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    Sexually frustrated Sebastopol gander

    We have a Sebastopol gander, Prudence (we thought he was a she) that lives w/ our 3 ducks. He's started to get real close with...effectively trying to mount me. It's becoming somewhat problematic. All jokes aside, any suggestions on how to handle this? My neighbor has 2 female geese and...
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    What's up with my goose?!

    The risk of leaving it as-is, is that it can rupture and well...everything falls out & they suffer a presumably horrific death. As the skin looks "angry" we dont have much time. We're thinking surgery given her age (1) and their long lifespan.
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    What's up with my goose?!

    It appears that my poor girl had a hernia laying an egg. We're weighing our options now as she's more pet than anything.
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    What's up with my goose?!

    Vet came out an wasn't sure what it was. Need a needle draw and nothing came out. So today I'm taking her to their clinic for an ultrasound so they can hopefully figure out what it is. She laid another egg this morning...no reduction in the size. It doesn't appear to be growing which is good.
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    What's up with my goose?!

    Bump didn't go down at all. It's body temperature, soft and felt like it's full of liquid. Found a vet that's coming to check her out today. Thanks for the advice!
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    What's up with my goose?!

    She just laid an egg this morning (first in some time) if that changes anything.
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    What's up with my goose?!

    We noticed a "pouch" of sorts growing on the rear underside of our Pomeranian goose a couple weeks ago but didn't think much of it. She's now lost the feathers covering it and it sometimes look red. She's been acting ok and eating well, and it doesn't seem to bother her, but we're growing more...
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    Watering Nipples stopped working...suggestions?

    Never even thought to try that...great suggestion!
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    Watering Nipples stopped working...suggestions?

    They don't appear clogged. Defitinety not releasing water.
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    Watering Nipples stopped working...suggestions?

    I purchased a bunch of nipples (http://amzn.com/B008AZTHNS) and tapped some buckets for my girls. I love the cleanliness of the setup, but found that the nipples stop working. The food grade buckets were brand new and cleaned. The nipples were dismantled, cleaned & tested before using. They...
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    Is concrete mix going to be a problem?

    The coop I'm building is on a slight hill, so one end is close to the ground while the other is about 16" in the air on blocks. Hardware cloth encase everything to the group. We want to build up the outside area that is currently raised, using a lot of leftover semi-hardened bags of concrete...
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