With the sun shining (another 27 degrees today!)...I feel rough as the proverbial bear's arse but I have dosed myself up with Beecham's Powders, drank gallons of hot lemon and have contemplated rubbing my chest with goose grease....so I feel well equipped to face the day.
However not firing on all cylinders has already backfired on me a little this morning as I have been well and truly "goosed" by the new gander, when turning my back on him to let the hens out of their coop.
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| The new "dumped" geese giving it "large" this morning |
Christmas dinner, will be goose this year..... me thinks
Very ungrateful gander! xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteNothing finer than goose for Christmas dinner (not lunch).
ReplyDeleteYou don't sound in a fit state to be taking in newcomers at all. I remember the power wielded by a flock of geese at the Wolvercote lift bridge in Oxford. It was a nerve-wracking business opening the bridge ahead of our boat...
ReplyDeleteGet better soon.
Seems the logical solution to me. They want about £80 for a dressed goose at Christmas in Waitrose - more than enough to cover the cost of the feed. Shame about your cold in this heat - H.I. has one too.
ReplyDeletegoose for xmas ? ....thats so 1870 !!
ReplyDeleteI agree. Very ungrateful. Maybe you'll find a restaurant willing to take the ones you don't eat...
ReplyDeleteGet well soon, John!
Nooooooooooooooo!
ReplyDeleteI love Christmas goose. Damn that x-chromosome (the gander and the man flu)!
ReplyDeleteVenison and goose are our Christmas staples. See if you can get it to befriend a deer!
ReplyDeleteI think he is trying to be the "alpha"! xo
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteOK, I've learned 2 things from you this morning. First I had never heard of Man Flu [suspected it but that's a whole 'nother story] and I had never heard of eating goose [ok, I live in a cave] Duck, turkey, ham, the occasional lasagna but never goose.
ReplyDeleteHope that you feel better, that your backside has survived and that you will tell more about this Christmas dish.
Leave them out at night to patrol the perimiter. From what I read geese are good guard dogs. (Or the badger will get them) Nasty little devil to bite you. Maybe they weren't treated well.
ReplyDeleteThere's a farm near us that has a sign warning about guard geese. I'm not sure how many people take it seriously - but I wouldn't go in without an invitation.
ReplyDeleteHow can you tell its a gander? I'm having great difficulty determining the sex of my geese.
ReplyDeleteWorse than having a goose nip your butt is to be around a man with a cold. Oh, how men suffer. My hubby holds on to a chair when he sneezes and then gives a long sigh - like it is his last breath.
ReplyDeleteI do hope you feel better soon John, for everybody's sake.
I've read that germs from a single Man-Flu sneeze could wipe out entire tribes of people living in the rain forest~~That new gander needs to be careful around you!
ReplyDelete(Seriously, I do hope you feel better John!)
I wonder if that gander will make it to Christmas? Hope your man flu clears up..
ReplyDeleteYup, I'll believe that when I see it.
ReplyDeleteHope you shift your cold soon. As for geese - our three are very friendly and docile at the moment. No doubt that will change when Mr Goose starts making fertile eggs with his girls!
ReplyDeleteJohn, I had a drake that behaved that way, too. Ends up, he was a perfect guardian to the other two female ducks...
ReplyDeleteMaybe your new naughty boy is the solution to the fox situation... That is, if he allows the rest of your flock to live...
Farmer
P.S. So sorry to read about your cold.
unfortunately the most bad tempered goose is no match for a fox
ReplyDeleteMen certainly complain more about flu than women, but the idea that they really have a more severe illness is not yet proven, methinks. I haven't had flu for many years, so maybe I have a female-type immune system!
ReplyDeleteA mean goose tastes much better for a holiday feast!
ReplyDeleteI know you'll get better, just takes time and some naps. Also lots of fluids and chicken soup....
Maybe mistreatment by his former caretaker has forced him to be the way he is to you. My mom always says, "You don't know what path a person (insert "goose") has walked that causes them to act or react the way they do"
ReplyDeleteStill, a goose pinch is not fun. Sorry about that one John.
Geese are well-known guardians of property. It's not necessarily their aggressive behaviour but the NOISE they make. They are living burglar alarms. I've seen them employed at a famous Scottish distillery in the highlands of Scotland.
ReplyDeleteI have a certain sympathy for your gander - he's certainly an alpha male protecting his family. I think he's put you in your place as best he can. Though of course he can't know what's in store this December poor soul.
Cooked I prefer the meat as rillettes, very popular in France. And goose fat is the ideal for flavouring any roasts and many other dishes.
Don't do it!!! save the goose!! poor poor mr. goose....he just doesn't know you yet and he's had a hard life......dinner??????????? Poor Thing.............
ReplyDeleteHurry things along, make it a Halloween Dinner.
ReplyDeleteIn Detroit, drug growers have been known to employ Canadian geese to ward off unwanted snoopers around there "digs". Since they will attack anyone they're not familiar with. The growers if nothing else have warning that someone is coming in. And usually the geese will chase away anyone that comes around. Maybe you have a trained goose.
My friend had a similar experience last year but couldn't eat him and had to give him away!Sorry you feel rotten when the weather is so lovely - just your luck.
ReplyDeleteOh John - hope you're feeling better soon. Think gander would be better in the freezer sooner than later. On the other hand he could be a toughie.
ReplyDeleteMan Flu. A serious affliction...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EElqrgk4N0
My neighbour has very efficient guard geese, I always arm myself with a big stick when I visit her farm. Sounds like Christmas (or earlier!) dinner is sorted, and if he's tough I agree with Elegance - goose fat is excellent.
ReplyDeleteI've checked the gaggles undercarriage and they are all of the same size, they all have blue eyes too. I'm presuming as they allowed me to be so intimate they are not ganders. Thanks for that John it made for an interesting afternoon!
ReplyDeleteWell I did suggest this.....
ReplyDeleteOh and the video? result me thinks...
Men flu??? Never heard of that! ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Stew: Goose for Halloween... with pumpkkin stuffing! Sounds delish! :)
We've had thousands of geese flying southward over our house these past few days in those awesome V shaped flocks...
Hugs
Jon
He is the alpha gander doing what is innate, defending his small flock.When he gets out of hand grab him by the back of the neck and march him away,with liberal donations of food he'll soon know who is really boss.The problems with animals and birds are usually of human manufacture.
ReplyDeleteThe three wise geese clearly have an attitude problem. I guess they have come from the Whelmar Estate off Dyserth Road in Rhyl.
ReplyDeleteif they were from the whelmar YP, whey would have had tattoos!!
ReplyDeletethanks for the resaarch
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Yes and nothing hurts worse than the bite of an aggressive goose. Sounds like dinner to me too.
ReplyDeleteWell, that feathered ingrate! Sounds like you need to have a heart-to-heart talk with him and let him know who the alpha male is around there. Get well soon.
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ReplyDeleteHope you feel better soon, John.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Christmas dinner, or an All Hallows feast. You could also celebrate Thanksgiving--the Canadians celebrate mid-October, the US Americans end of November. Boris would be undoubtedly thankful that you picked the gander over him.
megan
May the best man win!
ReplyDeleteIf 'they' only knew what we men have to deal with!!!!lol