Mother Geese Hatching Their Eggs Naturally

[@GoldShawFarm]

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[@ladymissgd]

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[@kc4941]

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[@tinapetrovicz9741]

Question Morgan - Does the company ship to Canada? I only saw shipping within the US. Am I wrong?

[@TheAdmoney02]

Can't wait

[@sebbes333]

0:53 Morgan the (Golden) Easter Bunny ;D

[@blithefulbee]

Watching Abby not give 2 shits about the geese biting her is so funny, but at the same time also shows she's becoming a tolerant guard dog which is AWESOME

[@RiverCrystal]

Right? I was so proud of her when I saw that!

[@cascallana2626]

One advise, if you want to have success with natural incubation, you should isolate each mama in their own space, with enough food and water, cozy and well protected from the wheather, dont let other animals disturbe them while incubating. They dont need much space, but if you dont isolate the mama, other mamas will come and lay their own eggs and fight for the nest, bad thing for good hatch rate, even fatal.

[@lararabb8888]

Thinking the same.

[@Lovehandels]

I guess it makes sense...other mothers on the same nest might be overly rotating eggs just scrabbling D:

[@abbiejoliec3133]

The buff goose agrees!

[@Sarafimm2]

Also thinking that the ganders might have been harassing the mama's on the nests because they're "sitting ducks".

[@kiradeki3561]

I hope he gives this another shot next year trying with that kind of set up. Maybe use the chicken tractors and give one to Mother Goose and maybe one or two other broody geese. Fewer nests, more controlled, using only the top 2-3 broody girls, and maybe if they have a gander that's hanging around with them, let him stay with the nest too so the mamas can feel protected. I'd also like to see him do the same with Dotty and a few broody hens and ducks, but...that's just because nothing seems more natural to me than having a few birds of each type going broody in a safe place.

[@Soy_boi]

In Dottie’s defense, one of her chicks had annoyed the mother goose and got bit, that’s why she was attacking the nesting goose. She was being a protective mama☺️

[@ArkriteTheMad]

I was cheering for Dottie, for bird that's badly outweighed and outclassed she was really punching above her weight class. And that goose totally had it coming.

[@blacky_Ninja]

@@ArkriteTheMad Birds are fearless balls of Anger when it comes to protecting their babys.

[@zakuraRabbit]

Dottie seems to be a bit of an entitled parent then XD Her kid comes over and bothers the goose, the goose tells the kid to buzz of and Dottie goes nuts on her. Anything but admitting her "precious angel" did any wrong.

[@jamesverone1244]

​@@zakuraRabbit Karen chicken

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

To be more exact, the goose was just trying to protect what the goose thought was baby goslings getting ready to hatch underneath her. But the baby chick was just innocently trying to run past quick to get to mama Dottie and the other baby chick, not actually intending to bother the goose at all.

[@Ajlez]

It's kind of crazy, we don't realize how often parents are NOT successful in the wild. My first experience witnessing this was when we had mourning doves nesting in the pine tree out front of our house every single year, and every year they lost their eggs, or their eggs didn't hatch, or their newborns were eaten by squirrels. I did finally get to see a successful clutch the last time, and it was amazing to see a bird's first flight. They just flew off for the first time ever and didn't come back. It was impressive.

[@Sam-ps8zz]

There's 2 kinds of strategies that nature follows. The more common is throw numbers at it. Like fish, they have hundreds sometimes thousands of children, only the strongest and luckiest survive. Vs Elephants, they have 1 baby every several years, but that one baby has a high chance of survival, mother and herd protection.

[@Purplesquigglystripe]

It’s still even hard for humans to have babies. Even though infant mortality goes down with modern medicine, actually getting pregnant can be quite difficult. About half of fertilized eggs don’t even implant.

[@KlutzyNinjaKitty]

We’ve had a robin family make a nest in the wreath just outside our front door and, out of three eggs, only one’s hatched. It’s been about a week and the other two eggs are still there, but if they haven’t hatched already they probably won’t now. The chick that’s currently in there is getting bigger every day. I hope he makes it, but apparently the first year for most birds is their most volatile/dangerous.

