Rumple Slunkskin
In the Brooder
- Dec 22, 2022
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I'm new to geese, got a pair of goslings (a Toulouse and a buff) with my chicks in April. We're in eastern Missouri and it can get cold but today it's supposed to have -35 wind chills and is snowing pretty good. So far they've been enjoying winter but it hasn't been this bad. They have a shelter they don't really use, I set up a heat lamp just in case...
I went out a little bit ago and they sat on their pool until it melted and are dipping and flapping in the slush. They seem fine and are running around doing goose stuff but they do have some ice on the feathers now. Should I be worried or is this just normal goose winter behavior? I assume if they get cold they go in the shelter but it's hard to tell with them sometimes.
I went out a little bit ago and they sat on their pool until it melted and are dipping and flapping in the slush. They seem fine and are running around doing goose stuff but they do have some ice on the feathers now. Should I be worried or is this just normal goose winter behavior? I assume if they get cold they go in the shelter but it's hard to tell with them sometimes.