Ragdollcatlady's Just a Little Patch of Weeds Farm journal

[ragdollcatlady]

Wiley loves her puppy!

They were both drinking water. Wiley paused and licked Doodles face. Doodles paused and licked Wileys face.... I could just barely make out the conversation....It sounded like this.. 'Gee this water is soooo yummy!!! Hey did you try this water? I really love it! Oh I love you too... Yeah yeah!! I agree this is the best water, like, ever! Hey I love you too! Yeah this water its the greatest , don't you think? Yep yep, the greatest, the best water ever! You are my bestest friend you know? Yeah, yeah, your mine too!!!!'

I don't know... I swear that is what I heard!

 

[ragdollcatlady]

I am so sad!!!

DS3 let me know that he found Crabby Abby dead this morning. I had noticed her being slightly less active lately, but she was old and she did still get around and into the garage where I had to shoo her out, so I didn't expect it. She was going to live forever. She wasn't really a pet, but I loved her. She was our first and oldest goose. She came to us aged 13 and was now 23 years old. She was originally a 4-H project. She didn't care to be touched, but was never aggressive and she always stepped in to raise any little goslings that she could. Rest in peace old girl!

 

[Hens and Roos]

sorry to hear

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Ahhhhh... so sorry!

 

[CntryBoy777]

I didn't realize that geese lived that long....sorry to hear about her, but ya shared in close to half of her life. I know she enjoyed being a part of yours, too.....

 

[Latestarter]

Sorry for another loss...

 

[OneFineAcre]

Sorry about your goose
I had no idea they lived that long

 

[babsbag]

Wow, she was quite the old lady. I'm sorry she's gone, really hard when you get so used to them just being part of your life.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Thanks everyone!

Geese can live up to around 30 I believe, so she made it pretty far. She had bumblefoot on one side, that would come back every year and one of her wings was slipped, so I had to trim it every so often. One of her last eggs weighed in at 16 oz! They were giant compared to everyone elses. I hope my little Elliot lives as long as Abby. Elliot is my little blue and white sebastopol goose that I hatched from eggs I bought online.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Man!!....a couple of those eggs would make a lot of egg salad....that's Huge........