Annarie,
I'm sorry I didn't get any white Hookbills in this batch. I have a pair of dusky, the rest are bibbed. You'll be first on my list if they hatch any white in the spring. I have not studied their color genetics, but I seem to remember the Sandhill catalog mentioning they pen all of...
Annarie,
I do think the duct tape will stick better but you will have a terrible time taking it off every week to check progress. If your geese are already timid pulling their feathers will not help (I'm saying this with a "been there done that" smile on my face please nobody take it the wrong...
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Annarie - Yes the wrapping has helped the female, her wings are almost ready to be unwrapped for good. They are much straighter but were still drooping a bit so I rewrapped just to be sure. I'm going to try taking the wraps off for good tomorrow.
The male is still a work in progress...
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That's what I thought! I'll just keep trying - I've tried a few things you've suggested, at least I'm on the right track. I've never seen anything faster than a Dutch Hookbill after a pea.
Thanks Jenifer, I'll keep them wrapped. I was afraid if I kept them wrapped for more than a couple of weeks I'd cause more harm than good.
Banter, I've tried to talk goose, but something seems to be lost in translation! I've tried to give them peas but they live with 11 dutch hookbills. The...
I have two Sebastopol goslings. I purchased them about a month ago. They are my first geese. I thought they were a month old when I purchased them, in any case they had not started to develop feathers when I bought them.
The female developed angel wing in one wing about a week after I purchased...