[@_Fizel_]

@@Sam-ps8zz To add to that, mola fish (aka sunfish, aka the giant swim-flying pancakes, aka the poor fish orcas like to toss like Frisbees) are estimated to carry 300 million eggs per spawn.

[@JustJoyHowdy]

I read somewhere that Mourning Doves don't make very good nests. That could be part of the problem. Those are such great birds.

[@vinney1369]

Dottie went after the goose after the goose went after her chick. She's being a good chicken mom.

[@retrio2264]

As it happend i said the same thing outloud as he could hear me haha

[@blitz-o-byte]

i was about to comment that! She's not a goofy mom! she's a heck of a good mom!

[@glennd.3929]

she didn't think twice about it aswell.

[@TheKruxed]

Yea Morgan filming things can create issues like this, I think he gets set on his opinion so doesn't bother to check.

[@minnahumble2294]

Yeah but she’s goofy. That goose was not a predator. Further, Dottie would not remain in the protected areas where her chicks were safe. Goofy again. She has the instincts of a good mother but not the skills.

[@shAnn0n1]

I'm so glad to see that Abby dog is learning. As Morgan and Abby were leaving the pen, one of the geese actually snipped Abby, but Abby didn't do anything. It's a great moment because it's an example of Abby understanding that poultry.....are just that......poultry. It's the beginning of Abby's journey into becoming a well rounded guardian dog.

[@BrandonStarkLordofWinterfell]

I was looking for this comment lol I totally agree

[@minnahumble2294]

I agree.

[@lesare6509]

Yes, for sure! 👍🐕 guard Abby & loveable Toby!❤❤🐾🐾

[@krispy777]

I feel bad for Mother Goose. She had the best nest in the corner of the original Goose House, and she was the most relaxed when you were around her. I’m glad she has had success in the past, so I hope you keep Mother Goose around.

[@11matt11]

She needs to be isolated and a space on her own. You can see in the video at 6:55 she's attacked by two other geese and leaves the nest. Morgan doesn't even know what happened as he just saw her leave. If this happened often, there is zero chance any eggs would hatch. Remember it was Justin the goose in the years before, even attacking Morgan, that made sure she would be left alone and not leave the nest.

[@Anonymous-qn6gx]

@@11matt11 I agree!

[@cocobolyn3167]

@@Anonymous-qn6gx I agree too. From Coco Bolyn

[@cmel7841]

although unsuccessful, I do really like this chronological format, really shows how much time and dedication it takes. Please do more of these, like a whole video showing Abby's training sessions, would love to see her as a puppy and then as a full fledged guardian dog

[@Elaine_G]

All of these geese are so feisty during mating season/ brooding time. Literally all of them are like " FETCH ME MUSKET"

[@bryannoyola7440]

WHERES ME MALLET

[@technicaldifficulties368]

That's geese for you

[@MissDarknSpooky]

Those mama geese were so sad. You could hear the desperation in their cries. Absolutely heartbreaking. You did a good thing breaking up those nests, the moms looked so tired.

[@minnahumble2294]

Abby was awesome with the geese in this one. She was calm and even affectionately tried to pet one. There were chickens present and she did not chase them. I love Abby!

[@MorningNapalm85]

At around the 7 minute mark an angry goose bites Abby and she didn't react! Super calm and indifferent. I am weirdly excited about how well Abby seems to be coming along!

[@AriasArius]

7:13

[@nancylynnecampbell9848]

I know this may have been a difficult one but those of us who don’t know about raising poultry, or farming in general, or maybe fantasize about what f am life is like, need to see these kinds of videos. We need to understand that there are good and bad days and that things are not always ‘rosy’. Thank you for sharing all of your struggles and triumphs. ❤️

[@bossmama7069]

I agree with some of the other comments on here. Maybe next year have a hatching barn built. That way you can regulated temperature in there to make sure eggs are warm and so are the mammas. Make sure each mamma has their own space and food source. I know nothing about hatching eggs, but sounds like a good idea to me.

[@angee9516]

Poor Dottie. She lost her sister and her chicks within a few months. I feel so bad for her.

[@AsaelTheBeast]

I hope he keeps an eye on her. Chickens can get depressed, and she's been through a lot.

