mind.
Now I’ve just got the dogs, the goats and one remaining rabbit.
[10+ year old Booger passed last month...sweet old guy]
Psycho Bunny [*not* the FReeper] doesn’t really seem to care that he’s gone.
Just leaves more carrots, hay and sweet feed for her, I reckon.
The Ibizans would run the goats because they resemble their “natural prey” too much.
I’m not sure what Odin thinks of them.
He and Spike, my little black pygmy doe will stand, totally immobile, for 10-15 minutes, just staring at each other through the fence.
Maybe they’re playing “statue”.
“I sure do ramble on..... ;>)”
Lawd, you was bawn a ramblin’ man.....LOL
That was a fun post.
About the goose eggs. I’ve read that they have a rich flavor, so they are recommended for scrambled, omelets and baking.
I recently tried my very first goose egg. I fried it “over medium” in butter. No Guts, No Glory.
I was pleasantly surprised... it was quite good. I felt a bit decadent in eating an egg that sells for $5 egg or $40 a dozen.
I probably won’t eat many goose eggs because they’re too big, as well as my concerns over heart health. From time to time I will simply spoil myself.
This past summer we loaded up our Airstream trailer with fresh farm eggs and headed out for a 30 day vacation. I insist that any eggs we eat be very fresh, so we couldn’t take enough to get us through the month.
We ran out and had to buy a dozen white eggs from a grocery store. YUCK... sickening. I didn’t realize just how spoiled I was. I didn’t finish eating the eggs and I gave them to my......... BABY KILLING VICIOUS DOG.
Cheers......