Hi I am a first time gosling owner. I have 5. One 7 week old chinese gosling, two 5 weeks old Africans and two four week old africans. They are eating a 20% protein starter that has some scratch mixed in. They graze for most of the day only going inside to eat feed in the am, maybe in the afternoon and then just before bed.
The smallest of the 4 week olds just doesn't seem to be growing. It is doing well, eating great. Today I actually went outside to see it grab ahold of the fluff on the head of one of the 5 weeks old and not let go for a bit. It has gone after the new chickens (4 month old orpingtons) I would not be worried except it seems so small.
This is the one I'm worried about. Not the greatest view but its almost half the size of the other. These 2 are from the same hatch. The one on the left is almost as big as the 5 week olds who are almost as big as the 7 week old chinese. Again it is doing great. Should I be concerned because of growth rate?
DOGS: 4 Shih Tzu, 1 Papillon, 1 Great Pyrenees
CHICKENS: 1 BO, 2 EE, 2 WLH, 10 blue and splash JG, plus various aged JG, BO, JG/BO and JG/EE chicks, and 8 meaties.
DUCKS: Muscovy ducks: Adults, juveniles and ducklings. 6 Pekin ducks
Some threads started with basic info.
Picking a duck breed, where to buy, what genders to get
Raising and caring for ducklings
DOGS: 4 Shih Tzu, 1 Papillon, 1 Great Pyrenees
CHICKENS: 1 BO, 2 EE, 2 WLH, 10 blue and splash JG, plus various aged JG, BO, JG/BO and JG/EE chicks, and 8 meaties.
DUCKS: Muscovy ducks: Adults, juveniles and ducklings. 6 Pekin ducks
Some threads started with basic info.
Picking a duck breed, where to buy, what genders to get
Raising and caring for ducklings














