My 3 month goose has just been stung by a bee and its left eye is shut now. It also seems upset. I have put it in shade. Someone please let me know if it’s fine. I wasn’t there when it was stung so don’t know exactly where, but I presume the head as it has affected the eye. Thank you
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I just got three geese last week (they're 9 weeks old now) and I live on a property with a rather crappy well, so we haven't been able to make a pond yet. Until a pond is made, I've given them a deep kiddie pool that is large enough for them all to play and splash in. They have...
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We are going into year three with our small flock (Pilgrim goose, Pilgrim gander, and Buff goose). The Pilgrim had a gosling so we found him a friend and added a Sebastopol goose and Sebastopol gosling to that flock. We are still integrating them. This will be a group of 6 total.
The...
Hey there!! My Dad surprised my Momma and I with a small chirping box from tractor supply today! I’m obviously always giddy when he shows up with that beautiful small box, but this time I was not prepared for what it had inside!! When I opened it, there were three yellow critters, 2 much larger...
I have an Embden gosling and am hopefully expecting a Sebastapol as well.
Are they able to produce goslings together when mature and if so, does anyone have any photos of what they look like? I can’t seem to find any online.
Hi everyone, I’m brand spanking new to this site and to bird raising.
I had so many goose eggs…the first three I incubated were all bad. One blood ring, one infertile and the last showed signs of infection. I felt ripped off by the seller, who only mentioned the eggs were “older” and that...
Okay, I have read so many mixed opinions on keeping a single goose with several ducks. It seems like for many people it works well and others say it's not good for the goose or that it all depends on how much space you have.
I am getting 4 female ducklings (1 silver appleyard, 2 welsh...
Please can you help me- my 3 year old goose is suddenly not moving and seems very lethargic. I have checked her over but no injuries or obvious signs. She just sits and does drink water. She laid a clutch of eggs and they disappeared (dogs?) before she had a chance to sit on them. That was 2...
Hi there. I’m writing to seek advice about my female goose (almost a year old, just started laying a few weeks ago but has since stopped).
For the past week or so I have been treating her for what I suspect is a vitamin deficiency. I noticed she was eating a lot of dirt, and then she stopped...
My girl, Hetty, who’s just hatched 3 goslings is definitely our LEAST trusting goose lol - I think I’d mentioned before that she came from a farm where she had practically no human contact, no water to bathe herself, no shed room etc and she absolutely HATES people no matter how comfortable...
Didn’t think I’d be letting my girls go broody again, but when Hetty settled on her nest we figured it was too late to persuade her off 😅
we’ve ended up with 3 lovely looking and, so far, healthy goslings!
Now the first issue is that Hetty is our most defensive goose, we got her from a farm...
So here’s how my early morning started...
Around 4AM, my rooster loses his mind, crowing like the world’s ending.
Then I hear my 6-week-old goose honking like it’s being chased by a ghost,
Ducks quacking, chickens flapping — the whole farm is losing its feathery mind.
So of course, I fly out...
There’s peace on the homestead... until someone cracks open a watermelon.
I learned early on that my ducks, chickens, and goose all have one thing in common: a totally unhinged obsession with watermelon. It doesn’t matter if it’s 100 degrees or a cool spring morning — as soon as they see that...
I've got eleven hens and two roosters but am currently waiting for more hens, I know it's not a good ratio. I was looking on the Meyer hatchery site and saw a bunch of breeds of geese. I'd never get a single goose (even if I wanted to, Meyer has a minimum of 2), but I have some questions.
If a...
Guys I’m back again with questions about Cheese and her weird nesting habits. So she currently is sitting on her nest at night and in the early mornings and afternoons and is off during midday when it’s the hottest. However I went out tonight and noticed she wasn’t sitting fully on all of the...
Hey yall, I have a mated pair of African geese who are both 10 months old. Cheese my goose has built two nests, one she laid four eggs in and was not sitting on, one of my pigs got into the goose pen and ate the eggs. But she laid another clutch of eggs with around 18 eggs that she is sitting...
My 3 year old Embden goose has been very picky about her food for the past 2 weeks or so. She'll eat the food, but not as happily as she usually does. I give her a combination of grass, dandelion greens, crushed corn, whole corn, and she has constant access to fresh water.
About 2 hours ago, I...
We are looking to rehome our Pomeranian gander due to conflict with another gander in our flock. He is more skittish around people and generally his aggression towards us is just a bluff. He gets along with a pair of Toulouse that we would be willing to part with if necessary. We are located in...
Looking for a good home for 2 Roman tufted males. There names are Maximus and Julius. Someone with a pond would be ideal. They are 9 months old. They are comical. I’m not home enough for them.
This morning, I was getting ready to make a goose egg (and chicken egg change) omelet when I saw what I think is a bullseye. I’d like y’all’s opinions on if it is or not. I do hope it’s not, because both of my geese are supposed to be female. I can crack another egg and take better photos if...