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    Sebastopols (Hormones in October)?

    A cut like that should heal quickly, if you are concerned about infection then Betadine iodine ointment is very effective
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    Gander crabby AGAIN???

    He doesn't like being touched or picked up but has learnt "no biting" assisted by a gentle tap on his bill. With some of the others I'll hold their neck if I need to handle them because they seem to know just when attention is diverted. My observation is that geese don't really groom each other...
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    Gander crabby AGAIN???

    My hand raised gander can be particularly wilful and although he isn't aggressive towards me and is generally good company, sometimes he needs reminding that I'm the boss and he's the goose. Picking him up and stroking his neck settles him, followed by a gentle pull on his tail after putting him...
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    Nesting on bare ground

    She has done so, the question was about the nest being directly on the ground
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    Nesting on bare ground

    Do geese need to be able to nest directly in contact with the ground?. I have two shelter sheds, one with a timber floor and the other without a floor. Mother goose has decided to build a nest in the shed with a floor, so her eggs sit directly on the floor rather than on the soil (they seem to...
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    Flock Dynamics

    During the week I observed his mate being mounted by the older gander (of the 2 I have at present) on two occasions, so it looks like they have paired. Interesting also to note that his mate from last year was close by and didn't receive any attention at the time, but they do hang out as a trio...
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    Do Geese get mites??? Is 7 Dust OK???

    Feather mites can be seen under the wings, they say the base of the neck too but I've never been able to find them there even on birds that have them under the wings. Swimming water that will assist them in keeping mites under control and flea powder works well to clean up any that remain
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    Goose/duck feeders?

    Just that- a toughened glass bowl about 18" diameter and 7" deep, from an air frier. Grain goes into 6" of water and they come back to it during the day. Sparrows etc can't get to it and don't hang around, nor mice. I'm not sure if it deters rats but they get controlled other ways when the...
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    Young pilgrim gander eyes Not blue?

    My take is that the range of geese considered "Pilgrim" encompasses a range of diversity in many obvious features such as bill or feet colour, eyes and colouring/patterning of feathers in both male and female.
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    Goose transport case

    No I didn't leash train them, they did follow but became more independent as they got older, a call would bring them back if they were exploring. I'd often take them when I visited family, 1.5 to 2 hours each way and make a pen for them on the lawn to keep them from eating vege gardens and other...
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    Goose transport case

    I have a basket with a lid which is comfortable for one adult goose, but often used it for the two goslings I reared by hand. I'd take them with me if I went away for more than a couple of days, and they would ride in the basket on the front passenger seat, watching out the window and would do...
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    Young pilgrim gander eyes Not blue?

    One of my ganders started off very dark and gradually became blue, at 9 months old his eyes are a dark blue. The other has mid blue eyes. They are English geese- the females have blue eyes too at maturity
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    Biting goose-mum

    Yes they do, and they do the same to their siblings. Goslings start to investigate their world with their bills from hatching and anything is fair game.
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    Injured goose- when to become concerned about not eating?

    Sadly she started to deteriorate this morning and passed away quietly following a series of seizures. I'll really miss her- such a neat creature with a huge amount of character
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    Injured goose- when to become concerned about not eating?

    She's certainly a determined creature, this morning she started on the whole germinated wheat I offered her and has picked away at it all day, grain by grain as well as drinking a fair bit of slightly stronger electrolyte & honey. Fingers crossed she will keep it up, I'm surprised to realise how...
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