Goose panting?

[Leader Bee]

My little gosling sometimes sits with me and goes to sleep; he is often quite happy with this for a while but then he will start to pant - it's not hot and he has recently had a drink so I'm confused if this panting is from stress or if they just get really thirsty very quickly..I put him back in his brooder and this stopped he's sat under his electric hen but keeps wanting to jump out to be with me, I really hope I'm not stressing him out by having him in my lap because I'd feel terrible

 

[Leader Bee]

Show us the teenie but feathers!

Never heard anyone be so enthusiastic to see a butt before

 

[Leader Bee]

They are precious ❤

Yes they are, Norbie was so cute earlier, I don't know if it's playing or some other goose behaviour but he will stick out his wings and start running around

 

[Goosebaby]

I’ve noticed my own do that around the same age, I think it has something to do with their ability to thermoregulate adjusting as they grow. There isn’t anything necessarily wrong, you just have to be extra careful for their needs. One minute they’re hot, the next they’re cold....

 

[LadyWolf44005]

Mine do the same as well when I hold them. So what I do it I just put them back in the brooder were there water is at. They take a long drink. Then there ok again!

 

[Leader Bee]

I sometimes sit a smaller bowl of water beside me but as you all know Geese are super clumsy... don't know how many times i've had to re-fil their water when we've gone for a walk in the park because Norb has just stood on it and tipped it all out. He's starting to get teeny tiny feathers on his butt and edge of his wings now

 

[Miss Lydia]

But gosling butts are so cute!! ❤ Yep look how cute!

 

[Leader Bee]

He is losing his yellow now, his little brother still has more

 

[Leader Bee]

Yep that’s playing!

Awwww so adorable

 

[Goosebaby]

Awwww so adorable

Wait until you get them a baby pool and witness the ZOOMIES