gosling

Don't know how it happened but I have two older Goslings with sinus infections. Lump on either side of their beak. Baytril is on it's way ordered it yesterday. I got VetRX and they had it overnight and all the swelling went down but it's coming back one boy has more labored breathing than usual...

Hi everyone! I need some advice on what to feed my mixed flock when I put them all into 1 shared coop. I'm looking for an organic, non-gmo feed that is suitable for: 1 adult laying hen, 6 young chickens (5 weeks), and 1 young rooster (5 weeks old), and 2 emden/pilgrim hybrid geese (also 5 weeks...

Hello, This is the first year that our momma Goose has fertile eggs. We are now day 31 and still no goslings hatched. On day 29 I saw a little one moving in the egg while candling and it looked like it internal pipped. But still nothing to see. On day 26 we found a dead gosling in the nest and...

I haven’t been on BYC for awhile now, but I figured that since I have two Chinese goslings arriving this week (hopefully anyways, my order has already been delayed twice due to problems at the hatchery, first low egg production and then some sort of quarantine. I ordered from Metzer Farms as...

It almost looks like she's just forgotten about it half the time, but that certainly wasn't so yesterday. I'm wondering whether or not it may have been sprained, as it does not look broken. If so, are there any ways I can keep her from walking on it while we seek medical aid? I don't want her to...

Hello to all the wise!!! Just had this little guy come out and it looks like he has a sex organ or abdomen deformity?! There is shell lining still attached. Blood veins in sac were absorbed and yolk completely absorbed . . . Very stressed out here . . . - thank you!!!

I finally have room to get myself the Sebastopols I have been wanting for years! :celebrate Unfortunately it seems there are quite the waiting lists from most hatcheries, and the quality standard isn't the same as what is found from most breeders, so I'm on the hunt. I'm either looking for 3-5...

Hi there, we are planning on hatching by incubator some of the eggs from our two pair of American Buffs. They are mild tempered and gorgeous, and each pair has hatched and raised a gosling (we only let them sit on a couple of eggs). Since it is our first incubator attempt I am leery of...

Hi guys! New to geese (just got 2 yesterday) and I’m wondering what breeds I have. They were hatchery choice at my local feed store. I suspect the darker one is a Saddleback Pomeranian and the yellow one is a White Chinese, but I’m not sure. I don’t know which hatchery they came from so not...

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Hello peeps, building my three goslings coming soon their own coop - I have read they don't like to duck their head, does this mean my adapted dog kennel will be no good? I am planning to add an autodoor but they will defo need to duck their heads to get in! If it's ok, how wide should I make...

Hi everyone! I need some help with my goose eggs. This is my geese’s first year laying (white embden) and I know that the fertility and chance to hatch is really low but I tried it out anyway and put them in my incubator. I put 8 eggs in first and none of the eggs were older than two weeks. 2...

I had 8 of 9 goose eggs hatch under mother goose a few days ago. 6 the first day and two the next. I like to leave them alone for 24 hrs before inspecting closely for mum and dad to bond. I did watch out the window all day and the next morning I noticed the two small ones were struggling to keep...

Hey guys! I need your help! Yesterday we had a call of a family that found a baby "duck" in the road and today they brought it over. I'm not totally convinced he is a duck (or a he, but all the same) he is about half the size of a wood duck but he doesn't have any mature feathers for his size. I...

I have a new pair of French Toulouse Goslings, about 1.5 weeks old. My male, Henry, has a large, hard lump on his right side close to his upper chest/lower neck. It feels like a cyst, but I’m not sure. He’s eating and drinking water. He’s not as active as his partner, Eloise. I’m going to the...

New member here from South Africa! I have posted a question about an Egyptian gosling in the Ornamental fowl section, looking for some advice on raising the little guy/girl :)

Hi there! I'm new to this and live in South Africa. I recently (a few days ago) rescued an Egyptian gosling that had been abandoned by its parents because it had fallen and couldn't get up to follow them. I have the little guy/girl under a heating lamp with a comfortable blanket (he snuggles...

I have two geese and two ducks. I read somewhat that people have them on a schedule for feeding. Is that necessary? If so what kind of schedule should they be on? The bigger ones are around 9 weeks, the younger are around 3 weeks. Should just the big ones be on a schedule right now? Suggestions...

Hello everyone, This is my first time raising waterfowl. About 4 weeks ago I got 6 little goslings, 3 Toulouse and 3 Africans. They stayed inside my house for the first week then I arranged them a little house outside with a grazing pad. Everything was going well until a few days ago. One of...

I recently got an adorable gosling, the lady said he was a week old maybe 2, and that he was an embden. When i got there, the parents looked like they had some light tan on them but i couldnt see well cuz they were busy puffing up and hissing at me lol. Anyways, i wasnt too concerned because the...