[@MarzieMalfoy]

Abby dabby do! Love it!! Also, she did spectacular! She was bit by a goose and even had fur pulled and didn't retaliate that we saw. She's gonna be great as she gets older!

[@jamjam9930]

CLicked on the video expecting only day one and rest of the usual day responsibilities. Pleasantly surprised to see this was ALL 30 DAYS!!! Well done, great edits

[@youarebymyside]

4:05: Abby is still trying to play with the birds, wow. You're posting so many videos and so often lately! That's a treat and a joy to watch. I'm sorry about the gooslings, though, I write the comment before watching the video.

[@Fenthule]

I mean that part at 4:05 is wayy back not long after she got to the farm. Even throughout this video you can see she grows larger and becomes much more comfortable around them. At the end she's showing interest in the goslings, but that's not overly surprising since they're now decently sized, but peeping like crazy and high energy.. it feeds into her puppy energy she still has. I imagine by the end of the summer though, Abby girl will calm down more and become the guardian dog she's meant to be :)

[@marleneclough3173]

I had pet geese as a child. The goose was a very good mother and successfully hatched her eggs. But dhe always flew out of the pen an nested in the same place each year. She ate all the flowers frim my Moms border!

[@Pablothedemon420]

Morgan please don’t give up for next year! I think if you take your top 3-5 broody goose mamas, and section off their nests (make sure they can’t be touched by other geese, dogs etc and have a food and water supply which you can top up every couple of days (the least disturbance as possible) and I think you will be successful! So sorry about Dotties chicks damn skunk :( but at least we know what happened and was out of your control. Thanks for the video and always keeping things real.

[@pigeonboy7102]

What we have done in the past, is start the incubator at the same time as a mums goes to nest, 2 days after the incubator young hatch, put them in a cardboard box, and place them next to the mums nest, she will hear them, and start communicating, after 3/4 hours, ore overnight lets the out of the box.

[@abattle4101]

You don't need the background music. Usually your videos are relaxing just watching nature takes it's course and your farmerly interventions. No music needed.

[@Janeoffools]

The music was horrific

[@ekelgedekel]

It was hilarious :D

[@GforGForce]

At least take it off the releasing the quacken! I love the slo-mo but CANNOT listen to that music

[@wavytiger1]

sorry but the music is apart of who Morgan is, his videos and you need to accept it or move on

[@derPrayer]

I really like the kind of video that shows progress over the course of a certain period of time. There's no cliff hanger leaving you unsatisfied. A Q regarding the hatching situation, checking the egg's progress and hatching them in a brooder is not an option anymore?

[@ForeverLumoz]

The goslings he let out near the end of the video was in a brooder, I think. But he really wants the geese to be successful hatching naturally. Sadly, not much luck so far.

[@bossmama7069]

The brooder still works, the gooselings at the end are from 4? videos ago maybe. Those where very successful.

[@patheticallyy]

Did u like..not watch the whole beginning of the videos where Morgan explains that he's just doing basically an experiment...? Like what

[@Corey.Leonard]

I wish he would put the dates on videos like this.

[@FunkyMunky1137]

@@patheticallyy I'm pretty sure derPrayer is asking about sticking the eggs from the nests into the brooder now that Morgan has disrupted the nests; after checking their viability (i.e. candling). I can't imagine that's doable at this point though.

[@irenemay0]

I'm sorry that this has happened to you Morgan, my grandpa used to raise geese but transitioned to chickens and roosters since he wouldn't get many gosling and felt bad about the geese who tried to hatch eggs.

[@deidrecalabro5725]

Morgan you've got to separate the momma geese from the other animals while they are incubating. They also need food and water for each mamma, safe enclosed spot, even a heat lamp if 2nd winter is still going down. A heart breaking video that didn't need to end that way.

[@Aemirys]

Just wanted to say I'm a lover of your channel from Australia.... half a world away.... I Love all the animals, especially the dogs and cats.... but I love your enthusiasm! Especially when you get excited about future improvements..... your winning personality just shines through effortlessly. Give Toby Dog and Abby Dog extra pats from me.

[@Youth3f3r]

Rough video. But we get to see life and the troubles it brings. Good to put the goslings at the end, because they show what a good job you have done this year. Among other amazing accomplishments, the cows being the biggest IMO. Can't wait to see how you tackle the years to come. Thank you Morgan.

