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Goose Talk: Let’s Chat About Geese in the Flock!
The more I look the more terrified I am by this pic lmao -
Goose Talk: Let’s Chat About Geese in the Flock!
Guardians or bullies? Geese are naturally protective of those they consider a mate, those they consider their babies, their nest and territory. However geese have no instinct to protect a flock as a whole or ability to actually protect against a determined predator, such as a fox, raccoon, or... -
Gander crabby AGAIN???
Fall/early winter is when geese start battling it out for partners, preparation for spring breeding season, so unfortunately this is just a fact of life. Some ganders are spicier than others but there can be multiple factors that contribute to aggression. If you have a female goose, some female... -
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New Duck Parents
You’ll need a waterfowl or mixed flock oriented feed, something that has enough niacin and other B vitamins for ducks. If you’re up in the U.S something like kalmbach flock maintainer, nutrina all flock, purina flock raiser, purina duck feed, etc. You’ll need buckets, lots of buckets and... -
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Broody geese on empty nest
Yep! The older geese make better parents usually so they’re doing the goslings a favor of they’re allowed to brood. -
Broody geese on empty nest
If it helps just know that this is actual normal hierarchical behavior in goose flocks. Dominant geese often steal eggs and nests from less dominant individuals because it boosts the chances of survival of possible goslings. So instinctually in their minds this is normal for you to chase them... -
Broody geese on empty nest
@oldhenlikesdogs is right, break up the nest. My geese were handled quite a lot and we get along well now and they don’t hold a grudge either. At worst they’ll be peeved at you for like two days and then forget all about it. -
Muted swans
Some did after a long time, others were landed and rinsed with hydrogen peroxide and they healed up quickly.- Goosebaby
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Muted swans
I have no knowledge of swans unfortunately, I have had similar bumps on some of my geese’s bills and it’s always been an abscess from bacteria that entered a cut. However their bumps were the same color as the rest of their bills, I don’t know if that might alter the skin pigmentation on swans...- Goosebaby
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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4 week old crowing?
My wee babies are about four weeks old today, I’ve heard they’re sexually mature at 6 weeks old “which is when the girls can begin laying and the boys will start to crow,” and they’re physically mature at about 8 weeks old. However I’m very confused by this because one of my babies just stood... -
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What did you do in the garden today?
Me? Nothing really. My neighbor? Currently vacuuming his lawn apparently……. I mean I don’t know for sure if that’s what he’s doing because the brush is too think to see up there but that sounds like a vacuum and not a lawn mower. -
Duckling has dry skin peeling and walking backwards while dragging bill on ground in a squiggle pattern
This is off subject but pages on here sometimes end up in search results so I don’t feel right exposing readers to incorrect information regarding honey. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/transplant/newsfeed-post/unpasteurized-foods-and-raw-honey/ So far in my research there is a low risk of... -
Sick Goose - Lethargic/Tired
Unfortunately that’s all too common, there aren’t a lot of avian vets and even fewer who are experienced in waterfowl. Bird flu doesn’t cause emaciation, it kills more rapidly than that so it’s a bit ridiculous to think that’s the issue. A necropsy can be useful for identifying other... -