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I discovered that whether the goose was an abandoned domestic variety, or if it is a migrating Canada goose, they are all protected by the Fish and Wildlife department at Lake Mendocino. Someone mentioned that she tried to rescue the loose goose and was threatened with a fine if she didn't put...

People are saying there is a loose goose at Lake Mendocino. It looks like a graylag breed, perhaps young. They say it is friendly and approachable. My goose is lonely. If the loose goose is a female, I would like to bring it home to my little farm to keep my precious Amerigo Vesgoosie...

Thanks for your help.

It seems she's bonded with the females. After sleeping in the same cage with the gander for a year, how much more time will it take? Of course, she was preadolescent during that time. Now she is nearly an adult. How do I get her to bond with the gander? Maybe she is prejudiced because he's...

No. Guiseppi, the gander, has never attacked her. I have seen him attempt to mount her only once a few months ago. She didn't like it. In fact, every time a drake mounts a duck, Amerigo the Goose shrieks and attacks the drake, trying to knock him off the duck's back. She seems to want to...

I never see them together. They do parallel activities. Amerigo goes into the cage fine, but maybe it isn't private enough for her. Perhaps I need to cover the walls to give her privacy. If she wants to nest, what does she need for that? My ducks just need a safe corner with a lot of...

My American Buff goose will be 2 years old on July 4, 2023. She has been housed with a Chinese gander for a year. Lately, she acts like she hates him and won't go in the same cage as him. I got him a separate cage which made him happy, but she only got temporary relief. Now I see her hanging...

Here is Gimpy the Duck at 9 weeks old with some of her nest mates. He turned into a she. She is walking like a normal duck. There is no detectable residual deformity. She is completely normal looking now. The niacin treatment worked splendidly! Thanks!!!!

Here is Gimpy at 4 weeks old eating his niacin laced lettuce.

Gimpy is 3 weeks old now. I have fed him lettuce dipped in niacin every day for 2 weeks. His delicate legs thickened and grew strong. His hocks are now pulled in to his flanks like normal. He doesn’t walk “pigeon toed” anymore. He looks like a normal Pekín duckling now. How long Shall I...

After 6 days of niacin supplements, you can see how Gimpy, the yellow duckling in this video, is pulling his hocks closer to his flanks as he walks. And his legs are increasIng in strength.

Even after only 2 days of niacin supplementation, I could see a marked improvement. Gimpy's shanks had filled out and grown thick like normal ducklings. After the 3rd dose, I let the ducklings out into the yard for some supervised exploring. Gimpy's legs were not so bowed, but still not as...

That description sounds exactly like Gimpy! I started him on niacin this morning. I dissolved a niacin pill in some water and fed him dipped lettuce. I didn't notice any dislike of the taste. In fact, all 4 ducklings fought over the dipped leaves. I think Gimpy ate niacin dipped lettuce...

I also hatched a dwarf duck. I am developing my own unique breed. I want the size of a Pekin, a crest, and looks like a Swedish Blue. There is a lot of inbreeding in my flock. This apparently white duckling is now 2 weeks and barely larger than the 1 week ducklings. His mom is probably a Pekin...

I find a rich array of duck sounds, and have learned to talk a bit of Duck language. Females not only quack and males growl, but females also whimper, chirp, moan with pleasure, have a wide variety of quack tones, and body language adds to the meanings. A duck mother has a whole array of...