[@drgunit893]

Dotty actually went after that goose because it was attacking one of her chicks if you look closely. So she didn't just randomly attack lol @11:06

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

Oh, yes. Tiny, fluffy little things are so beautiful. It's really fun with your experiments, Morgan and the video clip examples kill me. It's a good laugh. And Abby is so loveable. She might just turn out to be a wonderful guard dog.

[@corny17]

7:34 the lil kitty paw flick when u threw the egg beside xD

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

Not too surprised it didn’t work. Imagine trying to look after a nest when the roof literally caves in most nights

[@NiaJustNia]

And then your neighbours start using you as a jungle gym, your other neighbours keep punching you in the face, your other neighbours really want to have their face in your business, and then every guy in a 5 mile radius wants to hump you, all while you just want a nice quiet day sitting on your nest

[@maureen8930]

I feel so bad for Dottie losing her babies to a skunk 🦨 , well you tryed to maybe hatch some geese well now you know you are better off when you hatch them 💕❤️🥰👍👍

[@BellefromOz]

I think you should make a broody shed and yard for all of your mamas each year. A coop with a caged yard. One for chickens and one for geese.

[@fabioveloso3469]

7:11 I like how Abby was like: “I swear one of these days when Morgan isn’t lookin!”

[@Purelylogical1]

I've been subscribed and have watched your channel for a while now Morgan. One aspect I've always been impressed with you is that you're constantly learning, especially from mistakes and you're always making improvements. I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that you will figure this out like everything else you've done, and you'll put out another successful video of making this happen. Your resilience and perseverance (and humor) is what keeps us all coming back. Keep your head up bud, this is only a setback for you! Cheers from Ontario!

[@chance4542]

Petition to have all ducks come out to doom metal from now on

[@otterkatt2466]

2:47 this reminds me of the time I was new to duck keeping and, I had three little khaki Campbell ducks who free ranged my yard. Well It was around late summer and for basically the month of September I hadn't seen any eggs so I thought they stopped laying. Boy was I wrong. One day I thought I lost one of my ducks until I saw her walk out of some bushes in my yard. I then thought: why was she over there alone? I walked over to check it and that's when I saw the problem. They had been laying in the bushes for a whole month I found 25 eggs just sitting there. I was in so much shock ,lol. Still one of my favorite stories of my original three, Lol

[@krispy777]

I hope you find find the answers/closure. I’m shocked that none of the mothers had any success. You have had at least one or two mothers in the past seasons. I’m glad you knew to kick them off the nest for their own well-being. Wishing you & the fowl flock all the best. On the bright side, you do have that happy & social flock of youngsters. Keep winning them over with gosling spaghetti.

[@NiaJustNia]

It's very likely because they had more peace in the past with fewer other animals to disturb them. If they keep getting disturbed or bullied, they leave their nests too often and the eggs end up getting cold. I think the only way he'll be able to get natural hatching in the future will be a nesting barn, where the mammas are all kept separated from each other (and other animals), with access to food and water close to them. Atm they have other geese, randy ganders, dogs, cats, and chickens bombarding them cinstantly. Imagine you were doing something really delicate, like building a ship in a bottle or something, and all your neighbours kept either climbing on your back or getting in your face, then some curious dogs the size of garden sheds get in your face, you keep getting slapped by cats, the neighbours from down the street bring their kids over who trash the place, you try to stop them breaking the bottle, and your neighbour punches you in the face, and then to top it off, unfortunately your focus brings all the boys to the yard, and now they're trying to hump you while you build the ship. It would all be so distracting when you just wanted to focus on your task, and you'd definitely spend a lot of time away from your bottle ship projects in an attempt to escape your neighbours treating you, and your house, like a jungle gym. I hope my analogy makes sense 😂

[@rick9977015]

How satisfying it was to watch those little goslings at the end of your video. I was so looking forward to this vid when i saw it pop up on my notifications...Then to see none of the mama's actually hatch any of those eggs was pretty heartbreaking. Can only imagine how you feel my friend. Needed those last few seconds with the goslings.

