Hello everyone!
Last month the hubby and i moved into a place with a chicken coop and a large garden and greenhouse.
We purchased a dozen brown leg horn chicks then a single guard gosling (big sweetheart) and then some rhode island reds (who are mean) lol
They are such a joy to watch and so...
Hello! So we have two Embdens that we got as guard geese for our flock of 16 chickens. We have seven chickens that are six months old and nine chickens that are two and a half months old. The guard geese are not quite two months old.
As of the last week the guard geese are chasing the chickens...
My smallest gosling managed to get out of their outdoor brooder, and we didn't find her for a few hours because of a bad rainstorm. We found her covered in mud, so we gently rinsed her with warm water as best we could and tried to wipe off her beak. She ate some water soaked food, but I noticed...
My 5 week 5 days old gosling has a hard lump on the side of her neck, (she is the one who I had previously posted about with the yolk sack). She is well and healthy, eating and drinking lots but I’m unsure of what this could be, I thought at first it could be a full crop but it seems too high...
Hey everyone, looking for some advice for my gosling. I recently got a shipment of 4 chicks of various breeds and a gosling to help protect my backyard flock. They're all being raised together, but since about day 2-3 of having them, we started to notice a wet spot above her right wing, which...
Hi everyone! Over the years as I diversify my poultry flocks I’ve become interested in raising some exotic breeds, and in particular the Nene (Hawaiian) goose. As anyone who has ever looked into this can probably attest to, it’s incredibly difficult to get this type of goose, either as a gosling...
We lost power due to a storm last night, we were out of power roughly 5 hours. The incubator dropped down to 77 degrees before we had power back, most of these eggs are about 17 days. The longest have been in for 22 days. Should I expect a later hatch date or do you think the eggs are not viable...
Hi.. I am really thinking about predator proofing my coop really soon before more predators start coming around. I've had ducks get taken away or injured, I really don't want to kill or relocate the animal and I want to spend more money on protecting my babies. I want to put posts in, hardware...
I recently hatched out two Sebastopol goslings one completely healthy normal boy and another girl who had some difficulties. She hatched very enthusiastically completely on her own but for some reason hatched with the yolk attached, after some reading I think it may have been due to humidity...
Has anyone ever used an online poultry veterinarian for their geese or ducks?
How was your experience with them, cost, and were you able to get a prescription from them for an antibiotic?
I have a goose with a few bumblefoot lumps because he is a dunderhead and was trying to fight with some...
I’m looking for Toulouse hatching eggs anywhere in Michigan that I can pick up. The weather right now can’t make up its mind and I feel like it would be too cold to ship at since night time temperatures are still in the 20s in northern Michigan.
Hello! I have 1 male French Toulouse goose named Jacque Goosteau. He's about 2 years old and I adopted him from someone who had two other Chinese geese selling as a pair for breeding. ( Didn't work out with the couple so they did something else with the geese ) I'm not sure if I'm looking to...
HELLO! The group of ducks that I have now are 3-1 years old. I've had some issues with predators coming around more than ever, of course. We've had the regular Cats, Fox's, Coyotes, Raccoons, Bald Eagle, Turkey Vultures, Crows, Rats, Mice, Possums, Deer, and as well as peoples dogs and I'm sure...
Ok, so I have a beautiful African goose named Nakira. She has been dutifully sitting on a clutch of 13 for about 33 days. At around day 21 a rouge chicken egg hatched and i found the poor chick dead in the nest.
Then, about a week ago we had a rotten egg explosion. I cleaned up as best i...
2 year old roman tufted gander. Had been fine up until a few weeks ago. Started crouching as close to the ground as possible without sitting down and stomping his feet as fast as possible, not running, just stomping. Then would wander off like that. Has started standing up like a runner duck...
Hey all 👋 I am currently incubating some goose eggs. I am on day 21 and for the past day or so one of the eggs has been wriggling a lot like every 5 minutes some times every 10 seconds or so and eventually takes a break. Is this normal? Should I do anything surely it can’t be getting ready to...
Just a tip for goose owners out there.
FORCING A BIRD TO REGURGITATE IS RISKY AS IT CAN CAUSE THEM TO ASPIRATE!
But If you can’t get them to a vet and if you need to do it in an emergency.....
Method 1.
Pick the goose up, hold them as far upside down as you can with one arm. Use your free...