Need advice on gosling - Page 9

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Originally Posted by NanaKat 

So Cute!

 

Does Lucy have a few bricks on the outside to get in or does she jump in?

If you look closely at the first picture (on the left side of the pic), you can see that there are a couple bricks there for her to use to get in. 

Lucy and Lucky have spent the last several nights in the duck house with the big birds.  Today is day #3 that the whole flock has been free ranging.  Lucy is growing SO FAST!!!  I thought I read somewhere that geese didn't get their feathers as early as ducks.  However, Lucy is about 5 weeks old and is getting her feathers...  I'm pretty sure she is a White Chinese goose.  Is it normal for them to get their feathers so early? 

Here's a picture that I took yesterday of my flock free ranging.  The black duck is Lucky.  Lucy (the only goose in the picture) is on the right.

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Originally Posted by Going Bhonkers 

 

That sounds about right. I think my white chinese started getting their feathers in at 6 weeks, so Lucy is doing good!

Thanks for the info!  I was sure I read somewhere that geese didn't start to feather out 'till 2 months old, so I was quite surprised when I started seeing feathers on Lucy.  She's still got a lot of growing to do before she's full sized, but she's definitely making leaps and bounds on that front!  I almost wish that the rest of my flock was a bit gentler.  They run from me, and now she's started doing it, simply because they do.  She doesn't even know WHY they're running!  Grrr.  It is kinda funny though, she runs to me and away from the flock as soon as she sees that I"ve got dandelion greens in my hand!  I don't know what I"m gonna do when winter comes and there aren't any dandelions to pick!

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Originally Posted by plantcityhomestead 

My geese are about 10 weeks old now.  They did start getting feathers at about 5 or 6 weeks, but their wing feathers really took off at about 8 weeks.  They are still getting their feathers and adaping to those big blood feathers.  You are going to notice a big change over the next month.

 

cindy

Thank you so much for the input!  Lucy is my first goose, and I've been comparing her development to that of the ducks I've raised.  Needless to say, they are different.  My ducks seemed like they were nearly full grown by the time they started getting feathers.  Lucy looks like she's got a lot of growing to do before she's "full-grown".  She does seem to be hungry 24/7 though, so I guess that's a good sign!