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    Gosling pulling feathers out of chickens and eating them

    I did more research and apparently ducks and geese need niacin something that is not in chicken feed. So I switched the ducks and geese to duck pellets that had niacin included and add dried black soldier fly to the mix until I can get my freeze dried mullet supply up, but they are playing well...
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    Gosling pulling feathers out of chickens and eating them

    I wonder if it's the same with me. I have two gosling one big one small and it's the smaller one that pulling feathers. Even pulling from the other geese. I will wait until I put them outside if it doesn't change then I will harvest it. Thx
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    Gosling pulling feathers out of chickens and eating them

    Did you resolve this I'm having the same issue mine is 3 weeks old cant tell if male or female?
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    Hello from Florida

    Thank you!
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    Hello from Florida

    Hello everyone and thank you for the warm welcome I'm happy to be apart of the community and will do my part to help and assist where I'm able.
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    Duckling not walking properly

    Thank you! She is running around holding her own now.
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    Duckling not walking properly

    It seems this post may have been a little pre-mature. It looks like the young lady is standing and walking better.
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    Duckling not walking properly

    Hello All, I've had ducks before but this is a first for me. I just got my ducklings & geese in the mail and all seems to fine except for one duckling looks like she is having a balance problem and when she walks looks like she is walking on her tip toes before falling face forward. She...
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    Hello from Florida

    Hi I've been a long time member but not very active. Ive had chickens and ducks many times before but I just purchased my new 5acre homestead and im building my stock up. I got some african guard geese and jumbo pekin to start with chickens scheduled for august. I'm in the Central florida area...
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