BEFORE COMMENTING, PLEASE READ: I know that there will be a lot of people who are mad about some of the things that go down in this video. I get it. I'm mad at myself, too. When I committed to sharing my experience of starting a farm on social media, I knew this would mean that I would need to share both the successes and failures. What happened in this video most definitely represents a failure. I share it in the name of transparency and the hope that others learn from my mistakes. It would feel dishonest not to share what happened. There will probably be a lot of debate whether or not I needed to wait until nightfall vs. do the introduction in the early morning hours as I do here. When it comes to chickens, you should always introduce new young ones at night when they have gone to sleep. When it comes to geese and ducks, the answer is not nearly as conclusive. They don't sleep the same way nor exhibit the same behaviors. In fact, I have found geese to be much more vigilant and aggressive at night when compared to the early morning. Based on the research I did, plus what I have observed with goose behavior here on our farm over the past couple of years, I didn't think the time would matter much. Maybe it does. Maybe it doesn't. I have no way of knowing that with certainty. Ever since this incident happened, I have talked to several goose-owning friends, and they were all very split on the issue. I would be curious to hear the perspective of others who have raised geese and attempted this activity. Now with all that said, please feel free to roast me in the comments section.
@CHILLZkryptex3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully you are having a great day Morgan
@sharontracy21513 жыл бұрын
Appreciate your honesty. Nothing is textbook. You do very well. I’m amazed at people who respond who know nothing about what your going thru. We are getting a 30% hatch rate whether in the nest or in the incubator. Thanks for sharing your journey. BTW. The adult geese didn’t accept the incubator ones either. Now there are 2 flocks on the farm :)
@jessicadhunoo1703 жыл бұрын
It's fine it happens
@TheFartman111113 жыл бұрын
This is why tractor supply does it the way that they do it. Reintroduction to a mother rarely works. Very irresponsible. Keep your hands off mother nature if you don't know what you're doing.
@AangAirB3 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen to much into the video but thank you for the uploads lately and the transparency ! Much love *sheeeeeeesh*
@kwaobenti3 жыл бұрын
I thought he was going to put eggs that were close to hatching into the nests, rather than already-hatched goslings! The way he did it, it was too obvious to the goose sitting on her eggs that those goslings were not hers!
@seemyworld13 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking. For what it is worth, I still think you are the fastest human ever, Ben Johnson. ;)
@crowgirl13263 жыл бұрын
Ditto
@trishlett403 жыл бұрын
My exact thoughts when he was collecting the babies, it makes sense to swap the eggs that are not hatching with ones that are, I thought it a bit of a pathetic mistake to be honest.
@yetidoesstuff2283 жыл бұрын
Yes he did it wrong. Your supposed to wait until night and put them under her.
@savedbeliever3 жыл бұрын
That's what I thought he meant also🥚🥚
@DantePallidio3 жыл бұрын
I've always appreciated that you are willing to show both successes and failures on the farm. I don't believe life is black and white. I think taking chances and trying out new things is really important to success.
@sharonodonnell21473 жыл бұрын
Raise a farm, they said ,it will be fun they said ...
@ryomahoffman68033 жыл бұрын
I completely agree
@NameNotNeeded3 жыл бұрын
You're right. And I think Morgan never blames setbacks on "reality" -- he feels like he always has agency over situations.
@maureen89303 жыл бұрын
Morgan how you learn if you don’t try and kind of experiment how would you know ??? 🐣🐣🐣🐣
@vedha62733 жыл бұрын
Smuggle the developed eggs not the baby gooselings
@harveyrouen46553 жыл бұрын
Good idea
@gynocentrismergomgtow3 жыл бұрын
4:08 That's how I interpreted what he was going to do.
@kristinfrostlazerbeams3 жыл бұрын
Yes!!
@aredub18473 жыл бұрын
right? the fuck he thinking? thats how some birds get other birds to hatch their eggs.
