She turned 6 weeks yesterday. Little Midge started showing signs of delay in development some days back, falling behind her fellow goslings. She soon became unstable on her feet. This led to full blown instability and near complete loss of balance. Sometimes even ending stuck on her back. We...
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My husband recently asked if we could expand our flock of geese to include some Pomeranian and Sebastopol goslings. Of course, I had no problem accepting his request.
I went on a 10 hour round-trip journey yesterday to acquire both breeds of goslings from two separate breeders...
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I recently went on a journey to pick up some Pomeranian goslings. I did get three of them, but I also came home with two mystery goslings as well.
The woman I bought them from raises Pomeranian, Sebastopol, Tufted Roman, and Toulouse geese.
She said she keeps her goslings...
Can anyone tell me if these African goslings are male or female?I know it’s a long shot but thought I’d ask. They are around 3/4 weeks old. One has a much more pronounced “knob” than the other.
Beautiful and one of the most calm and friendly breed of geese. Ages range from 8 weeks to newly hatched. While geese do not lay as many eggs as layer and dual purpose chickens, they are more hardy, more predator resistant and forage a lot on grass saving substantially on feed bill. These...
So our 2 week old goslings have a small issue and I’m not sure what it is!
one of our goslings is always trying to cuddle up to the other for warmth, and the other is always stretching it’s legs out and panting like she’s way too hot! Do they need different temperatures or does the other have a...
Hey! I’m just wondering what to do really as I have another 2-5 days until my actual waterfowl starter feed arrives (no place in my area sells it! The shops are useless here and this was the fastest delivery I could get)
I know people say to mix brewers yeast in with chick crumb but they just...
So our 2 baby goslings at the moment aren’t at all interested in chick feed which was originally suggested to us, but after doing more research it looks like people are against using chick feed because it’s not enough for them (don’t worry it’s not medicated so nothing dangerous in it)
I’m just...
I just noticed this on my 2 week old gander gosling. The hatchery said that it's just a growth. It's crusty at the base, they said to use antibiotic cream if needed. It's on his belly. We are taking him to the vet if and when he needs it removed.
Please help, i have 2 goslings, still young. like 2 weeks max. the feathers are coming in on one faster than the other. the more fuzzy of the 2 is now biting and ripping out the new feathers on her sister.
Clover came with splayed leg, and was repaired, and she was the more calm docile one. She...
I bought 5 Sebastopol goslings over a week ago they’ve been doing good eating drinking running around but they had pasty butt I got it cleaned up all was well…they were a week old then..so just over 2 weeks old today 1 was acting lethargic/week I separated it from the other 4…went to get some...
After three years one of my geese finally managed to hatch out a clutch. Toulouse female and male, she had 8 eggs, 7 hatched, 6 made it out all the way and are surviving. I noticed that two of the surviving and the one that didn’t make it have pink feet and beak and the grey feathers are...
Looking for thoughts on what might be causing unusual gosling deaths. Had 6 goslings in total, gave 2 away and they are doing good, still have 1 and is thriving and 3 suddenly died.
All are a week to 4 weeks old. The 4 week old gosling died today but otherwise seemed healthy.
None had issues...
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So today I am looking for advice on how to proceed with 2 Embden goose eggs that are still in lockdown in our hatcher (old small incubator). There were 3 eggs that made it to lockdown.
Day 26: Candled all three eggs and seen movement in all of them. Egg #2 was internally pipped...
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I am seeking some advice or thoughts on my one gosling who has a bulgy eye (photos attached). The one with the drawn white circles is likely 12 or so hours after she first hatched. I noticed it in a video I took of the goslings after the woman I sold her to complained of her having...
Hello, all! I'm quite new to raising geese, but this year we have a pair of Embden goslings! Ruby and Jasper are feathering in nicely on their wings and bum, and soon they will be ready for life outdoors! They will co-habitate with my flock of chickens.
This brings me to my question. What kind...
One Sebastopol gosling egg is VERY narrow. Its pointy end is pointy. Considering that the female is barely a year old, should I remove that egg??? I've never had to cull a chick and am concerned that the gosling that grows in the narrow shell might not develop properly. Does anyone have any...