New Goslings!
The nest of eggs earlier in the spring
Wow! What an exciting day it was today at MacKenzie-Childs! We had four goslings hatch from the clutch of eggs the very patient goose has been sitting on for, I think, over a month. It was quite unexpected because the first nest this season – which had 11 eggs in it- yielded nothing and I thought she had been nesting longer than the gestation period. So, when I went in to feed sheep, imagine my surprise to find her off the nest and four very adorable chartreuse goslings toddling around in the straw. I ran to get my camera to document the wonderful birth (s). I really want to get this posted and so am going to mainly do pictures.
The Tufted Roman mother goose with gosling peeking out
One, two, three, and four!
The goslings with a gaurd
There is one egg left- I wonder if it will hatch!
Will it hatch?
Posted: June 23rd, 2010 under Notes from the Garden.
Comments
Comment from Mariann
Time July 20, 2010 at 9:16 am
Elaine- It was so wonderful to see you and to meet your friend. I love it when I get to talk to other gardeners. The white garden is one of my favorite places too! I have a bit of maintenance to do on all the gardens but I think I am going there first. Stop in again soon. I looked at the production garden and it is definately time to start harvesting.
Comment from Elaine
Time July 13, 2010 at 7:08 pm
We had a great visit to the gardens today, and loved seeing the sheep and goslings! The long border is breathtaking at the moment. My friend and I especially liked the shade border, with all the cooling white flowers and bubbling stream – how lovely. Thanks for a great Mackenzie-Childs experience!