Gosling moving out to the coop/run. Best housing/bedding?

JonnieCakes

In the Brooder
Apr 20, 2021
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We took in a baby gosling right around the time I hatched 5 eggs in the incubator. The gosling and chicks have adapted to each other well! My question is: when I move them to the big coop/run this week, what is the best bedding and sleep method for the gosling. It’s getting big and the chicks are already perching on the little roosts in the brooder. Should I allow it in the coop to sleep on the floor every night? Or create it’s own space somewhere in the secure run? Like a crate or house with hay or shavings? I want to give it the best possible home for the night. Thank you for recommendations! I’d like to make this happen over the next few days.
 
Can it negotiate the pop door? If it's anything but ground level it won't be able to get in the coop. I would just make a nest in a corner of the coop for starters. As it gets older, it will migrate to sleeping in the run. If your winters include snow, I would add a roofed structure with a nice layer of hay. Dogloos work great. Otherwise, geese prefer to sleep under the stars.
 

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