Baby goslings hate staying in the brooder! Help!

[ElGoose]

We have 2 baby goslings right now (literally newly hatched about 1/2 days ago) which were the only ones to hatch out of 6 eggs that we got, they seem very happy and healthy but the only issue is.. they hate staying in the brooder! No matter what we do they cry to come out!
Actually one of them is very well behaved and happy in there but the other is always yelling and trying to jump out of there
As soon as he’s out and being held by me he’s happy, but i can’t hold him forever and I don’t want him to get too attached to me incase it causes issues for him in the future
We think it might be because he hates the chick feed, but it’s all we have right now until the waterfowl starter arrives sadly.

 

[sourland]

They are imprinted on you. You are 'Mom' to them.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I think that is so sweet. enjoy them while they are babes they grow up way too fast.

 

[ElGoose]

I think that is so sweet. enjoy them while they are babes they grow up way too fast.

Awww I will I just hope they eat and drink enough too!

 

[Goosebaby]

With geese you actually want them to form a strong bond with you. They aren’t like cranes or emus who will forget that they are birds and then refuse to breed with their own.

Geese associate who spends the most time with them as their family. Strangers are scary to them and they’ll usually avoid them, but if they know you but see you only as the person who just shows up to bring them food they can sometimes become aggressive towards you, seeing you as a rival invading their territory, trying to steal their partner.
It’s better to be one of their flock family. You might end up with some of them trying to court you in breeding season, but it’s better than getting attacked.

So definitely enjoy the snuggly goslings!

 

[ElGoose]

They are imprinted on you. You are 'Mom' to them.

I thought that might be the issue the thing is we haven’t been overly touchy and lovey with them and tried to get them used to their brooder but ever since the hatch they’ve cried like crazy after being put in! The younger one doesn’t really mind as long as she’s with the other gosling, but the older gosling is just so loud and chirpy when we aren’t around lol

 

[ElGoose]

With geese you actually want them to form a strong bond with you. They aren’t like cranes or emus who will forget that they are birds and then refuse to breed with their own.

Geese associate who spends the most time with them as their family. Strangers are scary to them and they’ll usually avoid them, but if they know you but see you only as the person who just shows up to bring them food they can sometimes become aggressive towards you, seeing you as a rival invading their territory, trying to steal their partner.
It’s better to be one of their flock family. You might end up with some of them trying to court you in breeding season, but it’s better than getting attacked.

So definitely enjoy the snuggly goslings!

Haha I definitely love and enjoy cuddling with them a lot, but I just get so worried since they don’t settle down and don’t seem to be interested in eating food unless I’m next to them to calm them down and I feel so sad leaving them when I need to sleep too since they’re always crying and desperate to get out for cuddles instead I just feel awful! I hope as they grow they still love cuddles but also start to feel more confident eating and sleeping on their own

 

[ElGoose]

A small stuffed animal or cloth that’s angered to the side (so that it cant completely fall down) can give them something to snuggle into like a wing. Just make sure that it isn’t next to a heat source, which might be better to try when they’re too big for the brooder and moved into something else.

I might try a stuffed animal then! We had a cloth in their for them which they seem to like sitting on but it seems like it’s not enough

 

[Goosebaby]

Haha I definitely love and enjoy cuddling with them a lot, but I just get so worried since they don’t settle down and don’t seem to be interested in eating food unless I’m next to them to calm them down and I feel so sad leaving them when I need to sleep too since they’re always crying and desperate to get out for cuddles instead I just feel awful! I hope as they grow they still love cuddles but also start to feel more confident eating and sleeping on their own

A small stuffed animal or cloth that’s angered to the side (so that it cant completely fall down) can give them something to snuggle into like a wing. Just make sure that it isn’t next to a heat source, which might be better to try when they’re too big for the brooder and moved into something else.

 

[Jenbirdee]

With geese you actually want them to form a strong bond with you. They aren’t like cranes or emus who will forget that they are birds and then refuse to breed with their own.

Geese associate who spends the most time with them as their family. Strangers are scary to them and they’ll usually avoid them, but if they know you but see you only as the person who just shows up to bring them food they can sometimes become aggressive towards you, seeing you as a rival invading their territory, trying to steal their partner.
It’s better to be one of their flock family. You might end up with some of them trying to court you in breeding season, but it’s better than getting attacked.

So definitely enjoy the snuggly goslings!