Goose Setting vs. Incubation Info Please

[littledear]

Can anyone tell me how the mother goose feeds her new babies when they first hatch? Also how does she find them a safe source of water that they won.t drown in? I have only incubated and given my babies a shallow source of water and wild bird starter mixed with shedded lettuce. I have been incubating my first eggs but would like to let my geese set on their later eggs. Any advice or insight would be appreciated. Thanks so much!

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i'm sure more experienced goose people will come along to answer. i am new to geese and they haven't had babies yet. But what i would do with my chicken moms is to provide food right there for them, next to the nest. i would notice the mom pecking and getting pieces of food on her beak, then the babies would peck it off her beak. i generally separated my moms from the rest of the flock. i would assume with geese, if you have the food easily accessible, they would lead them to it. You would want to make sure there was water and food in a more shallow bowl for them specifically.

Looking forward to seeing more answers.

 

[littledear]

Thanks, I also look forward to more answers because I only remember a little from my childhood and that isn't enough. I do have a shallow chick waterer that I can place by the mom for the babies and if I seperate her from the others I can put out both starter and her normal layer's pellets and wheat along with greens out for her and the babies. I know the ones I incubate will eat shredded greens along with the starter.