@MarkLoves2Fly3 жыл бұрын
I've had sucess with that approach, at least with Muskovie ducks, and Chickens. It's too late, once they've hatched. Birds bond with the 1st animal they see. That's why human raised ducks, and other foul act like people, and follow everywhere. You'll get there. Be patient with yourself, as well as your flock. 👍🙂
@bas24523 жыл бұрын
Everybody makes mistakes, especially people (like you) who have the balls to step out of their comfort zone and achieve their goals. Stories about success are easy to tell. The fact that you are willing to show us both the good and the bad is refreshing.
@ScottTheBot073 жыл бұрын
This
@TheEightBitLink3 жыл бұрын
Chicken: What is this, a baby? Mine now. Goose: rrrreeeeEEEEEE--
@OldReddingFarm3 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@PghRN3 жыл бұрын
Haha!! So accurate!
@bigboyleroy7473 жыл бұрын
I got a new batch of chicks and turkey chicks.. fricken broader rejected 2 chicken chicks but is loving the turkey chicks
@ElaineGarcia-uo8qj6 ай бұрын
Nah, its more like Hisssss. Hissss. (Nibble on some food or drink some water) Hissss. Hissss.
@Lisargarza3 жыл бұрын
I’ve actually had great success by putting newly hatched goslings right out in the open where adult geese can easily see them, like right near their primary food source. You must A) provide goslings with warmth and food/water and B) keep goslings physically separated from adults with temporary fencing, like poultry netting. Within a few hours, inevitably one or more adult geese refuse to leave the goslings and will set up camp right next to them. By late afternoon, I cautiously pen all of them up TOGETHER. You must still provide babies with warmth as they will not instinctively crawl underneath an adult. But living in Texas, by March or April, this is usually not a major problem. By the following morning, the adoptive parents will protect those babies tooth and claw. Have done this on three or four separate occasions, always with great success. The trick is allowing the entire flock to have an opportunity to adopt. Nesting moms are not receptive without extreme trickery. But other adults (ganders, too!) are quite protective of their own kind.
@VovaVidilin3 жыл бұрын
This is cool
@mamahen92213 жыл бұрын
I agree! I’ve had ganders take up raising goslings.
@GoldShawFarm3 жыл бұрын
These are super helpful tips! Thank you!
@marenm5153 жыл бұрын
I did something like that with chickens. Last year I had a hen that wanted to be a mother. Unfortunately her two chicks died within 24 hours. She had a breakdown (really, acted mad, crushed against the window, scared even the rooster) I had hatched some chicks in an incubator. They were allready two weeks old, but I tried anyway. Set up a cage and let the adult chicken decide if they wanted them. That mother hen adopted them the very second she saw them. Would sit next to their cage all day long, showing them food and talking to them. The chicks needed some time to understand her, but after two to three days, they were inseparable. Perfect match. The rest of the flock accepted them as mother hen's chicks.
@ccsretreat15133 жыл бұрын
I thought you were going to try the almost hatched eggs.
@hawkfishandy75843 жыл бұрын
Me too, and I thought that was a cool idea. I wonder how that would work?
@sherrig23383 жыл бұрын
Same
@reddrockingeezer3 жыл бұрын
I also thought the plan was to put an egg just starting to be cracked.
@KhmerMinnesnowta3 жыл бұрын
"The only man who never makes any mistakes is the man who never does anything." T.R. A peace!
@GohantheTurtle3 жыл бұрын
The man who makes no mistakes is God
@maoama3 жыл бұрын
@@GohantheTurtle rofl pwnage More like Chuck Norris
@judah_levi3 жыл бұрын
@@GohantheTurtle then why did God make me? Jk
@be67153 жыл бұрын
@@GohantheTurtle Not sure God is a 'man'.
@iamthe1whowillbringpeace3163 жыл бұрын
@@GohantheTurtle not god but angels
@inkblotCrisis3 жыл бұрын
Whew, that was close one for the little yellow puffball. Glad it's doing okay.
@CJ-BZ3 жыл бұрын
Tractor Supply are rubbing their hands at this one 😂
@knightsedge73793 жыл бұрын
"Welcome to the world baby goose" SMACK!
@kristinfrostlazerbeams3 жыл бұрын
That little gosling learned what life is all about and survived on day 0.3. That's a Goose to keep.