[@muckyteeth3076]

Morgan, since you left your job your videos are getting better and better. I love your style!!! You should make a gold Shaw farm feature length movie 🤣🤣🇮🇪

[@Al.j.Vasquez]

Abby is the first Geese proof dog I've ever seen, 7:10 she's like "Silly goose, i can tank these all day, you're no match for my floof".

[@wascochickens8272]

I love the type of content you make!!! Keep up the good work!!! 😊

[@Leah-fs7qq]

So sorry for your loss. On the bright side Abby dog seems to be maturing nicely, your cattle look great. We grow through what we go through. How'd that skunk get passed Toby?

[@ljcl1859]

I think it's a good idea for a Mama with chicks to have there own coop and run. Perhaps a chicken tractor with fine mesh near the bottom and keep it in with Toby.

[@_.-._.-.]

I think your problem is that you're managing the eggs and not the actual birds. By hatching your incubated goslings you've proven that the eggs are not the issue. I think the problem is with your momma geese, and that's that they're insanely stressed. They're constantly fighting with other geese (especially the ganders), chickens, the cats, AND trying to avoid Abby dog who as we've seen in this video can be really handsy with the mommas. I think you'd be much more successful if the mommas could be isolated with their own food and water while hatching babies.

[@kimberlyclaar6856]

My father-in-law would nail leftover roofing shingles onto ramps, steps, etc for better winter gripping. Or on very slippery wood in wet weather. He occasionally glued pieces of shingles onto concrete... Anything to help prevent a falling hazard.

[@kristinb5121]

I hope once your systems are better protected from the weather, you’ll have some success hatching naturally. I feel bad for Dottie.

[@Ina_5686]

I love to see Abby bringing a flashlight back!

[@a.a.6203]

It's the same skunk you let loose awhile ago, this is his gift for you

[@David_Quinn1995]

this was a great video, I also can't wait to see the video where you crack open the failed eggs to see what part of development they were in as well, we had a failed clutch this year mom was looking just like your group in the coop so I had to send her off the nest and by the looks of it they needed another 2 weeks if they were even developing still.

[@catsj1767]

Will Morgan get arrested?!?!?! Naw I don’t think there’s a prolife goose law in Vermont ….. Just the facts of life ….

[@aintmisbehavin7400]

Sending you many hugs Morgan. That's a really awful, tough day. Just know, you didn't do anything wrong and there will be more babies. ❤️‍🩹

[@Lk082107]

I love seeing these experiments. But the best part of the video is the slow motion release of the quackens. I’ve watched it several times and even my hubby texted me from work asking me to send him the video so he could show his buddies that scene. He said I need to do something similar in one of my videos when I release the chickens. Lol. Great editing and very entertaining

[@IllyriaIllyar]

We had geese when I was a teen we started with 6 and they made over 60 over the years - I think your nests are too exposed to the weather - ours were in 55 gallon drums that the geese set up themselves - we provided the drums and the straw and they did the rest. We would always have at least a dozen or more goslings every year. Just my two cents.

[@ShadowMoon878]

Broody Geese are fierce as heck. I remember when i was around 6 years old, i saw a Goose laying in her eggs and i stupidly approached her, despite her hissing at me. When i got too close, she attacked me, biting me, pulling my hair and beating me with her wings.

[@Christinasgifts]

When u let the gosling out it's clear their getting huge I thought they barely have room to move in their anymore graduation day approaching soon😍

[@Sidewinder84x]

I still don't understand 12:54 ... "can we skip to the good part" followed by nothing but horrible news. This one flew over my head.

[@kristineteall368]

I feel bad for Dotty losing her chick's and all, they were super adorable too! I hope she can hatch some more this summer, but I'd put her in a chicken tractor until she hatches and raises them all... it she'll keep roaming. She's a really good mom!

[@raysullins5179]

Ok. As someone growing up on a farm and naturally hatching eggs I am interested in Knowing what was in the eggs when you broke them afterwards. It looked like you had about 60 eggs and none hatched. Even in bad conditions a few should have hatched by accident. I do concur with trying to isolate the setting geese more. Definitely keep all the other geese away I would definitely try to get them laying in nest boxes. Just a nugget here but I wouldn't write on the eggs with anything other than pencil. You also need to candle the eggs at least at about 10 days. How many genders do you have because it seems like they may not have been fertile. Just some ideas.

