Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker
Clyde and Bonnie
Bonnie and Clyde are geese, they are white embden’s. In our house, we have a habit of naming our animals/pets after historical or literary figures, so these 2 are named after the “gangsters” Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who were made notorious by the release of snapshots showing them, posing with guns and cigars. Mostly responsible for petty crimes, a few bank robberies and the needless killing of several people including 9 police officers, they were gunned down by a ‘posse’ in 1934. Sadly, Bonnie passed away this past winter, not sure what happened she was sitting on her nest one day and the next she was laying by the door and Clyde was sitting on the nest. I was hoping for goslings so that one could keep Clyde company but he got bored sitting on the nest and the eggs did not hatch. We also use the geese as “flock” protectors, Bonnie and Clyde lived with our chickens and help protect them from predators. In fact, they have actually attacked a hawk once and came out the victors. For now Clyde remains the sole goose on the farm he is in fact quite gentle for a goose and loves to splash in his little tub, steal food from the chickens, and honk at everyone.
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