imprinting

Hello friends and goose experts... I need advice on gosling imprinting. My gosling is in the midst of hatching from egg. Externally pipped and slowly making its way out. He or she is the only egg that reached this point due to unfortunate circumstances. I read that goose that imprint on...

Have I made a permanent mistake with my ducklings? I'm devastated with what I may have done... I got 11 Indian Runner Ducklings via hatchery by mail. We used a huge 45 gallon tote the first 3 weeks on a counter. Ducklings have been friendly. Weather has been one of those years you see about...

I recently acquired two new chicks to add to my flock. A Red Shoulder Yokohama and a Crevecoeur. I have them both in the same brooder and I noticed that within what seemed to be minutes, the Yokohama imprinted on the Crevecoeur and vice versa. The Crevecoeur is substantially bigger than the...

Hey BYC community, I have 7 easter eggers (sold to me as ameraucanas but we know how that goes) and there is one in particular who is black and white and stands upright with their neck stretched tall that is becoming quite aggressive. (Based on tail feather sexing and the size of feet I suspect...

Hello! I have two 6 week old ducklings (Pekin) whome I have had since day 3 after hatching. They 100% imprinted on me and followed me everywhere, would get upset when I would leave the room, would cuddle with me, sleep on me etc... They have now transitioned to living in the backyard in their...

Hello - I have three ducklings that I hatched to fill out my mallard flock. One of my Chinese geese has been broody but not successful in hatching. I’m going to have to break her from her nest soon I think. My other Chinese goose and her gander have 4 goslings now and I’m feeling bad for my...

I’m raising four baby geese, they all hatched at different times. My two oldest imprinted pretty well on me I thought, but are still reliant on eachother as siblings. (I can’t say much for the other two yet as they just hatched in the last few days!) They follow me around from inside the cage...

I took on an injured baby chick at 2 days old. I wasn’t sure if she (I don’t actually know yet if it’s a pullet or cockerel) would thrive because because she couldn’t walk. I nursed her carefully and while the one leg is deformed she can now walk. I won’t get into the whole process because my...

hello, I've recently rescued a 9 month old pekin duck. She is really adorable, loves being around people and cuddling, but seems a little socially inept around my other ducks. She came from a family who couldn't keep her because of the landlord, and when I got her she was all on her own. I...

I have 4 indian runner ducks, 1 male and 3 females. When i originally got them, a friend and i agreed that i would raise them until we figure out the males and females and we would split them from there. I know ducks get attached to each other, but i never realized how much until actually having...

I have a broody goose. But her eggs were not fertile because ...no male. So today I picked up a couple of 4-day old goslings. Neither she nor the goslings seem to be interested in each other. Any tips on getting them to bond?

hey, so i got two ducklings from a market, i have no idea what breed they are but im sure they have imprinted on each other as when ever i remove one from the other they start screaming, now im scared that one of the ducklings might pass away... so what do i do to keep the other duckling happy...

In a week or so I am getting two Muscovy ducklings, it is important that they imprint on me because they will both be pet ducks, but will they still enjoy each other's company when I am not home, or on vacation.:hugs

I have a couple game chickens that will be used for some videos later. They are a three year old cock and a pullet just shy of one year. During this effort they will produce a brood to be used for display purposes. We recently constructed a wooden deck on the west end of house that has a...