Lobsterpot
In the Brooder
Hello,
I am a new goose keeper and would like some advice if any of you have time. My 5 and a half month old Embden goose laid her first egg yesterday. It was a little blood stained but looked similar to an egg laid by a young goose who was the subject of a 2013 thread on this forum. Today, I found a squashed membrane egg in her pen. I noticed yesterday that she was lathargic, preferring to hang out around the water instead of running to honk at visitors with her friends and beg for grapes. Last night she wouldn’t eat watermelon - another favourite. Then I found the egg. Today she is still lathargic. I had to carry her to the pool. She hung out in the pool and is wandering around, but she isn’t her usual social self. She is preening, drinking and hanging out by the pond but doesn’t seem to be eating. I am now worried about her. As she has laid, I am guessing she isn’t egg bound. She has been trying to make a nest and yesterday was carrying around twigs in her mouth instead of eating. I was wondering if anyone had any advice. Do I need to take her to the vet? Is this behaviour usual for young geese? Many many thanks in advance.
I am a new goose keeper and would like some advice if any of you have time. My 5 and a half month old Embden goose laid her first egg yesterday. It was a little blood stained but looked similar to an egg laid by a young goose who was the subject of a 2013 thread on this forum. Today, I found a squashed membrane egg in her pen. I noticed yesterday that she was lathargic, preferring to hang out around the water instead of running to honk at visitors with her friends and beg for grapes. Last night she wouldn’t eat watermelon - another favourite. Then I found the egg. Today she is still lathargic. I had to carry her to the pool. She hung out in the pool and is wandering around, but she isn’t her usual social self. She is preening, drinking and hanging out by the pond but doesn’t seem to be eating. I am now worried about her. As she has laid, I am guessing she isn’t egg bound. She has been trying to make a nest and yesterday was carrying around twigs in her mouth instead of eating. I was wondering if anyone had any advice. Do I need to take her to the vet? Is this behaviour usual for young geese? Many many thanks in advance.