Anyone have experience with Canada Geese?

[Miss Lydia]

Hi and

you might try PMing some on this thread about finding one. that way you can talk directly. Good luck

 

[ctrchick]

Yeah, it's a gene # deal like the muscovy/mallard cross that results in mules. One of our local parks (10 years ago at least) had an African type goose that paired with a Canada gander. They raised 3 goslings - sort of a dilute Canada coloring with orange feet. Mother died that winter but the young birds are still alive and fly with the resident Canada flock. They stand out when they are foraging as they are somewhat larger and more blocky. Whenever you see one the other two are close at hand. Makes me wonder if Canada 'families' hang together when they mature.

A few years ago we had a muscovy/mallard cross named Annabell. We thought we would try and hatch some of her eggs, just for the fun of it. ONE HATCHED! It was quite amazing. It is a shame though that the coyotes got the baby at about 2 months.

 

[sweetcaroline]

Hi,

I have a Canada Gosling, she is 2 1/2 months old, her and her two siblings where rescued by myself and my neighbor when their mother got brutaly hit by a speeding car driven by a human. Unfortunley one of the gosling got injured over night somehow someway, and started spray legging, we corrected the problem and within a few days she was up and running with her sibs. Sadly a week later she became injured again overnight and this time a fracture, one vet said no fracture but an infection instead, so she went on antibiotics and pain/inflamatory meds. One month later she worsened, taken to another Avian vet, diagnosis: Fracture. but unfortunelty the fracture was fused together. Now She is showing signs of crooked neck. The vet has her on vitamins and hobbling her to help her walk straighter, she needs surgery on her leg.

My question: She is with me, and I am taking care of her while she is under a Veternarian's care, her siblings have since been taken to a bird sanctuary.
Do I need a permit to care for this Canada Goose while she is recovering, ultimatley it is our goal, vet and myself to get her to a sanctuary once we get her walking, the sanctuary has already agreed to accept her once she is mobile.

Thanks to anyone with Canada Goose Info.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hi,

I have a Canada Gosling, she is 2 1/2 months old, her and her two siblings where rescued by myself and my neighbor when their mother got brutaly hit by a speeding car driven by a human. Unfortunley one of the gosling got injured over night somehow someway, and started spray legging, we corrected the problem and within a few days she was up and running with her sibs. Sadly a week later she became injured again overnight and this time a fracture, one vet said no fracture but an infection instead, so she went on antibiotics and pain/inflamatory meds. One month later she worsened, taken to another Avian vet, diagnosis: Fracture. but unfortunelty the fracture was fused together. Now She is showing signs of crooked neck. The vet has her on vitamins and hobbling her to help her walk straighter, she needs surgery on her leg.

My question: She is with me, and I am taking care of her while she is under a Veternarian's care, her siblings have since been taken to a bird sanctuary.
Do I need a permit to care for this Canada Goose while she is recovering, ultimatley it is our goal, vet and myself to get her to a sanctuary once we get her walking, the sanctuary has already agreed to accept her once she is mobile.

Thanks to anyone with Canada Goose Info.

you'll need to check your state laws.

 

[rawrmonsterbg]

I rescued an orphaned Canada goose, more than likely from the flock of residential geese here. He (or she) was rescued by me when she seemed to be only a few days-a week old. He is VERY attached to us. He lives inside with us, but soon will have chickens and ducks to run around on 5 acres of land, he wears a diaper currently and even sleeps in the bed with us. Here in the US you need a permit, but the permit is free. You just fill out the paperwork and send it in to one of the state wildlife offices. Unfortunately, the paperwork takes a while to process and is a pain to fill out. They're some of the sweetest fowl I've met, and with a bigger personality than most other chickens, ducks, and geese. If you ever consider keeping one inside, you should remember that and they are impossible to train (as far as behavior).

 

[rawrmonsterbg]

That was a while ago. He surprisingly does well with our cats and ferrets, and vice versa. Our cats have never ever attempted to harm him, even as a gosling.