Hello! So happy to see people with Embdens! All your geese are beautiful! I am new to geese, so I am hoping for some thoughts on my situation.
I have found a sweet, beautiful Embden at a seabird/sea turtle rescue in South Texas, and I want to take her home with me. I have spent some months down here, but I live in Southeast Wisconsin. The facility down here took in this sweet Embden that I call Francie early last fall, although it is not set up for geese. She had been dumped at a park where other geese and waterfowl congregate, but we think she was unable to hold her own with the others there, since she had a pretty bad gash on her chest as well as some foot and leg problems. She is now almost all healed, but the foot and leg are still not looking great. She has been in a wooden pen all this time with only a dirt floor. I get her out for an hour or so a few times a week to let her graze and swim her in a pool, but until she has better living conditions, I doubt her foot and leg issues will resolve.
My dilemma is that I want to take her home with me, but the weather up North is still pretty cold. I know geese are pretty hardy (I've been reading all I can) but I'm thinking I should at least keep her in an insulated shed until she is clematised to the colder weather. In a month Spring will begin, and I am thinking by then she should be able to really enjoy our beautiful Wisconsin weather. What do you all think? Should I consider keeping her in my basement instead? What do you think about the long car trip? I want the best for her. If that means leaving her here until a suitable owner can be found I will do it, but not willingly, since no one has expressed interest to date.
I have found a sweet, beautiful Embden at a seabird/sea turtle rescue in South Texas, and I want to take her home with me. I have spent some months down here, but I live in Southeast Wisconsin. The facility down here took in this sweet Embden that I call Francie early last fall, although it is not set up for geese. She had been dumped at a park where other geese and waterfowl congregate, but we think she was unable to hold her own with the others there, since she had a pretty bad gash on her chest as well as some foot and leg problems. She is now almost all healed, but the foot and leg are still not looking great. She has been in a wooden pen all this time with only a dirt floor. I get her out for an hour or so a few times a week to let her graze and swim her in a pool, but until she has better living conditions, I doubt her foot and leg issues will resolve.
My dilemma is that I want to take her home with me, but the weather up North is still pretty cold. I know geese are pretty hardy (I've been reading all I can) but I'm thinking I should at least keep her in an insulated shed until she is clematised to the colder weather. In a month Spring will begin, and I am thinking by then she should be able to really enjoy our beautiful Wisconsin weather. What do you all think? Should I consider keeping her in my basement instead? What do you think about the long car trip? I want the best for her. If that means leaving her here until a suitable owner can be found I will do it, but not willingly, since no one has expressed interest to date.
