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My goose in the middle is having problems keeping her wing tips up. Its like theyre too heavy or something. She will pull them up behind her back like the normal folded position, then they will just sliiiiide down to the ground, over and over. She is eating drinking walking swimming fine. Her...

So cute!!

Well the first batch of 4 eggs were not fertile :( or, something happened to them in the mail. I found a local guy who sold me 3 eggs and 1 of those is definitely developing - the other 2, not so much. Such a low success rate so far...

Thanks everyone! I will follow your recommendations. Hoping to see fertility soon... :)

This is my first time incubating. Ive read everything I could find to learn. I bought a second hand brinsea incubator that came with an autoturner, but unfortunately it turned out to not work properly. It will rotate 90 degrees then get stuck. So, I cant use it. So now I will hand turn, which...

They are beautiful! Do you find them to be friendlier/less agressive than other breeds (as Ive heard they can be)?

Super glue is a great idea for chickens. @azygous is absolutely right. If you can find medical glue (one brand is called dermabond but I'm not sure you can just buy this). But regular super glue works too - some of my tougher human patients have used this on themselves with no ill effects...

I don't have geese but I had a bunch of chickens, and I'm a human doctor, and I'm sure a lot of the same ideas translate, both for people and birds! My first aid kit for birds would include: Vaseline - helps to protect from cold, also a great general skin barrier Blue kote (or some type of...

Thanks! I had hoped it wouldn't matter.

I want to get 2 geese this spring. I have kept chickens and guineas, but geese will be new to me. I found a breeder locally who breeds the type I am interested it. I would like to purchase locally, however he will only release the goslings at 7 days old, compared to day-old from many of the...

Hi guys, I would really like to start raising meat rabbits. I have all the supplies and have located a breeder. I live in Wisconsin (so it gets really cold in the winter). This shed is on our property and I would like to make it the rabbit shed. The walls are metal and are not the sturdiest...

Hi guys, this is my first post here. I am new to backyard chicken raising, but I'm on my first flock and everything is going well. There are 13 of them (a lot, I know, the company sent extras ). But they have a really big run and a 4'x8' sized coop, with plenty of food and fresh water during...