[@janetgies8698]

Have you thought about putting food & water in the nesting areas?

[@will8998]

I havent been here for months i was back when there was just toby and a couple cattle and now there is so much change....

[@ktlivingherway516]

😂😂 25 eggs you imagine the goose slooowy rising up daily. 4:04 Abby did so good 👍

[@leonlemgruber2119]

I really like that video. It shows how Mother Nature is wise, but sometimes we can make things more efficient

[@piperleelee]

I enjoy watching your animals comingling with each other. I was saddened with the loss of the baby chicks. I guess geese egg hatching is a hit or miss when trying naturally. Thank you for the video.

[@danielnaberhaus5337]

The metal breakdown was hilarious 😆

[@arfaelo3674]

Awe. Sad but thoughtful and educational video. Thank you for the hard work and content. 👍

[@auntiebb5814]

G'Day from Melbourne, Australia 👋🇦🇺 I just absolutely LOVE what you do. Keep up the good work. You have it all down to a 'T'. Let go & let God. Look after your animals, trust the animals and God to do the rest. Since when do we feel it necessary to interfere with natural reproduction & parenting? Sometimes we can get lost in micro management - wanting the best outcome ... Let nature take its course. I love your care & practice ... Watch nature...let your animals do their thing....I love you, your farm, your animals & your care of it all. Trust your animals, trust God & nature. You are all fabulous. The greatest gift is reaping what you have sown. Let the animals 'Do' their thing. They will reward you... Much Love & lots of Thanks for sharing. You add to my life daily. I never forget to check in. ❤️

[@LibraryOFSounds]

You did great. No succes in hatching but no succes without trying.

[@Emily-Hodgins]

It's all a learning experience. Don't give up! Try again next year. I see some people advising separating the mamas into their own spaces, so they're disturbed less by ganders, other animals and each other - I think it's the best suggestion I could think of. Best wishes, Morgan!

[@Bigbaymonstermare]

8:52 - I’m already a devout and devoted follower of your channel, but you made my day using a IASIP clip.

[@mariesheppard3750]

Thanks Morgan you tryed your best so don t feel bad

[@johnolson8073]

Aww poor momma geese & poor farmer. Sorry it didn’t work out Morgan. Do you think the late cold weather played a part? I hope 2023 has a much more successful mother geese season ❤️ April from Modesto CA

[@redacted7104]

Who knew The Call of Ktulu would be so hauntingly beautiful in 8-bit 15:29

[@lesare6509]

Poor Dottie, she was so protective of those babies, terrible way to go for the babies too. Hope the broody geese all get well & healthy. Maybe reach out to some of your online family comments here for advice for next year...seems like some knowledgeable people here!!🤗❤🙏

[@Icantfindthefork]

4:10 Love that transition.

[@scottslaboda781]

Hey Morgan good effort very interesting and I'm glad to see them birds will be able to get healthy again night

[@junbun3642]

5:11 THAT VOICE!!! Do that everytime you intro your cats; only the cats! 🤣

[@givrgostriant3945]

morgan , in my experience with geese , when the climate is not stable and sometimes is warm sometimes is not the hatching days is about 32 to 35 , so dont lose hope so soon :D hello from greece !

[@karencloutier3236]

Greetings from Belize. Loving these videos of my home state. Keep up the good work ❤️🙂

[@11matt11]

I just don't understand why you would take out fresh eggs, and put back in old ones, and then having so many eggs in a nest. That makes no sense, just take a marker and mark the new ones right there. Fresh eggs in peak brooding season need to be kept warm right away for the best chance for them to hatch, so it's best just to keep them in there. Yes, older ones kept warm can work, but it lowers the percentages. Also 4 or 5 should be the most in any nest. Take out the other ones and incubate them yourself or sell them. Mark each egg. I don't understand the huge amount of eggs your allowing in each nest. Again, lowering the percentages.

[@Bigbaymonstermare]

6:19 …Oh Morgan….a “Rickroll”? Guess you’ll never give it up, or let us down… 😂😂

[@Q.M.I]

It must have been a great adventure while it lasted, hopefully you have better luck next year.

