BABY EMBDEN

[bdelancy]

we have three baby embden goslings on of them got poop in his eye a yesterday now his eye is irritated... what do i do it is bothering him he is scratching at it with his foot can we rinse it out with water? should we leave it alone? they are about a month old now

 

[Miss Lydia]

we have three baby embden goslings on of them got poop in his eye a yesterday now his eye is irritated... what do i do it is bothering him he is scratching at it with his foot can we rinse it out with water? should we leave it alone? they are about a month old now

Make a rinse out of warm water and a bit of salt say 1 cup of warm water to 1/4 salt mix well then rinse out the goslings eye. don't leave it like that it may get infected.

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Be sure to always give goslings/geese water deep enough to be able to wash their faces all the time very important for their health

 

[bdelancy]

awesome thank you for the information.. so letting them have a bath once a day isnt enough for them

 

[Miss Lydia]

awesome thank you for the information.. so letting them have a bath once a day isnt enough for them

They really need to be able to wash their faces any time they need to so some kind of container deep enough and sturdy enough they can't climb into and knock it over. It's especially important for keeping eyes cleaned out and nares clear of feed.

 

[bdelancy]

ok thank you we will give them a little bathtub so to speak

 

[Miss Lydia]

ok thank you we will give them a little bathtub so to speak

And pics when you can.

also remember to make it safe gosling are notorious for getting themselves in trouble so you don't want to give them something they may get into and can't get out of.

 

[bdelancy]

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[bdelancy]

This is a pic of his eye poor little guy

 

[Miss Lydia]

This is a pic of his eye poor little guy

They are beautiful makes me think of my Embden gander when he was a little boy he is 8yrs old now. Does the eye look better? doesn't look real bad of course pics can be deceiving too.