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    Why can't make drakes talk like hens do?

    Ok I don't have any bird at the present moment, but I seen some earlier and was wondering, why is that the male ducks can't talk like the girls? I remember 3 years ago I was 16 and got my first birds. 2 ducks and 2 white Chinese goslings that both turned out to be ganders. One of the ducks...
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    Rescued a goose and some questions

    It looks like a goose (not a gander) to me, and you could take it to the vet if you are willing to see about its wing. Geese can run with your ducks, though it would most likely be happier with a mate. Listen to its voice, if it is low like a motor boat and not too loud, then IT is a SHE. If...
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    Neutering Roosters

    i don't think you understand chickens we'll miss chicken. Why should there be unwanted chickens in your community? I betcha there are many MANY people in this world that want those chickens on their plate. You seem like a small scale urban chicken owner to me, and above posters are right. Your...
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    Egg Eating Chicken and I am out of ideas

    with me, behavior like this gets a chicken an invitation to dinner. we cant let animals eat our food or potential livestock. the way i feel it is that if youre willing to eat a chicken, you should be willing to butcher at least one sonetime and learn how it is done. if you eat eggs it is also...
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    Is this impossible

    X2; a pic would help. goose eggs feel almost chalky. thats the first one i got. my ducks last year laid at this time of year. i called up my friend who has been breeding for nearly thirty years, and she said ducks and geese are both able to start laying end summer-early autumn the same year...
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    only one embden female. i believe the others will make it
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    all the breeders and feedstores here sell only chinese. thats also all i could find on craigslist. i prefer the traditional looking geese, of greylag origin. embdens and toulouse are big ones in that class, and i decided on those. despite the fact that they are supposibly the most popular breeds...
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    i will start adding lettuce to their diet just to be safe. i spent $100 on them you know. the main things greens have in them are vitamin k and vitamin b, so that tells us geese need a lot of that.
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    i would recommend this to anyone, although i will start giving them lettuce just to be on the safe side. if nothing else, it is a more natural food, which is always best.
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    thats what ive been hearing now, but through my experience with my chinese (not sure if it is different for the greylag breeds) it is not as important as they say. i raised both of my ganders without a single blade of grass for the first two months of their lives. this year, ivr raised three...
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    what works for me might not work with you, but im not completely new to them. ive raised quite a few now on this feed. it is supposed to be a vegetarian diet enriched with vitamins and nutrients that are found in many plants. ive heard that to high protein can cause angel wing, and when i first...
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    i might give them some when i can, but vegetables and fruits are a bit pricey in this area. im sure when i get them on the pasture, they can a lot of greens then. maybe i could get them to eat alfalfa pellets.
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    they hatched!!!

    it is so exciting!!! my first ever broody bird has hatched her clutch!!! she sat on fourteen eggs. i tried to count the hatched and hatching, but she didnt want me around. from what i got, i know one was a dud, and i am anticipating 10-12 babies!!!
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    ive analyzed the feed and it is a complete diet except for the niacarin, so if i keep supplementing niacarin, i think they can make it until i pasture them next month.
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    i usually let them out on a pasture when they get about two months old. i dont have an available pen right now, so i cant put them in a pen yet. its far to dangerous out in the open. theyve never had a problem with my feed before. its supposed to have all the things they need. my goslings last...
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    i did not know that. ive always gave them these 22% meat bird crumbles, since that seems to work well for them. i was thinking about taking them a leaf of romaine lettuce to help them get a nutrient boost. i can already tell the toulouse are starting to grow again just by gauging through holding...
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    my first goslings were raised on 18% feed last year. ive been doing good until now (hopefully, it will get better now). i was with a friend in the next town and had put back money to buy feed at my other go-to feed store already. transportation is a royal pain right now, and i had no ride to my...
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    i sure hope so. i didnt spend $100 on them for nothing. if you dont mind, i will definitely let you know if they have any more problems.
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    this feed was on sale for buy one get one free. it did not have the nutrition facts, but it was labeled premium gamebird feed, so i went ahead and got it. i have raised goslings on a twenty two percent and never had problems before, but it turns out this was only fourteen percent. ive quickly...
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    how to worm goslings for gizzard worms?

    what else could it be? the feathers fell off her back to. ive continued giving them the life-lytes and will give the last of them tomorrow. she was acting like she was feeling a little better.
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