Geese in winter

[BrandySC]

Can you share with me your winter housing for geese and ducks? I'm concerned about frostbite on my flippers. I've heard to avoid this they must have a dry place to stand which is nearly impossible between their mess and small water bowl. Does anyone have elevated platforms for them to stand on?

My setup is a wire pen enclosed on three sides with wood. The floor is rubber, the pen is roofed. There is an insulated crate filled with straw, which the ducks love to snuggle into. But the geese prefer to stand one-legged on the floor and I worry about it being damp. We have relatively mild winters (no snow) but will have a few weeks with nights in the teens. I don't want to use a heat lamp unless I have to. Should I put some type of bedding on the rubber floor?

I'm used to chickens and turkeys but this will be my first winter with flippers. Thank you!

 

[Goosebaby]

Wood shavings is what I use

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Wood shavings is what I use

X2...large flake pine shavings. They're more absorbent than other materials.

 

[RoosterML]

This is also my first winter with geese. I’m guessing you have an open waterer for them to us. Could you place the open water on a piece of plywood with the plywood pitches towards the outside? This way any water they spill will flow outside and not get the whole floor wet.