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Widower Gander, what to do
I got back from college two days ago. My father told me that my goose, Cheese died suddenly a week ago. She had been nesting and was found dead in the pond with no apparent cause of death. Crackers, my gander was very attached to her and wouldn’t go anywhere without her. They’ve been together... -
Goose nest help
Guys I’m back again with questions about Cheese and her weird nesting habits. So she currently is sitting on her nest at night and in the early mornings and afternoons and is off during midday when it’s the hottest. However I went out tonight and noticed she wasn’t sitting fully on all of the... -
10 month old African goose laying eggs everywhere
Hey yall, I have a mated pair of African geese who are both 10 months old. Cheese my goose has built two nests, one she laid four eggs in and was not sitting on, one of my pigs got into the goose pen and ate the eggs. But she laid another clutch of eggs with around 18 eggs that she is sitting... -
Is this potential angel wing?
So I recently switched my goslings over to waterfowl feed instead of all flock raiser. But looking at my gosling wings I’m a little worried about angel wing with the change in protein content. I cannot tell if it is just the way his feathers are laying or if he is starting to develop angel wing. -
Gosling breed identification?
My two goslings are starting to get their feathers and I’m trying to figure out what kind of geese I have and potentially their genders if anyone has any guesses. I think I have a male and a female and I’m sick between thinking they are Toulouse or African The first two photos are of the... -
Overly picky goslings
I’m trying to introduce new food to my goslings. So far I’ve given them chopped apples, strawberries, green peas, lettuce, various grasses, watermelon, blackberries, blueberries and mulberries. They only ate the watermelon, peas, lettuce and grass. Any suggestions to get them to try new foods? I... -
HELP!? Gosling with a swollen stomach
I have a pair of goslings around a week and a half old. One is very large, constantly running around and eating. The other about half its size and seems sluggish and unsteady on its feet in comparison with what seems to me to be a visibly swollen stomach which is hard to the touch. Both are...