Disaster! I went out to feed the critters this morning and noticed a lot of white feathers on the road in front of the pond. The geese were milling around the area, and I did a head count. We have three white geese: Lucky, a half-Canadian, half-Old Goose; Rickette, a Chinese goose formerly part of a quartet: Ricky and the Rickettes; and the Old Goose. The Old Goose is missing!The Old Goose was our first goose, given to us by friends several years ago. This goose was the protector, first of a flock of 6 Mallards (gone now), and then of the Canadian goslings and their parents. The Old Goose was a fixture on the ranch and will be sorely missed.
We have a preditor on the ranch stalking our fowl. First, it got two of the Rickettes, then it got Ricky (a great loss also) and now the Old Goose. I still can't believe it.
