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    Goslings eye is sticky closed, puffy and oozing! Help please!

    Hi, Angela. I answered you on another thread. PM me. I'll give you my email address. Kathy Hopkins
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    My goose has something wrong with his eye

    You can buy ophthalmic ointment (comes in very small tubes)at many feed stores. I would not recommend giving your goose any oral antibiotics. You don't know what you're trying to treat, if anything. You can also use neomycin, teramycin, or any triple antibiotic ointment that has not been...
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    Feeding Geese hay?

    Geese can be successfully raised on hay, supplemented with a complete feed. Grass is always preferable, but not always available.I don't have grass, either, except during brief periods. It's too hot and dry in summer and dormant in winter. I feed alfalfa hay free choice, year round. I've...
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    Help Please

    Hi, Glen! Welcome! I'm not on here much. I saw your post and was happy for you and anxious at the same time. Geese will hatch in 28-32 days, depending on the breed. In your case just figure an average of 30. I hope your Georgette does well, but if she does continue to sit, you will need to...
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    Geese and raccoons

    Raccoons won't generally bother full-grown geese, but they will steal eggs out from under sitting geese and unprotected nests. Mine are penned at night and raccoons do come through. I have lost 2 young (less than 4 months) to raccoons since I've been raising them. Both times it was my fault...
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    Help! Sick Goose, New goose owner

    I hope your goose is better. I don't know what to tell you. Is the appetite and activity level is normal, putting the ACV in the water may help. Unfortunately a sick wild bird drinking from the same water can carry all kinds of thins, as well as other animals like squirrels and house cats...
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    Buff eye color...Blue or Brown????? Which is correct???

    Do not worry about the color of their eyes. I cannot tell you how many really good birds I culled for this reason -all for nothing! Their eyes actually change color. That was never something I would ever have considered, but it's true! The SOP says dark hazel, not blue OR brown, although brown...
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    what killed my geese?

    I'm sorry! What an awful heartbreak, especially for your kids. That does sound like a dog. They do kill for pleasure. They'll go for one until it's dead or no fun, then on to the next until they run out. I have lost a multitude of animals to dogs in the past. It was always horrific and...
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    Gosling can't stand up

    I'm sorry you lost your little bird. I'm not on here much. Next time, just try brewer's yeast. The Nutri-drench has a lot of good stuff, but also a lot of molasses, which can cause diarrhea. That's the last thing a stressed little bird needs. I learned that the hard way, too. I make a...
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    Need info on American buff geese

    I'm so sorry! If you want to know what happened, refrigerate -don't freeze- his body, and go online to find out where to send or take your bird on ice to your State Poultry Diagnostic Lab. That's where the necropsies are done and the Poultry vets are. I drive mine because of the astronomical...
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    Need info on American buff geese

    The one in back is definitely not! It's in the ornamental goose family (Swan), Large China, small African, Mix of something with a knob, I don't know. If it is a parent of those goslings, they should have cosmetic defects (for a pet) like knobs or dewlaps, maybe not at first, but eventually.
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    Need info on American buff geese

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    Need info on American buff geese

    Good for you! As long as it was someone that knows geese guiding you. Everything is dosed for chickens and turkeys and waterfowl drink so much more water that it's really easy to overdose them. They're pretty sensitive to many antibiotics that chickens and turkeys can use, too. I've had the...
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    Need info on American buff geese

    Why do you think this is pneumonia (what symptons are you treating) and what antibiotic are you using? What is the dose and how is it being administered? What are you feeding them to get them back into condition? Can you feel the bird's sternum when you handle it or gotten a weight and...
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    Need info on American buff geese

    I'm not on here much. I usually use Fabebook. I'm hapy to pass along whatever I can. It's a really great breed. I love them!
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    Need info on American buff geese

    I am right in the middle of a show. For information, I';ll get back to you next week, if that's okay. It;s best to PM me for that. I use email to keep track of orders. I'll send you that info. :) Thanks! Kathy Hopkins
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    Need info on American buff geese

    I currently have about 77 breeding American Buffs. You can't tell for sure without vent sexing them. That is probably not something i suggest you attempt without some experienced help. They will show some changes as they grow, but you can't tell anything until they reach sexual maturity...
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    Need info on American buff geese

    I'm sorry, Farmgirl9494! I'm not on here much. It's best to pm me about requests. I have sold eggs, but do not ship them. I don't like to sell eggs. They're a crap shoot. Contact me next March. Maybe we can work something out. Kathy
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    Worms in feces, graphic and horrible picture

    Wait until you get a diagnosis. Tapeworms require a different course of treatment. Another few days won't make any real difference if they have no problems now. You could do more harm than good and you will know exactly what are treatinng for. No sense putting them through anything you don't...
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