Intro Post

Welcome to Goose Excuse!

In this blog I will be posting about my sucesses and failures with my birds, interactions between my birds and humans and dogs, (including my African geese imprinting), and of course, posting lots of pictures.

I am new to chicken and goose raising, and also new to training border collies to herd.

The List of Characters:

Jane (Eyre): 1 1/2 year old tri-colored border collie, rescued from a shelter in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

River: 1 year old pit bull (American Staffordshire Terrier mix), rescued by my mother when he was dumped as a puppy.

Tina: A Rhode Island Red, who is the leader of the flock.

Bette: My fat Rhode Island Red.

Helena: The smallest of the Rhode Island Reds.

Jenny: My loud, unfriendly Plymouth Barred Rock. Though recently she has become friendlier.

Shane: An Ameraucana, who survived a recent attack while foraging in broad daylight.

Carmen: An Ameraucana, my prettiest bird.

Alice: An Ameraucana.

2 additional Ameraucanas who haven't been named yet. Clearly, they will be named after one of the L Word characters, and follow suit. (Follow power suit?)

And 3 week-old African geese.