Goslings of 2014 Hatch-a-long

[Miss HennyPenny]

I can and it is. Baby has a lot of blood to absorb apparently. I really want him to be safe so I'm watching carefully.

 

[livininbrazil]

Here is the angel wing when I first started treating it.

Yes, well that´s already more advanced than when i caught mine. you can help it later by keeping the feathers really short, but I doubt you can do much to change it now.

 

[Miss HennyPenny]

So can anyone tell me what the head vibrating thing is all about? I've seen Moose doing it a few times then Moaning Myrtle did it earlier today.

 

[servpolice]

Who is moaning myrtle?!
And the shivering head thing is for different reasons mostly if they are nervous or confused

 

[Starfire669]

Yes, well that´s already more advanced than when i caught mine.  you can help it later by keeping the feathers really short, but I doubt you can do much to change it now.  

I noticed it right away, but it took me a few days to find out what it was and how to treat it. I unwrapped the wing today, I could tell it was causing him pain. So I think I'm going to have to admit defeat. I feel horrible.

 

[Miss HennyPenny]

Who is moaning myrtle?!
And the shivering head thing is for different reasons mostly if they are nervous or confused

It was Lucy but it's too nice of a name for a little madam like her!

Ah. I've seen it in different situations so couldn't pinpoint what it was all about!

 

[Starfire669]

So can anyone tell me what the head vibrating thing is all about? I've seen Moose doing it a few times then Moaning Myrtle did it earlier today.

Today I had all of my geese out. The younger 4 in a puppy playpen and the older 4 free in the yard. As soon as i brought the babies out and put them in the playpen the older geese ran over honking and did the shivering head thing, then tried to attack the babies through the bars of the playpen. It took 30 - 45 minutes to get them to stop! Once the older goslings stopped they all laid down and glared at the babies in the pen. Since I've never seen that before I thought the shivering head thing was a sign of aggression. I put my body between both sets of goslings and pushed the older ones away when the managed to get around me, so maybe i did confuse them. I did pet and cuddle the older goslings when they came up on their side of my body, pushed them away when they got around to the side of me next to the playpen. If I keep bring them all out together but separated by the playpen, will the older goslings accept the younger? The younger are supposed to be the mates of the older goslings, so it's kinda sad that the big goslings want to hurt the babies.

 

[Miss HennyPenny]

Today I had all of my geese out. The younger 4 in a puppy playpen and the older 4 free in the yard. As soon as i brought the babies out and put them in the playpen the older geese ran over honking and did the shivering head thing, then tried to attack the babies through the bars of the playpen. It took 30 - 45 minutes to get them to stop! Once the older goslings stopped they all laid down and glared at the babies in the pen. Since I've never seen that before I thought the shivering head thing was a sign of aggression. I put my body between both sets of goslings and pushed the older ones away when the managed to get around me, so maybe i did confuse them. I did pet and cuddle the older goslings when they came up on their side of my body, pushed them away when they got around to the side of me next to the playpen. If I keep bring them all out together but separated by the playpen, will the older goslings accept the younger? The younger are supposed to be the mates of the older goslings, so it's kinda sad that the big goslings want to hurt the babies.

Oh dear. What an ordeal. We're they definitely attacking or just being over enthusiastic 'teenagers'? I'm still learning what Moose is telling me and sometimes he seems to be protective of me/Myrtle and other times he is quite rough.
Whatever their motives I would think once the little ones are closer matched in size they will be able to stick up for themselves and if they are opposite sexes, hormones will eventually take over!

 

[jojo14817]

Once before I complained that my geese haven't laid a single egg in 2 years.....well I just found a nest with 4 eggs in it below the kitchen window! Hooray! Come on fuzzies!

 

[Starfire669]

Oh dear. What an ordeal. We're they definitely attacking or just being over enthusiastic 'teenagers'? I'm still learning what Moose is telling me and sometimes he seems to be protective of me/Myrtle and other times he is quite rough.
Whatever their motives I would think once the little ones are closer matched in size they will be able to stick up for themselves and if they are opposite sexes, hormones will eventually take over!

I think it was a little of both. Jasper, the gosling that is always in my lap, seemed curious then got aggressive and bit at the babies. But the biggest gosling and the smallest of the older goslings, came over immediately honking and hissing with their heads down low and would not stop going for the babies! At 1 point the biggest gosling even bit me! The gosling with angel wing seemed more interested in eating than attacting unless it got close to the pen grazing, then it too would try to bite and did the head shaking thing. The babies wanted to be with the older goslings and kept trying to squeeze out between the bars of the playpen. It was a very hectic hour, I was worried someone would get past me. Luckily no one did and all are safely in their respective pens.

I Really hope thing get better between them, or I will have a head a grey hair in a week!