[@waisangyau8653]

I wonder if you have considered whether nutrition may be playing a part as well as temperature change. Studies have shown that vitamin E, zinc, calcium, manganese and protein levels in particular affect fertility and egg development.

[@highlyblessedame]

I'm so sorry about your geese eggs, I totally feel your pain, farming is so hard at times.

[@katinthekno7]

Roll call! Adorable ! Nice vid pops!

[@hefsak]

I'm sorry it did not go the way you hoped. I can tell you really care about your animals like I have said before. Guess that's the hard side of farming I never really thought about it before but that must be heartbreaking. But on a positive note I Love your channel. You are always teaching me something new even tho I don't farm. And the love you have for these animals is felt through every video you post. I was honestly tearing up when I realized none hatched because of how much dedication and love you obviously put into it. Love you and your channel keep going strong!

[@shinjineesen400]

Morgan is far more optimistic about the numbers of natural hatchings than I would be. I think the last time only one gosling hatched. That's a worse percentage than in the incubator. I didn't realize that goose moms would sit on their eggs for two months. So sorry for Dodie losing four chicks like that. I wonder if the skunk would still have got to them inside a coop.

[@marshmllodragon]

I've been watching your channel for two years. (more or less) I originally put it on because I was looking for something for my cat to watch while I was at work, but I really love your content! I just wanted to say that your editing is getting so dang good! It's always been fun and engaging, but I'm really enjoying watching it evolve! Keep up the good work!

[@deborahs2593]

Oh Morgan. I'm sorry it went this way- farming is harsh sometimes. You'll learn from this and you knew the best thing was getting the geese out of the nests. Everything at the farm is in real time, real life, always interesting! ❤

[@mnm25479]

Thanks for sharing. I wonder if they're just not built for brooding with that much exposure to cold weather. In a natural habitat, would they have migrated to a warmer climate? May be a roost with more built-in warmth? Really appreciate showing us the project from start to finish with your thinking process. Learning a lot from your stories.

[@sebbes333]

4:34 Then new Abby Lamp is RADIATING positivity! :D

[@Bro_s22]

5:12 this is the influence of uncle farmer dad ben from the urban rescue ranch i'd think :)

[@blithefulbee]

The geese experiment was very unfortunate.. I know there was a lot of on and off freezes, unfortunately I had lost one of my hives to them in early May late April.. I suspect that those spikes may have caused some issues with that.. best luck to you and your farm Morgan:)

[@madampolo]

I'm sorry that you didn't get even one goose to hatch. It is always fun to watch the little ones. I'm sorry Dottie lost her chicks. That's why they need to be locked up at night.

[@minnahumble2294]

Yeah. Dottie is good at hatching but she’s kind of a nutcase at protecting her chicks. She doesn’t want to stay where they will be safe. I think it’s time for a Sunday dinner featuring Dottie Cordon Bleu.

[@bribri2925]

Mama goose at 6:48 turning her head around scars the crap outta me, I thought only owls could do that!

[@joanneganon7157]

I 🙏 you have success with the Natural way! I see why you snag the Eggs as they come along 😉. Aw geeze sorry Morgan and Sorry Chicken😢. JO JO IN VT 💕😄

[@icefirewolfodell9946]

I don't know what could of went wrong I'm guessing the weather was just not good, it snowed at one point It was ideal Plus I saw a comment that said to isolated the mama goose, which might help too Making it safe from the elements Maybe next time, you could put some goose eggs in the hatchery then after 15 days? If you see a baby growing Take some and make a nest, and hope a mama goose accepts it Maybe that will be a better chance of babies Or hold them in the hatchery until it's more warmer Like June? I don't know if eggs can last that long.... But if they can, it would be much warmer But I'm not sure I'm sorry for your lost I feel bad for dotty Is there any more baby chickens? Or was dotty the only one :( By the way- Dotty attacked the goose that one time because the goose attacked one of Dotty's baby when the baby got close Dotty got very upset

[@tommielourogers4327]