@ElaineGarcia-uo8qj6 ай бұрын
Mother Goose (oh, a new chick). Hissss. Hissss. (I'm planning on teaching you to hiss)
@creativeepicure3 жыл бұрын
"Failure is not the opposite of success- it is part of success". 🥰
@ElaineGarcia-uo8qj6 ай бұрын
Geese hiss because they are soft and hissy. It is the hissy part that gets you.
@user-em8fq2ev4b3 жыл бұрын
Announces he is going to smuggle the chicks under the gooses... Proceeds to bring the box right infront of her and hands the chicks to her... Clearly, he needs to learn how to be a better smuggler
@boofr3 жыл бұрын
my only problem is that instead of allowing yourself to get a bite from the goose you allowed the baby goose to get hit multiple times to the point of it giving up, i understand that mistakes happen and that you couldnt have stopped her from her natural instincts but you shouldve taken a bite on the gloved hand Thank you for keeping it honest and real and showing both the ups and downs, that takes a lot of strength to show what actually happens on a real farm
@Ivan_LFC3 жыл бұрын
Was all for show unfortunately 😕 definitely could of gotten in the way. Still love the farm tho.
@annie-k52133 жыл бұрын
I smuggled one little gosling in with my bonded pair. The male wanted a baby so bad that he was following the baby chics around. I pulled the mama out of the nest and put the baby in and they ran to the gosling, immediately accepting her.
@ovs47443 жыл бұрын
I thought you were going to put the eggs under her not when they already hatched
@j.l.thurman27253 жыл бұрын
eggs that were hatching probably would have been a better option.
@DM-py7pj3 жыл бұрын
I thought so too. Pipping eggs perhaps.
@clee31333 жыл бұрын
Me too, or at least removing the mothers from the nest and then sneaking in some goslings before it comes back so it thinks it hatched its own.
@alextriphonov44273 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Ihavethe very same question. Why hatchlings and not the eggs?
@yetidoesstuff2283 жыл бұрын
@@Tanks_In_Space you will be very surprised. We tried this same method on chickens but during the day. It doesn’t work by that was the first thing that came to mind.
@mushzillafarmshomestead38163 жыл бұрын
LISTEN, you do an AMAZING JOB with your animals Morgan! I know you tend to listen to others more often than you don't. Just keep doing you! You are an awesome, caring individual. Your love for your animals shows and your animal husbandry is on point. Just don't let them get to you. Listen to your heart. ~mushzilla~
@stonewallfarmmaine3 жыл бұрын
I love that you show both your successes and failures. There are a lot of both in homesteading.
@AFAndersen3 жыл бұрын
Now I finally get why Toby dog looks so "relieved" to see you every morning.. no stinging feeling when marking territory!
@deannamunro81483 жыл бұрын
I actually was relieved when I noticed he had turned off the power. lol - poor Toby - can't imagine the "shock" !!
@Berkeloid03 жыл бұрын
@@deannamunro8148 It's only the top wire running around the fence that's electrified - Pablo is the only one who can reach the electrified part!
@deannamunro81483 жыл бұрын
@@Berkeloid0 lol - good thing!
@zaraandrews6003 жыл бұрын
The one that stayed in the incubator is probably feeling pretty lucky right now.
@catfish5523 жыл бұрын
The duck faceplanting on the ramp was a welcome moment of levity in this video. I feel a little bit bad, but I laugh every time they do that.
@interestedobserver93523 жыл бұрын
Admittedly I know nothing about raising geese, but are you letting them have a little too much power over certain aspects of the farm? They seem to be really arrogant creatures, like if you give them an inch they just say "screw you" and take the whole ruler!!
@miditrax3 жыл бұрын
or the whole doghouse!
@robertmcauslan61913 жыл бұрын
Geese are the white collars of the poultry yard. Chickens are the laborers and ducks are the middle class.
@khalea16513 жыл бұрын
You really called a damn bird arrogant 😭😭
@thomaspluijm43963 жыл бұрын
@@khalea1651 Well, they are, no?
@interestedobserver93523 жыл бұрын
@@khalea1651 in a comical way! Chill!
