HELP! What should I feed a gosling until I can get its proper food?

[RoosterHuggerLiz]

What kind of parrot food do you have on hand?

I wouldn’t give cracked corn, they can choke on large grains at this age.

If you have any kind of pellet feed for your parrots mix some with water until it dissolved into mash and offer that.

Finely minced fresh grass or lettuce are also good options.

I have him/her some grass, and some crushed scratch grains, It's asleep now so I think we should be good for the night

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

When you get your feed tomorrow grab a small bag of chick grit too. It needs grit to chew up grass, which should be a fair amount of its diet.

 

[RoosterHuggerLiz]

When you get your feed tomorrow grab a small bag of chick grit too. It needs grit to chew up grass, which should be a fair amount of its diet.

How should I give him/her grit?

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

How should I give him/her grit?

Sprinkle a little on the food, like you would a seasoning. Later when they are older you can offer it free choice in a dish, but when they are little they can overeat it. So a sprinkle, every 5 days or so.

 

[RosemaryDuck]

I was given an extremely small gosling, it can't be more than 3 days old, one of my neighbors had found it alone in a pond near where a large goose that had been run over.. poor little thing was getting attacked by fish so they got him out! I don't have any gosling food and I'm really only experienced with parrots and chickens but I am willing to learn if you guys would teach me! I already know that they need a constant source of water that can dunk their heads into but I don't know what to feed it until I can make it to the feed store tomorrow, please help me!

Just a heads up, Canadian geese are protected under the Migratory bird act and you need to have a permit to own them or care for them.

If it is a domestic gosling you'll be fine. If it is a Canadian gosling, you'll either need to apply for a permit or take it to your nearest wildlife rehabilitator.

 

[RoosterHuggerLiz]

Just a heads up, Canadian geese are protected under the Migratory bird act and you need to have a permit to own them or care for them.

If it is a domestic gosling you'll be fine. If it is a Canadian gosling, you'll either need to apply for a permit or take it to your nearest wildlife rehabilitator.

Like a game farm permit? We have one due to a swan when had to raise a while back as well as I believe it's an Egyptian goose

 

[RosemaryDuck]

Like a game farm permit? We have one due to a swan when had to raise a while back as well as I believe it's an Egyptian goose

I believe you need a permit specific to the goose, but if you've already got one it shouldn't be too difficult. Egyptian geese are also protected by the Migratory bird act.

 

[RoosterHuggerLiz]

I believe you need a permit specific to the goose, but if you've already got one it shouldn't be too difficult. Egyptian geese are also protected by the Migratory bird act.

I'll make some calls and do some research in the morning to figure out if there's any way to get a permit, if not then I'll call a local wildlife service and see if they can assist us in any way shape or form

 

[JRies]

my go to for all my babies is always boiled egg yolk

 

[RoosterHuggerLiz]

my go to for all my babies is always boiled egg yolk

Just the yoke? I mean he's on gosling food but the people from The wildlife place told me I can bring him in on Monday but they're packed so it might just be better if I file for the proper permitting, I'm just trying to figure out what the proper permitting is!