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Hello All! Apologies for not posting an update on this weekend -- our Saturday appointment was pushed back to Monday because of a snowstorm. While we waited, we continued giving penicillin once a day, and packing the wound with neosporin once a day. We were unable to bandage the wound because...

Thank you all so much for your advice & help! We just finished cleaning up the wound -- the great news is that it looks like the abdominal wall is intact & no leaks that we can see. Yay! Because of the way the skin tore (front to back) + how heavy her darn fat rolls are (pulling the wound down...

Last weigh-in was just a smidge over 13 pounds (almost 6 kg), but that was two months ago. We'll be weighing again this evening; we've been basing our Pen Pro on that 13 pound number.

We have the 1.5 mg/ml.

@casportpony We've given chickens a drop of Metacam every 24 hr in the past to help with pain and inflammation in the first few days of recovery. Do you have any experience with Metacam in geese? Unfortunately, it's just me here right now so holding and plucking at the same time was a bit of a...

Thank you all so much for your help. Here's what we're looking at -- the pink at the top is skin, not intestine. @casportpony in your experience any particular challenges/tricks in tube-feeding a goose? I've tube-fed many a chicken with Kaytee. @WVduckchick Not really sure -- it's possible it...

Damage from a puncture wound to a Pilgrim goose's abdomen

Longtime chicken keeper, short-time goose keeper. One of our three 1-year old Pilgrims seems to have injured herself pretty seriously -- she has a long puncture wound from mid-belly, down between her legs. (Between the fat rolls, basically.) The skin flaps are dangling and I can see the...

Anyone on the ground in this area? Across the river in Illinois the news reports that inspectors are knocking on doors to find, test and presumably cull backyard flocks, in addition to the concentrated operations. I know how they depopulate commercial barns (its definitely not humane, as they...

He'll (she'll?) definitely be back looking for another meal. Hardware cloth (1/2") works best and will keep out weasels/coons too, but for a temporary fix you could try beefing up the bird netting, either with a couple of layers or a thicker material. (Not sure if you were using the berry...

I've heard that you should keep the boxes out of a drafty area but as long as the boxes had a "roof" on top, I would think that should be ok. The Chicken Chick has her nesting boxes under a window - her girls seem pretty happy!

Wow, those look almost like soapstone!!! Stupid question from someone who has never eaten a duck egg -- do you notice any taste difference between your cayugas & chicken eggs? I've heard that the duck eggs are better for baking, we are thinking about getting a few cayugas next spring.

Beautiful roo with a great personality, just have too many boys. Stays very alert for predators, free ranges well & looks out for the ladies, good temperament with both hens and people. Very entertaining to watch in the yard, he has lots of personality! Has been handled since hatching, so he's...

Yay jjpigg06! The rooster with the muff sounds like he would be a great match for your girls. He's getting lonely in his "bachelor pad", all dressed up and nowhere to crow, ha ha. He's filled out nicely; a big bird but a good temperament. I think he'd be safe with kids, he's very submissive...

Do your girls need a couple of handsome fellas in their life? Are you breeding olive-eggers and searching for a gentleman with a blue/olive gene? Meet 'Muffed Roo' and 'Quiet Roo'. Both birds are approx. 14 weeks old and healthy. We are pretty sure they're Lavender Ameraucana x Dominique...

Sorry to hear about the trouble you're having - it must be heartbreaking seeing the birds being nabbed one-by-one, even if the ducknappers mean well. Do you think you might be able to raise some money from fellow residents to put up several signs around the perimeter of the lake? They could...

Hi! My husband and I are returning to rural life after 10+ years of cramped city living. (Yay!) We just purchased a farm in Southern Illinois that came complete with a small flock of 1-2 year old layers, and a fairly benevolent rooster. We think they're a RIR cross of some kind. I've never...