@TheGsmith973 жыл бұрын
I feel like this year was an extraordinarily cold spring that really messed with the goose’s ability to hatch eggs naturally, which might make interpreting your results from this year’s approach kind of hard
@kingpaddy90093 жыл бұрын
I would give it another try in the next season, too.
@kc49413 жыл бұрын
You were there to pull the plug when needed and we know you care deeply about all the birds and critters on the farm. Looks like that mom knew her babies were about to hatch and there was no room at the Inn.
@theRx3 жыл бұрын
"I'll bring you guys along with me for the ride, and see what happens." *Nervously looks at the title.*
@barbarabigelow91103 жыл бұрын
Appreciate your honesty and I respect you for it, as well as for all your kindnesses in working to ensure the best life for your animals. Curious for confirmation that the baby gosling with the 2 Mommas was one of their own??? And very glad the gosling recovered!!
@badgerdax17633 жыл бұрын
We had a very similar thing happen at a local pond area near us, where a woman had released 9 ducklings into the pond where there were other ducks and their ducklings. We knew she meant well, but the first thing that happened was one of the mothers with her preexisting ducklings went on a killing frenzy. A local wildlife rescue was called, but by then it was too late. The pond was full of floating duckling corpses, only 3 survived to be caught. The rescue centre ended up putting a plea out begging people to never just release ducklings and hope for the best, and to instead just take them straight to a rescue, regardless of if they were raised by people or otherwise (a lot of people hatch for the sake of it and then don't actually want to deal with the older birds, so they release them - which is basically a death sentence). It was eventually come forward that the woman who released them had caught the ducklings by a busy road and that the parents had flown off, so she just assumed they'd be on the pond nearby, which proved to be a big mistake. While I'm not pleased you did this experiment, especially having known that waterfowl don't just foster other babies (see: your past video on trying to get a duck to foster ducklings, and she ended up both scared of the group, and would attack them), I'm glad you're at least aware of it being wrong. Though the fact this is your second attempt trying it worries me for the future. Please don't do it again.
@shotikotevdorashvili49593 жыл бұрын
woah such bravery on posting this video
@glow8623 жыл бұрын
Trail and error. Positive self talk is also important as a farmer! You're gonna be okay and your choices have helped you know how to succeed in the future. We love you💗
@Hannie11933 жыл бұрын
My chickens are accepting of any babies. My hens have hatched a lot of my ducklings and I've had them foster babies too. Nothing wrong with a chicken raising a goose.
@katiehettinger78573 жыл бұрын
Just a thought, considering the high number of eggs that didn't hatch, could some of your ganders be shooting blanks?
@katheymann23343 жыл бұрын
I thought you were going to put eggs that were close to hatching under the geese. Isn't that the best way? Wouldn't they think those were her eggs?
@nanigoose3 жыл бұрын
Putting almost-hatched eggs under the mother goose might be better than an actual gosling that she had not been communicating with during incubation. Just a thought.
@EmunahFL3 жыл бұрын
When the smacked gosling stopped kicking and struggling and just gave up... 😭😭😭 So glad it's okay now.
@silverdragon612883 жыл бұрын
ONE OF THE EGGS I HATCHED FROM YOU IS A BRUCE GOOSE TOO!! Only 2 out of the 6 we got hatched, but I am so excited that one of them is a Bruce!!
@GoldShawFarm3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome!!
@tonynguyen63133 жыл бұрын
I agree with other posts. Good intentions, but wrong approach. Should've switched soon-to-hatch eggs instead of goslings. Should also have moved the mother out first..
@robertko54253 жыл бұрын
The mother goose was hissing like an angry cat telling you she is rejecting those baby geeses. It was not a good idea when she hisses like that.
@jillianstolling26023 жыл бұрын
I had a similar problem this year with my chickens, lots of broody mammas that we couldn't break up. We had one nest attacked and the eggs/ newly hatched chicks were killed. The others were sitting on duck eggs. We only had one successful hatch, but they were transplants from my own incubator as well. We were hatching turkeys in the house and after the first two hatched I took some out to one of our momma birds that I truthfully didn't think were going to make it as they were already passed their hatch date. She hatched both but one had issues with its yolk and expired but the other is doing great and she recently brought it back to the main flock. All that being said, my best advice would have been to take eggs that are ready to hatch, distract the mom and swap in the good eggs. That seems to work the best and she gets the sense that she did the all the work too. IDK, giving momma birds already hatched babies rarely seems to go well but at least it looked like one of her eggs hatched in the end. Thank you for being honest with us and thankfully that little one was okay.
