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    Goose Not Eating - need help

    My goose has not been eating for almost 4 days. He drinks water and I've managed to get him to drink some vitamins. He's a bit more slow in walking and sleeps more often. He still follows his gander around and I've seen them mating two or three times in the past few days. He still bathes...
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    Advice needed - gosling hatching, imprinting

    Hello friends and goose experts... I need advice on gosling imprinting. My gosling is in the midst of hatching from egg. Externally pipped and slowly making its way out. He or she is the only egg that reached this point due to unfortunate circumstances. I read that goose that imprint on...
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    Tropical weather coop & keeping it dry

    I stay in a tropical country. So it rains a lot. A good thing about the weather is that we don't have winter and temperatures stay in the range of about 23 Celsius (night) to about 35 Celsius (day). My coop is in my fenced garden. I'm having a problem keeping the floors dry. It gets really...
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    Frizzled Polish / Poland Hen breeding with Silkie Rooster

    Hi all I have a Silkie rooster and a what looks like a Polish frizzle. I would like to know (for future) if these two breeds are ok to breed? My Silkie may not be full breed as he has some hard wing feathers. But other than that, he looks pretty much like a Silkie. Both chickens were hatched...
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    Can Goose (and Muscovy Ducks) eat Sweet Pea Sprouts?

    Can goose and Muscovy ducks eat this - it's labeled sweet pea sprouts? I found them in the vegetables section at the supermarket and thought it would be a nice treat. But then I googled and found conflicting information. Some websites say it's toxic, some say it's different from the sweet pea...
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    Can Goose (and Muscovy Ducks) eat Sweet Pea Sprouts?

    Can goose and Muscovy ducks eat this - it's labeled sweet pea sprouts? I found them in the vegetables section at the supermarket and thought it would be a nice treat. But then I googled and found conflicting information. Some websites say it's toxic, some say it's different from the sweet pea...
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    Goose Behaviour + Molting + Gender

    Are goose generally goofy? My 3 month old goose is pretty goofy. He/she will suddenly run with his/her wings spread. Not honking or anything. Or s/he will jump out of his/her tub of water after bathing, running with wings spread. S/he looks more like s/he's doing it for fun. Not fear...
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    Muscovy Duckling - Treating niacin deficiency. Mealworms ok?

    Hello I have a 3 week old Muscovy duckling that has a bit of a crooked leg. She's starting to step on her own feet. She has been eating non medicated chick feed plus brewer's yeast since day 1. I also started giving adding brewer's yeast to her water when I noticed her starting to step on her...
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    Newly hatched chick identification - supposed to be Polish chicken/ Poland chicken

    Our bought hatching eggs just hatched. The eggs were suppose to be Polish chickens but this little chick came out with a naked neck. Is this normal for polish chick? Is this really a polish chick? The other polish chick was fully covered with fluff. If anyone is wondering, we took it out to...
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    Muscovy duck egg hatching Day 34

    My incubated Muscovy duck has pipped internally for 2 days (48 hours) but have not externally pipped. Is this normal? I made a safety hole after 24 hours of internal pipping. The duckling has been chirping and clicking. Do I wait or help it hatch? It's responding to my voice - will chirp.
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    Chicks not feathering at 8 weeks old

    Hello all I have chicks that are 8 weeks old that are still not feathering out. They looks quite similar to their siblings (2nd batch I hatched, same parents) who are 3 weeks old. And that's making me concerned. My uncle said that they may not be getting the right food. So I went to get new...
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    Goose egg - hatching

    I have a goose egg that is on day 28 of incubation. I don't know what breed it is. Parents are white ... So maybe they are Chinese? I saw shadowing inside the egg this morning. Shadowing means it's about to hatch? Is it hatching too soon? Should I make an air hole after the internal pip...
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    Hi, I'm new here

    Hello! I've been reading a lot of posts and discussions here and finally decided to sign up. I've gotten a lot of good information and it's been a great learning experience. I have about 15 baby chicks now (they are just so adorable). They are our family's pers. I'm trying to hatch some...
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