Feeding greens to goslings

[Aimeeg1986]

Do I have to cut up the greens? If so how small? And which ones are the best? Thank you

 

[ChickensForEggs2500]

If you dig up grass that is still attached to the dirt, they can be fed it because they will bite it off in small bites. If you pluck grass, you will have to chop it. Doing this is a great way for them to get some grit and some good gut bacteria! I have no experience with geese though, only chickens. Hopefully a geese keeper will respond with better advice than mine. Good luck!

 

[iturnknobs]

I kept pulling bowl sized "sod plugs" from my yard...along with Mazuri waterfowl starter feed. I also pulled small clovers and cut dandelion greens "flavored" with fine play sand to get some grit in them at an early age.

 

[Aimeeg1986]

If you dig up grass that is still attached to the dirt, they can be fed it because they will bite it off in small bites. If you pluck grass, you will have to chop it. Doing this is a great way for them to get some grit and some good gut bacteria! I have no experience with geese though, only chickens. Hopefully a geese keeper will respond with better advice than mine. Good luck!

I was thinking more of actual veg like kale and stuff, I’m in the uk so grass isn’t an option at the moment as it’s outside

 

[Isaac 0]

I was thinking more of actual veg like kale and stuff, I’m in the uk so grass isn’t an option at the moment as it’s outside

Kale, lettuce, spinach, peas, microgreens, will suffice. Waterfowl tend to like their treats in water, so I cut up the greens finely and add them to a dish of water. When feeding anything other than feed, grit should be available to aid digestion of the material.

 

[Aimeeg1986]

Kale, lettuce, spinach, peas, microgreens, will suffice. Waterfowl tend to like their treats in water, so I cut up the greens finely and add them to a dish of water. When feeding anything other than feed, grit should be available to aid digestion of the material.

Great thank you

 

[Leader Bee]

My boy absolutely loves cucumber and will eat it out of water, they really like grapes and watermelon too but they don't seem to be particularly keen on defrosted peas, carrots, cabbage or anything else - I've not actually tried feeding them these things in water so maybe I will give that a go.

I didn't start feeding veggies and stuff like that to them until they were a little bigger though because I felt it would be difficult for them to digest; As you need to give them gosling grit, which is finer than adult grit I wasn't sure it would be sufficient to help break down tougher plant matter.

I suppose you could make a vegetable smoothie for them if you whacked it all into a blender???? I'm not sure where else is appropriate for this but also, just incase you don't know, don't use builders sand for gosling grit as it can become impacted.

 

[iturnknobs]

I'm not sure where else is appropriate for this but also, just incase you don't know, don't use builders sand for gosling grit as it can become impacted.

Thanks for that info. I guess I got lucky. I now have a bowl of 2 different sized grit with oyster shell fragments mixed in. Next year when goslings arrive, I'll just provide small grit...but they'll be outside with the parents instead of ME being the parent next time around.

 

[Leader Bee]

Yeah, when I was researching before getting mine i learned that builders sand is too fine grain and isn't good for them.

 

[GUNNERMATE]

Do not give goslings to much spinach.