@frenchhomestead62263 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing us that ugly part. A lot of people would never show something like that, you made a mistake and learnt from it. Showing this proves how humble and true you are.
@ΔημήτριοςΑφεντουλίδης3 жыл бұрын
Dang, city boy. I thought you were gonna swap out the eggs with near-hatching ones, not stick a bunch of random goslings in a defensive gooses face.
@vink61633 жыл бұрын
So instead of encouraging someone who is trying to learn, you call them names and make them feel bad? That's a great way to stop people from trying anything new, well done.
@SuperMrgentleman Жыл бұрын
@@vink6163 yeah, he nearly got a gosling killed being dumb. Trying to learn doesn't excuse trying anything.
@vink6163 Жыл бұрын
@@SuperMrgentleman That wasn't my point. My point was if someone does something wrong, you explain to them the right way so they learn. If you just call them names and don't explain the correct way to do something, that person won't learn anything from your comment and might repeat the same mistake so that doesn't help anyone.
@hdezn263 жыл бұрын
9:12 Duck was head over heels excited to start the day!
@donnagelina85483 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that you showed this and I'm glad the baby is ok.
@laurastirling47723 жыл бұрын
Me: Save the baby! Save the baby! I was yelling at my tablet 😂🤣
@txferretgirl3 жыл бұрын
I can only imagine how bad it must feel having that little one get beat up like that. You can't predict what will happen. Was it a mistake? Yes. But you learned from it. Over all you are still a budding, learning farmer as you have said yourself. You dont have a long family history of this to learn from. And sometimes learning on the job can be heart breaking. You do more for your baby birds than most farmers who would just leave weak ones to die and not bother trying to help them. I am glad that the little one that got hit rebounded! Honestly if you wanted to do a hybrid approach I think the only way you can get away with it is to put actual eggs that are in the process of hatching under them so that the mothers think it's their egg. So shoo the mother off, sneak the eggs, ect. But that run the risk of you can't help if there are hatching trouble so it's up to you if you want to take that risk.
@lily_white3 жыл бұрын
If you had such a low hatching rate not only with the incubator but also with the four mother's, could it be that your ganders aren't doing their job well enough or aren't fertile? Do you need to introduce a few new male?
@FoxtrotYouniform3 жыл бұрын
Once again, I commend you for being willing to show us everything. Man, it's tough to watch sometimes but it is SO valuable to see the real side instead of the "produced" side. You're saving a whole bunch of other animals the stress and harm by letting a whole new generation of interested farmers learn through your mistakes.
@waynew2373 жыл бұрын
You have to somehow put the babies under her without her seeing you doing it. I think most people will be upset because they think you should know everything and most people learn from there mistakes and just don't show it. So thanks for being real on your channel. Maybe ask next time before you try something so people that do have knowledge can give you some ideas before you try it. Anyone that has watched you for very long knows that you would never try to hurt any animals you have a big heart and a kind soul that is why I enjoy your channel you take great care of all of your animal's. You do a great job Morgan keep up the great content you have on your channel.
@Papazipper94363 жыл бұрын
Only comment I have is a goose bite doesn’t hurt much you need to brave it up a bit more bud . Even a scratch from the claws might sting but your a big man I’m sure you can handle a scratch or two …lol
@Berkeloid03 жыл бұрын
Definitely agree with this! The pain is all because of fear. Once you accept that it doesn't hurt that much then it hurts even less because most of the pain is just in your mind because you're afraid it will hurt. They've done studies that show that being afraid of the thing that will hurt you amplifies the pain. Also, don't try to rip your hand away so fast because that's when their 'teeth' cut your skin, if they bite you just leave your hand where it is until they let go, it will hurt even less again.
