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    How to Deal with Goose Poop in the Coop!!

    How do you manage goose poop - in the yard everywhere the rain or my hose takes care of it... but at night in their house on litter it is a mess. They poop all night long and I am changing their shavings every night and it's getting very tiring! I change the chickens about every 2 weeks but...
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    EMERGENCY!! Gosling FULL OF WATER!?!

    It's hot here and the parents have been on the pond with the goslings (6 weeks or so mostly feathered out and getting big) and one of the goslings keeps sitting down when they walk. Others graze and she goes and then sits. I noticed when she dips her head to pick at some grass water dribbles...
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    I AM SO STUPID!! When to BLEND the FLOCK?

    Need advice on situation: We have 2 females and 2 males. I accidientally put the wrong gander in with the wrong goose and when they hatched the wrong mate helped raise them. Goslings are 6 weeks old now. We have 4. I have the parents with the goslings running around property enjoying...
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    Does CORN make goslings FAT?

    We have 7-8 week old goslings - almost fully feathered. They get into the cracked corn out for squirrells and whistler ducks that stop by. It's in a pan on the ground and they see it and RUN yelling "CANDY!!!!!!!!!!" and stuff their little faces! Parents eat it too. It's 101 degrees here...
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    Houston Texas Area - Need To Rehome Toulouse/pilgrim Gander

    If you're reading this and you live in the Houston (South) Texas area and need or are looking for a Toulouse or Pilgrim Gander email me. I have a gander I need to rehome as we have too many ganders. He's real sweet, not agressive and healthy!
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    EMERGENCY HELP - 2 Goslings Sneesing/Coughing tonight

    I moved them to their new barn stall bigger tonight and now that I can see/watch them better I noticed 2 of the goslings that are 5 weeks old are sneezing kinda, keep swallowing about every 10 seconds and are making a raspy noise now and then. I have water in with them and always have - they...
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    Need Gander Behavior HELP - Free Cell Phone Tip!

    Sorry this is so long but it is good to read if you have geese. Also, if you have a cell phone - don't leave it in your pocket when you jump into the pond to break up a gander fight! If you do, put in sun for 24-48 hours and then hit w/ hair dryer and it might come back to life. Ok, I have...
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    Gander Pecked Hole In Goose Head

    My goose is setting on her eggs. Her gander keeps going in and pulling on her head to get her off the nest to go walk/eat/etc. He did it when they were mating. For a long time it was just feathers missing... just now he pulled hard enough on her that it is a little bloody and broke the...
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    SECURITY - TWO WORDS- Baby Monitor

    Get a baby monitor wireless camera - they are cheap!!! Put the camera in the coop and put the monitor by your bed. Turn volume down low but audible. When something bothers geese... YOU WILL HEAR COMOTION! Get gun - run! We have camera and can hear/check chickens on one channel and goose...
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    Feed At Night Or Not??

    I've been putting feed/water in the coop with the geese family 2 parents 4 goslings 3 weeks old at night and they are making a HUGE mess at night..... Do they need food at night? They get up every 30 minutes and eat and drink or every 2 hours or so (I have a camera in the coop and can hear/see...
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    GANDER attacking Goslings - GOOSE-WANNA-BE??

    Strange situation - 2 ganders 1 goose 4 goslings - 3 weeks after hatch today. I believe 1 of the ganders was the goose's mate but the other gander she took to as well. Gander 1 has been with her since they hatched raising the goslings. Gander 2 was her mate I believe and he was separated...
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    HELP!!! Wheezing Gosling, Breathing Heavy, Sneezy

    Last night I noticed the gosling almost 3 weeks now with the crossbeak - which has been growing, eating and doing fine with no problems at all. NONE. Last night he was shaking his head back and forth - and sneezing or snorting every now and then. Like "sniffles". I got up this morning to...
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