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    Ideas on memorializing my gaggle

    I posted recently about losing my gaggle traumatically and suddenly starting on Wed and my final gander passed away yesterday or early today. I don't know what caused it yet but the vet tech that came on Friday for testing said she didn't think it was bird flu, I'm currently guessing it's NCD or...
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    • dead geese death geese grieving memorial
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    GOOSE PROLAPSE, BLOCKAGE??

    I think my one goose, different from before, has a blockage of some kind. She's not a year yet but will be in May. She's been having diarrhea yesterday night but I noticed this morning her trying to push and her vent pushing out completely. She has mucus or something coming out. She also has a...
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    • blockage breeding problem cough eggbound goose balance goose behavior listless
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    GOOSE PROLAPSE OR EGGBOUND WITH COUGH

    I think my one goose, different from before, has a blockage of some kind. She's been having diarrhea but I noticed this morning her trying to push and her vent pushing out completely. She has mucus or something coming out. She also has a slight cough and shakes her head or stretches her neck...
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    Goose lethargic, won't eat or interact, black watery droppings

    My favorite goose has been acting odd the last couple of days. She's almost a year old, hasn't started laying but nervous about being eggbound. She won't eat (we changed the food but she won't even eat the scratch) although seems to attempt to graze. She'll eat wood and drinks a little but...
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    HELP!! Sick goose!!

    My favorite goose has been acting odd the last couple of days. She won't eat (we changed the food but she won't even eat the scratch) although seems to attempt to graze. She'll eat wood and drinks a little but mostly she just stands still and rests. She can't move fast and seems to have no...
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    • diarrhea goose behavior goose sick lethargic lethargic goose sick goose won't drink won't eat
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    How cold is too cold and help identifying gender?

    I live in Upstate NY and we're getting some pretty cold days. Around 20F but with wind it's about 0F-7F, I have 5 Toulouse geese (3 are nearly a year and 2 are about 8 months) and besides a cough (assuming from weather or I hope so), they all seem relatively healthy. They *do* have access to a...
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    • cold weather frostbite gander or goose geese behavior sex
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    Possible frostbite?

    I have 5 Toulouse geese and I noticed two of them have black patches on their feet. There's also beak discoloration with cuts but I have absolutely no idea where they get those. It's been in the teens but last night and tonight it's -1F or -2F. They seem to walk fine. They have an enclosure I...
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    • frostbite goose foot ventilation help winter
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    Hay for bedding and warmth

    Hi everyone, just a quick question (and to hopefully ease my nerves). I have 5 geese in a small coop with pallet flooring. I covered the sides with tarp and put some old saddle blankets up to keep drafts out. I have pine shavings for bedding and on top of that about 3 bales worth of grass hay...
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    • geese hay bedding winter coop
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    Squeaky goose and possible wet feather?

    Two of my geese (one female and I'm not sure of the other, possible gander) have developed a squeak, almost like a hiccup when he honks and my female has had nearly constant wet feather. She'll bathe in the pool but won't preen well and her chest stays wet for hours, I checked a moment ago and...
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    • geese squeaky goose wet feather wet goose
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    Ice on goose chest

    Winter is finally here and it's my first time with geese. They still have a pool that we crack the ice of every day and go swimming, but tonight while putting them in I noticed that my ganders' chests and stomach were iced down. Should I remove it and remove access to the pool? He didn't seem...
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    • geese in winter ice featers ice on feathers winter
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    Is this a good feed for geese?

    We bought Kalmbach Duck & Geese, Hen Reserve House Layer Feed, and Plumage feed but my dad mixed it all together into one bin. Is it alright to feed it to my geese? Niacin all together would be around 97% Protein around 50% Calcium about 1.05%
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    • food advice geese feed
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    Goose molting or just rain scruffy?

    It's been pouring all day here and my geese have been loving it, but for having waterproof feathers they're all soaked. I went to put them in tonight and noticed one goose seemed pretty scruffy with some of her neck feathers plucked out. I watched her for a bit and was able to get close to...
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    • goose feathers molting cold rain soaked geese wet goose
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    Goose (gosling?) pecking older goose and nibbling feathers

    I have 5 geese, I believe two ganders and three females. My youngest gander (4 months) keeps nibbling on my oldest female (7 months) primary feathers, tail feathers, and recently I've seen him bury down into her downy (near oil gland) and I'm assuming nip her since she made noise and moved away...
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    • feather chewing goose behavior
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    Is this sound normal?

    I was sitting with my gaggle when my eldest female came up to me and started making this sound. She got into my lap and when I went to cuddle her she continued to do it and nuzzle me. I'm just worried if it's her breathing but she's pretty quiet otherwise. None of her siblings do it and she...
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    • goose behavior goose breathing goose voice
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    Winterizing goose coop

    It's been in the 30s here with rain lately and a heavy frost this morning, which made me think about winter. I have 5 geese, two are going through their first molt, and I'm probably mother henning them a little but their coop is made of pallets and plywood with a rubber roof. There are three...
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    • geese in winter winterized coop
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    Gander bobbing whole body?

    I was sitting with my flock today and my gander came over in greeting, loudly making noise, and started preening but then he started bobbing his head and trying to sit down before his whole body kinda did a wave motion. I've never saw it before
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    • body language goose behavior
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    What does this sound mean?

    I put my geese away tonight and lingered a little to check on them after and I noticed one making this noise. It's likely one of the 3 month old babies but I never heard it before
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    • goose noise goosee behavior
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    Sand for geese coop? Is silica safe?

    I heard good things about sand for geese and how it's more cost effective. I was on my last bag of shavings so I thought to try it out and got this all-purpose construction sand, only to realize after we used it that it contains silica and concrete. My geese already love it and have been...
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    • coop bedding goose coop sand as bedding sand bedding
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    Goose diarrhea?

    My one goose wasn't pooping much at all but now she has the worst diarrhea. It's a very dark green, almost black, but without the urate (she did poop pure urate out before though) and it smells awful. She seems fine otherwise? Her vent is a mess though and seems very itchy. I think she's just...
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    • diarrhea goose care poop
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    Has this happened to anyone's goose before?

    I was cleaning out my geese water bucket when two of them came by to drink and dunk their heads in, and this red stuff came out. I didn't notice any bleeding and I'm not sure if dried blood would even stay flaky in water. There's nothing around that would cause it if they ate, that I know of...
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