@sandralane19233 жыл бұрын
You have shown more empathy raising your flocks than most farmers I’ve known and seen. You have nothing to feel bad about. Keeping it real and honest, is why I have watched your videos from the very beginning.
@dogsfromthecity3 жыл бұрын
When you explained in the video what you were going to do, it sounded like an interesting idea, BUT what I understood was that you were putting the EGGS about to hatch. Not the goslings..... For sure the goslings would be attacked by the protective geese. They are not like some chicken, and there is a reason geese are this aggressive and protective....When animals are worked up they don't see the difference between friend and foe and anything becomes a target. It was a very naive mistake, but glad u learned from it.
3 жыл бұрын
I've had success doing this in the middle of the night when it's pitch black outside. Farming is all about learning and weve all made mistakes. I appreciate you sharing the good and the bad.
@blackheartxcvii3 жыл бұрын
It's gonna be ok Morgan, you tried. I would have thought to take her eggs then give her the goslings
@Cassiopea5253 жыл бұрын
I volunteered with a wildlife rescue and the way you introduce baby goslings is you make sure the goose has some of their own young ones of the same age following them away from the nest and introduce them with the other babies. It does not work while they are still nesting, only while they are already following the mom.
@SushiSheik33 жыл бұрын
Hey, Morgan! As always, I truly appreciate your transparency with your content, it's so refreshing and real. Everyone makes mistakes, even those responsible for taking care of animals, but you clearly want to and try to learn from your mistakes and aren't making these decisions with intention of harm or anything. Thus I commend you for showing us the good, the bad, and the ugly. As for your low hatching rates, perhaps the issue is that one of your ganders is infertile, maybe one of the newer/younger ones considering that you had better hatching rates last year. Just some food for thought! Keep up the good work and don't beat yourself up too much! You have fans here from all around the world cheering you on and learning with you! Cheers from Ontario, Canada!
@coffeeandcupcakes73103 жыл бұрын
As a new homesteader it makes me feel better that even my favorite homesteaders can make mistakes sometimes too. Thanks for sharing and I'm so delighted that the little one is doing okay now and pulled through. Your humility and humor is what keeps me coming back. Please never change
@averagejoe63523 жыл бұрын
Even taking the pinned comment into account you most definitely could have saved the gosling earlier and it’s injuries could have been avoided altogether. Still like the channel but that was a pretty big whoopsies
@stacywestly643 жыл бұрын
All new or newish farmers make mistakes.
@southernscythe24943 жыл бұрын
Nah, he had to get those camera angles.
@kristinfrostlazerbeams3 жыл бұрын
Love how Toby bows before you let him out. Lol
@harveyrouen46553 жыл бұрын
A true gentle men
@raptorfae.66453 жыл бұрын
And a very good boi
@kristinfrostlazerbeams3 жыл бұрын
@@raptorfae.6645 HESSUCHGOODBOIII. 🍖
@kkdoc78643 жыл бұрын
Just thought of something for Toby’s doghouse opening to keep geese out. Wonder if a doggie door flap could be secured to the top of the opening and then teach Toby how to use it by putting tasty food inside. Just a thought lol.
@savedbeliever3 жыл бұрын
Right. A door only Toby can get through. But first the goose had got to be removed
@respectthefish49923 жыл бұрын
Toby is so hapy whenever there is a new animal on the farm
@nabihahabibullah15773 жыл бұрын
💐🖐️💐 You shouldn't let mama goose take Toby's shed since the beginning, she is an invader of someone else's property.
@savedbeliever3 жыл бұрын
That's why I'm angry. The "mother goose", whose not a mother, had plenty of time already,,,, get her out
@sheiladavis23042 жыл бұрын
I watched this video and still don't know why you didn't think of chasing the moms off of the eggs and swapping them with eggs that were about to hatch. God you didn't even get her off of the best so she was still in protecting the nest mode. By the grace of God that little goose pulled through but damn... He looked like he was a goner.
