Recent content by Goosey Girl

Sorry, no fertile eggs.

No. We've been downsizing the flock and no longer have any males. Sorry I couldn't help.

Tried the gosling and duckling mix several times. Ducklings mature quicker than goslings, so once the ducks are a few months old I had to separate them because the male ducks would try to get too friendly with the young geese. The most interesting group included 2 male goslings raised with 6...

OUT OF COMPLETE DESPERATION and with a very similar problem I used some expired Advantage Cat Flea drops on my small flock. The poor hens were a mess, nothing worked, some had bald spots from pulling their feathers and they were laying soft eggs or no eggs and were lethargic. Within a week, the...

That's what I was thinking too that he would just scrape it off on a tree sometime, but I kind of want to make sure there isn't an infection, so I'll check tonight and reassessment. Thanks

I'll try using a pin this evening and if any fluid comes out I'll spray some chlorhexidine on it before bedtime. Thank you for your advice!!! :thumbsup

Goosebaby, The growth seems like thick skin. It is pliable and gives way when I press my fingernail to it, so not a hard keratin growth. I don't think there is blood flow to it, but can't be sure. He is really a shy goose. I just don't want an infection to start. I've considered maybe using...

I'm not sure. I'll try to wiggle and pinch it a bit to tonight when I put them away in their barn. Maybe he is evolving as into a new species. :eek:

My two year old Sebastopol boy, Hyacinth, is growing what looks like a tooth out of the right side of his beak. It is definitely not a splinter. He is not in any obvious pain. Should I try to clip it, file it down, leave it alone? Has anyone seems this before? What is it????

Think it is too soon to tell. In a couple weeks you'll have a much better idea when feathers start to grow.

That sounds great! I raised my runner ducklings with 2 goslings this year. For the first time I have one young, 4 month old male goose that prefers the company of ducks instead of the 15 other geese. I keep the adult ducks separate from the adult geese because drakes try to attack everything...

I have a mixed flock of runners and am done with incubating! Three years was enough with ducklings. I have 7 females and plan to sell my boys next week. Is there any benefit to keeping one male? The mellowest? Thanks

I agree completely with you and will pass this on to our friend. Thankfully, I don't live in that township, but I'm sure there are many who have no idea what is going on in their community! It is just soooo wrong.

Four runner ducks laid five eggs, four in their duck house first thing in morning. A extra soft shell out by a water bucket late afternoon. Not sure who. ☹️