Raising and Caring for Goslings

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I gave this site five star because it was very very helpful to me. I am a first time incubating and hatching an egg, so I need all the help I can get and this was very informational.
Pippi
An excellent article providing the basics of gosling care in an easy to understand way. The addition of links for further reading is very helpful.
A nice overview of how to care for and raise goslings.
Has everything you need to know before buying a gosling and provides pictures.
This helps new goose owners such as myself so much! Very informational and I loved the pictures. Makes me more excited to get my geese.
Very helpful
I'm curious about adding geese to my poultry -- and found this article helpful in planning for starting goslings in their brooder.
Thanks for writing this article!
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Good info, especially for the person new to raising geese!
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Only things I'd like to add are:
1) Goslings (and geese) really don't fare well alone. Unless you're prepared to be with them 24/7 for the rest of their lives, get at least two.
2) Goslings are very curious and active, and they live to tug at and chew stuff. Make sure their brooder contains something safe for them to chew like sturdy baby toys or blocks of grass turf. Otherwise they may either chew each other's down/feathers or ingest something harmful to them.
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I'd like to hatch some goose eggs, so I'm reading up on raising goslings. Nice introduction for beginners. Thanks!
I've been searching for good information on raising goslings. This article is comprehensive and not hard to put into action. Thanks!
Good overall article!
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Excellent and informative article. Nice to have the forage preferences listed too. Thanks so much for sharing. I can't wait to raise goslings!
The statement that geese graze like horses opened my eyes. Their run is full of sprouts and weeds, but letting them graze on pasture would be better for them. Thanks to the author for sharing this knowledge!
Well written and informative!
I found this article very helpful when starting out with my first ever hatch of goslings. A must read before getting started.
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I have been raising gosslings for 3 years now and my son is going to be showing them at the fair this fall. The advice in this article is great and even quotes a great source!
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