@Karanodom3 жыл бұрын
I love your compassion and also love your egg smuggling
@notsosilentmajority13 жыл бұрын
Too many people edit their videos and won't show things that may make them look less than "great". Thank you for showing us the good and the "bad". I'm sure you're not the only person to try something like that. Nature is nature and people can't attach human emotions to nature taking its course. Good job being real. 👍🏼
@aredub18473 жыл бұрын
i would have stuck a hatching egg under the goose, not a hatchling. also, get some gloves thats let the geese bite you.
@willtankfordank15583 жыл бұрын
Have you considered adding a few Muscovy ducks to the flock? Apparently they're very good mothers when it comes to accepting adoptions from other bird species so a lot of people use them to brood ostrich and other exotic eggs/chicks. Personally they're one of my favorite breeds to work with
@AngelMGordon3 жыл бұрын
Mascovy would be great at hatching eggs and usually except what hatches. But they will kill and even eat other babies of birds when they not excepted as own. Mascovey are great, I have 15 mascovy set up in pairs and sm groups.
@eldarr0uge4823 жыл бұрын
Oof, that was hard to watch, I had to pause the video several time when I saw this baby gosling being flipped over defenseless, waving its tiny legs and getting hit by the mama goose.. 😭 Thankfully you stopped it in time, but I was very scared since it wasn’t moving in the box afterward, I thought it was injured or dead.. That’s a hard lesson learned, but a lesson nonetheless, so thank you for posting this video, and have a good day :)
@salo67243 жыл бұрын
Your honesty is appreciated! Perhaps this warning will help others better decide whether or not to take this type of risk. I hope you get fair criticism instead of hate.
@MrHfminnich3 жыл бұрын
At what point do you drop the camera and rescue the gosling!
@GoldShawFarm3 жыл бұрын
About 20 seconds into it going south
@julianstagner58703 жыл бұрын
I love how people were mad about the dog house but not this(not that you should be mad about this)
@heidikreeger3933 жыл бұрын
I have seen others successfully do this with live babies. Maybe if you have two people: one to distract the mom and one to sneak the babies under her without her seeing you do it?
@Berkeloid03 жыл бұрын
I think that's the key - random chicks wandering around could come from any other mother in the flock, but one that appears under you is definitely yours.
@edytaszafraniec78373 жыл бұрын
No, just trying for the goose to adopt babies is something I was taught never to do as bird moms never take kindly to strange baby birds. Poor goslings.
@builtontherockhomestead93903 жыл бұрын
Only try giving babies at night when it is dark. I've had 100% success giving broody chickens purchased chicks, keets, etc. Never tried giving babies to geese or ducks. But when I switched out the fertile eggs you sent me with the unfertilized eggs under the goose, I did it at night. You want sleepy birds.
@wendyweaver87493 жыл бұрын
Built On the Rock Homestead - From Morgan's pinned comment: "When it comes to geese and ducks, the answer is not nearly as conclusive. They don't sleep the same way nor exhibit the same behaviors. In fact, I have found geese to be much more vigilant and aggressive at night when compared to the early morning. Based on the research I did, plus what I have observed with goose behavior here on our farm over the past couple of years, I didn't think the time would matter much."
@builtontherockhomestead93903 жыл бұрын
@@wendyweaver8749 interesting. My geese are more aggressive during the day, and my Pilgrim geese came from Morgan. During the night they appear to flee from danger.
@josephtonellato77273 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that the gosling survived
@ScrattleGG3 жыл бұрын
That is some harry potter vibe music! Eggspecto Goosetronum
@_aworldthatspoke9503 жыл бұрын
A pun as butchered as Morgan’s attempt in this video
@ScrattleGG3 жыл бұрын
@@_aworldthatspoke950 what did you eggspect
@_aworldthatspoke9503 жыл бұрын
eggactly
@shannongnazzio68443 жыл бұрын
Mistakes are lessons to be learned! I stand by that, you are human and I feel your compassion
@heartsfiregarden63523 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! I was holding my breath when you were trying to get the babies back in the box. So glad they’re all ok. Ya know, I’d try not to be so hard on yourself Morgan. You not a noob. You’re trying your best every day for the success of your animals and your farm. It’s ok!! 💜
@artistchristos3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for letting me know the babies were ok. I didn't watch incase they had been killed by the mother goose after reading the title. That's a relief. I'm not a farmer but do watch Morgan's channel.