I LOVED the slow motion “Release the Quackens “ Lately each video has been sooo cool. Sorry that the eggs didn’t hatch. The geese tried so hard. Maybe 🤔 you could do one more experiment. Match each mother goose, egg for egg. She sits on her and yours are in the incubator. As soon as each one of yours starts to show the first sign of hatching switch it for one of mother gooses eggs. Candle the purloined eggs and put the good ones in the incubator. That way she will witness the hatching and think it is her eggs that are hatching and not attack the chicks. Worth a try? QUESTION: I live in western,KY zone 7 and our current temperatures are ranging between 56* F and 90*F this week. Only mild afternoon storms predicted this week Basically early summer weather. I have a large back yard with a mix of 6” tall grass and edible herbaceous plants and shrubs. It is west facing but has lots of shady places low to the ground. Perfect for chickens. It is surrounded by a 6 ft chain link fence. At night I have seen raccoons and opossums and cats, all of which ignore the adult chickens but will drink from their water dish and eat any food that was left over. I have only ever raised hatchery chicks but now I have my first broody hen. She is actually sitting in a place under some shelves and behind heavy boxes in my office. I am old and too weak to move everything to put her out with the other chickens so I just let her stay put. I can’t ask anyone I know to help me move her because they don’t have chickens and don’t understand how lovable they are. They have become family and I actually like them more than most people these days. We had some bad storms and a tree crushed my brand new Hoop Coop. So I rescued the chickens and put them in my office. When the weather stabilized I built a temporary run with a tarp over it and 2X4s and tree limbs for roosting. When someone from church stopped by to check on me and realized I had chickens inside my house, they freaked out and thought I had lost my mind and actually threatened to have me committed to a nursing home. Said I was incompetent to make rational decisions because I had chickens inside my house. RIDICULOUS!!! I am only 62 and though a tad bit quirky about animals, I am perfectly competent and sane. I do my own cooking, cleaning and have a small garden in raised beds, I pay my bills on time and I own my home free and clear. I am well educated and have owned several business. Over the years I have raised 31 children none of whom were my own by blood. (If I was ever to be labeled as out of my mind, that should have been the time and reason.) I admit that I have always been a little quirky. As a young woman, I had high hopes of someday being eccentric, but I was never wealthy enough to accomplish that goal. So I settled for quirky. I am politically, a Conservative Constitutionalist and registered Libertarian. (That translates to a gun toting, Bible thumper who will shoot trespassers.) I strongly feel that if I want to bring my pets inside during a violent storm, what business is it of theirs? (I am currently church shopping for one that isn’t filled with busybodies that have sticks up their behinds. ) Back to the question I have. I now let the rest of the chickens free range by day and use the run at night. So only the broody hen is still living in my office. My question is when/if the chicks hatch, should I try to feed them the chick starter/grower feed and keep them in my office (with Mom) until they get feathers and continue to give her the adult layer pellets or do I take them all out side and let them eat adult food and free range? I kept the hatchery chicks inside until they were fully feathered. Cats, Raccoons and Opossums are able to get into my yard. They all ignore the adult chickens plus I have a guard Tom Turkey who thinks that all the chickens are his babies and will only let me near them. But I would worry about these predators with the chicks. I really don’t mind a few chicks and one hen as temporary guests in my office. When they leave. I will just shovel up the wood shavings into trash bags and put them into the compost bin. Sweep and mop and wipe all the surfaces down with disinfectant. No big deal. The main thing is that I want to do what is best for the chicks and their momma hen. I like the idea of the mom teaching them to be chickens, but I also want a close “eat out of my hand and be petted“ kind of relationship with all of my Chickens. My mind keeps replaying the footage of your Leghorn trying to save her chicks from the skunk. I would be heartbroken for her. What is your opinion? Inside or outside? If I did have them outside, should I still keep them on chick starter? I am also going to ask MaryCarl at Cog Hill. Since they moved to the 40, they don’t show the chickens being put up at night or let out in the morning.

[@michiganjack1337]

18:00 Yikes that's not a good sign from Abby Dog she's more interested in pouncing on these goslings than she is protecting. Given her history already looks like she might not be cut out for a bird farm.

[@Z.O.1991]

She needs an actual trainer.

[@cindygreen6900]

I am so sorry. I was rooting for the mommas and babies