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  1. Janexsays

    Mystery goose illness

    My african goose, female, little over a year old is....off. She started molting about 2 weeks ago, still is mid way through. I noticed she looked smaller about 4 days ago, then 2 days ago I realized she wasn't eating. I think shes lost a few pounds, keel is very obviously felt. She is acting a...
  2. m1chelle1

    American tufted buff with feather/skin “issue”..?

    Hi all, I have a new 2 year old American tufted buff and she seems to have some skin and feather issues :confused: She seems to fairly constantly itch her skin (more than just preening) and she has quite a few broken feathers. It’s strange, it’s like feathers that break in half and the...
    • m1chelle1
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    • american buff geese feather condition goose goose illness
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    • Forum: Geese
  3. The Dim Side

    5-Month Old Goose Lethargic, Not Eating, and Now Limping

    Hi, all, I posted in the emergency forum the other day but didn't get any takers. So I'm trying here since this issue has returned. On Tuesday morning, my one goose (who we call a she, but we don't know for sure) wasn't very reactive/energetic to me when the two of them always come greet us...
  4. m1chelle1

    Sebastopol experts? Curious about my new Sebbies…

    Hello! Just got a new Sebastopol pair, they aren’t super curly, not sure if there is any way to tell if they are pure Sebastopol or mixed? I have pictures. Anyone have guesses? I’m more of a pilgrim goose lady so I just don’t have experience with sebbies. They have wonderful temperaments though...
    • m1chelle1
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    • breed characteristics geese goose sebastapol sebastopol geese
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    • Forum: Geese
  5. Goosebaby

    My Goose Aspirated Water!!!

    Tuesday aspirated water this morning (8 am) it’s about 6 pm now and her voice is still faint, she’s still gurgling with a light cough, I’m so scared for her! Is there anything I can do for her?! https://www.instagram.com/p/CR-MHdQgSbC/?utm_medium=copy_link
  6. m1chelle1

    How to integrate new geese with existing flock?

    Hello BYC Fam! I have two female 6 month old Pilgrims. They had a gander (my beautiful baby boy RIP) but he sacrificed himself to save his girls and is in goose heaven now. The two girls were entirely dependent on his leadership and his protection and are incredibly distressed by his passing...
    • m1chelle1
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    • geese goose integration
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    • Forum: Geese
  7. GeeseGoose

    Goose Drool?

    Hello! Concerned goos parent double checking- The other day, Beetlegoose had some wicked drooling going on. (It caught me by surprise and was honestly a bit funny.) it happened right before a storm rolled in, and the temperature had soared to just under 90°f outside! My ducks were panting a bit...
    • GeeseGoose
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    • disease disease question drooling geese goose goose health no signs or symptoms
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Geese
  8. Angelique123456

    Peachums goose has an injury

    Hello all I would like to know if anyone knows how to fix this injury on my baby he is a big boy. His wing is twisted the wrong way. It is floppy. He was dropped by my son by accident due to his heavy weight and always squirming. You know how goes are. so if anyone has any ideas how to repair...
  9. I

    My embden goose is acting strange!! Need Help

    Hi , I have a question if someone could help it would be really thankful of you! I have 2 embden goose One male and other female The thing is that my female goose is acting little strange! Since today's afternoon she is acting bit stranger! I have made this big pool for them so they can swim...
    • I love Goose
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    • embden goose goose goose behavior overheating
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    • Forum: Geese
  10. Henryshatchlings

    Chinese Goose eggs

    Hi there I have hatched chicken and duck eggs previously but first time goose Hatcher. We have had 4 eggs in the incubator for 12 days. I have been candelling them. They don’t look infertile and I can see a dark mass in the egg and some movement but can’t see and vein threads like I did with...
  11. V1P3R

    Newly aquired Goose not eating. HELP!

    Good day guys, I'm new here in the forum, but have been visiting the site for some years. I just acquired a goose, I think it's a Chinese Goose. She is 6 months old. I got her from some people who are leaving the island and cannot travel with all they backyard chickens. Since we got her on...
  12. Goosebaby

    White diarrhea!

    My problems just keep coming.... For the last 7 days I’ve noticed all of my goose flock has increased urates, something’s bothering their kidneys. I’ve also noticed very mild respiratory problems, the occasional head flicking, sounding slightly congested with slightly runny noses in the...
  13. L

    Help! My buff geese are suddenly sick!

    Hey everyone! I went to let my geese out this morning and Priscilla, my female buff, was just laying there pretty lethargic. My male, Herbie, seemed fine and like his normal self. I picked up Priscilla and brought her over to the water and she was willingly drinking and seemed quite thirsty-...
  14. zydrate

    Gosling aspiration help

    My geese hatched their own goslings, so they simply walk around with them, this morning all of them were fine and excited to get out of the pen and eat, as always. Much later in the day I noticed one was acting lethargic while swimming with the others, just floating around and looking tired. A...
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    • goose gosling help
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    • Forum: Geese
  15. Christina.Rich

    ISO Dewlap Toulouse Geese

    Hi everyone. I’m located near Buffalo NY and am looking for Toulouse Dewlap Goslings or fertile eggs. Please reach out to me if you have anything available. I’m willing to pay to ship either goslings or eggs, or travel. Thank you! Christina
  16. J

    Gosling moving out to the coop/run. Best housing/bedding?

    We took in a baby gosling right around the time I hatched 5 eggs in the incubator. The gosling and chicks have adapted to each other well! My question is: when I move them to the big coop/run this week, what is the best bedding and sleep method for the gosling. It’s getting big and the chicks...
    • JonnieCakes
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    • goose goose housing gosling gosling housing
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Geese
  17. Duckduckgoosie

    Goose in a bachelor flock of drakes?

    I find myself raising 13 ducklings and a gosling, and pretty soon need to decide who to keep. We’re pretty set on keeping the gosling because it’s so, so sweet and then would like to keep all one gender of some of the ducklings. Five are drakes, and I am considering keeping them as a bachelor...
    • Duckduckgoosie
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    • bachelor flock bachelor pen ducks and geese goose
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    • Forum: Ducks
  18. Isadora

    How long to wait before assisting goose egg

    I believe I'm on day 29 of incubation with a buff/pilgrim goose egg. Temperature is at 99 and humidity is 70 percent. I had one hatch this morning and the other hatch day before yesterday. There's two eggs left in the incubator. One I didn't have good hopes for in the first place because the air...
  19. 207Melissa

    HELP! Goose hatch pip w beak “stuck” out !

    Not positive for sure when little guy started to externally pip as he started on the side facing the bottom of the incubator floor. Last nite around 9pm I realized he had pipped thru & little beak was “stuck out” or unable to get back into continue to work on the unzipping of the shell. I grew...
  20. ausgaeltx

    Hello!

    I wanted to introduce myself and seek public input. I'm a molecular biologist and completely unfamiliar with reptilian biology. I have a sizeable pond and with stable food supply, many ducks and geese (primarily Chinese and migratory Canadian) have made it their home. We have built a "duck...
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