@kylebradford70393 жыл бұрын
You need to learn how to fail in order to learn from it and succeed, easy for people to hate but I love seeing the failures. Glad the little one is ok
@phasm423 жыл бұрын
I can hear Tosh's voice, "That's a bad mamma"
@hashiondiscord85403 жыл бұрын
glad Pablo got a cameo at the beginning of the video
@sebbes3333 жыл бұрын
*@Gold Shaw Farm* 2:17 Can't you add some extra support in the middle of that ramp? Some boulders or something? Or some extra wood support? It seams to be too steep in the beginning, because most of the ramp lies flat on the ground.
@onemorchatykathy3 жыл бұрын
I love when you take us along for the ride! I’m 70 years old and I’ve never seen eggs hatch!
@csati97433 жыл бұрын
Running with scissors and eating yellow snow is also not a good idea. ;)
@projectprops24643 жыл бұрын
What your should do is put the eggs that have chicks about to come out of the shell under the mother goose that are on a nest
@KarlaHafdahl3 жыл бұрын
I love how Toby Dog always comes to you when you come out to the pen, how remarkable this dog is
@heroicvictory3 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid my old man kept geese for many years, not commercially just for fun. For us leaving them to it gave the most hatching success, we found that the more we tried to get them to comply with our well-meaning schemes the more they resisted and the madder they got. One thing I do remember, if you miss a failed egg in a nest they've decided to build in some random place and it knocks about until you find it months later be very careful. By this point the failed egg will be full of rank rotten stuff and the noxious gasses that build up might have pressurised it until it is like some horrific bio-weapon ready to explode at the slightest knock. For us kids these explodey eggs were highly prized because they made for awesome airgun targets.
@MarkLoves2Fly3 жыл бұрын
The Kazuo music at the end, was spot on!
@shakey13113 жыл бұрын
From cute little Goslings to Velociraptors LOL
@MilkmanCR3 жыл бұрын
If that baby goose dies im rioting
@yolo90503 жыл бұрын
Birds DO NOT adopt baby birds that aren't theirs. If you want your geese to adopt babies, you need to make her think they are her babies. They can't be her babies if her babies are under her while you're introducing the goslings and she knows that. The only ways it's going to work out is if you can swap out the eggs while the goslings are in the process of hatching, or remove all but one of the eggs and place the goslings in her nest. But you'll have to chase mom goose off the nest before you can do any of this.
@jessicaoppegard65783 жыл бұрын
Maybe one of your Ganders is sterile? Is that a possibility?
@Flamme-Sanabi3 жыл бұрын
3:57 smooth af transition. I must show my respect, Mr. Farmer Man.
@ForeverRaptor9003 жыл бұрын
My uncle has a pair of goose but he gives the eggs to the chickens to hatch them
@catedoss15563 жыл бұрын
That most decidedly was not all your fault, Morgan. You are a good and conscientious man. Shit happens! Especially in nature. You’re very transparent in sharing that with us. Good luck! You’re a good farm daddy.
@SuetYi83 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading~ I feel you on the part of wanting to try to see if they’ll adopt. Sometimes it’s just all about trying and finding out what works and what doesn’t. Also, who knows perhaps future farm owners may find your videos and learn from it 😄 Happy that the little one was okay at the end! 😍
@janw4913 жыл бұрын
From what I have read, if you introduce chicks to foster mum (chickens anyway) it’s best done at night. Nearly ready eggs swapped into the nest when mum goes to eat may work better
@charlottemajewski59923 жыл бұрын
Does this mran toby gets his house back
@mossybishhh3 жыл бұрын
Right, asking the important questions here.
@savedbeliever3 жыл бұрын
Evict the squatter
@Beegee19523 жыл бұрын
Don’t beat yourself up! Each new attempt is another lesson learned. Not the end of the world! ❣️
@PilotPhteven3 жыл бұрын
that didn't seem like the smartest idea.... I was thinking you'd sneak 1 or 2 eggs that were close to hatching under the mom.. that would maybe have worked. But chucking random goslings to a protective mom.. yea.. no.. probably not a good idea.