Goose Cool Down??

[Vickers58]

I have foster gosling at my house who cannot have access to a pool for extended periods of time due to an injury.. I am trying to keep him comfortable...butpants a lot..when i am at home i am constantly changing out ice packs under his bedding and I keep fans on him at all time. When i am at work my neighbors come around and do it! I leave a cooler with Ice cubes with frozen peas, and fruits in them so they can toss them into a bowl of water to help cool him off. I also went and bought a billion of those ice packs for lunch boxes and keep them in the cooler for my neighbors to trade out. I wrapped them in zip lock bags and packing tape to make he couldn't get into anything that may leak out of them

any tips on keeping him cool????

 

[The goose girl]

Goslings go through a couple of weeks when they overheat so easily. He should outgrow it soon - when they're covered in feathers it seems those insulate them way better than the down from both cold and heat.

Meanwhile, the ice packs are a great idea. I used them myself at night for a gosling one hot summer - I could almost hear the sizzle from those hot feet when she went to rest on the ice pack. She needed to be placed on the ice pack, though - she never figured it out by herself.

Any chance you can provide him with some extra shade besides the tree, like a parasol or an umbrella? From what I saw yesterday on his live stream (yes, I also check in on him - he's so cute!) it seemed that little spots of sunlight could reach the pen.

 

[Vickers58]

Oh he is on a covered patio! The patio is shaded by the tree so there is even less direct sun! This is good to know. I've been worried about the panting and was afraid!

 

[SilksterTN]

I posted this to the other thread but also saw this one.
I remember being in an outdoor open concept shopping area once and they had some kind of fan that had a built in water source. It sprayed lightly on you (and the air) as you walked through. It was MUCH cooler in that spot. It was smallish.....and didn't hold a ton of water. It was something along this line if I remember right.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Misting-Fan...663?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a762ba3e7

PS this one attaches to your hose

 

[The goose girl]

I posted this to the other thread but also saw this one.
I remember being in an outdoor open concept shopping area once and they had some kind of fan that had a built in water source. It sprayed lightly on you (and the air) as you walked through. It was MUCH cooler in that spot. It was smallish.....and didn't hold a ton of water. It was something along this line if I remember right.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Misting-Fan...663?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a762ba3e7

PS this one attaches to your hose

That sounds awesome!

 

[Vickers58]

i think i may try this but put some sturdy fabric over the top of it to prevent his one foot from popping it!


http://www.homemadetoast.com/2013/07/how-to-make-leak-proof-water-blob.html

 

[SilksterTN]

As I recall the fan mister didn't actually put forth enough water to get you wet unless you were standing right in front of it. Even then it was just a mist. But it sure did cool down that spot