Goslings pulling out each other's back feathers

bigbird

Crowing
13 Years
Nov 14, 2008
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Northern Kentucky
Week old goslings are hurting each other by pulling their feathers out.
They have plenty of food and water. Temps are good. I've tried Apple bitter(I think they like it), and that didn't help.
I have a mirror, toys and bells is there.
HELP!!!!! What else can I do? I've read all the chicken helps, but didn't know if their advice would help with geese.
Thanks in advance.
 
How large in the enclosure and how many birds are in it?

I believe most of the deterrent methods will work on geese as well but it can be trickier with them constantly wanting to get wet.
 
Your goslings are bored and need to chew on something to keep them busy.
I had this problem every year until this year.
Hang a shoe lace or rope in the sleeping area. They will chew on that instead of the feathers.
Put in more then one shoe lace ;)
Keep it clean and keep them dry too to avoid common illness.
 

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