Help with a baby geese

[Friendly_Lurker]

Greetings!

 

[Cam_99]

@Cam_99 Feather plucking isn’t normal if that’s what it’s doing. Could you post a picture of the gosling?

Goose isn't sleeping there tho, just lil naps thru the day

 

[Cam_99]

Greetings!

Thank u!

 

[Cam_99]

Welcome to BYC!

For baby geese, a lot of us use Flock raiser crumbles for their feed. You can also go outside and get some grass and weeds, chop them up, and let the little monsters enjoy them. Make sure you offer some grit, all the greens can easily clog up the tiny crops.

Here's an article that goes over everything a new goose owner should know!

Thank you so much!

 

[Goosebaby]

Is it one particular spot that they’re pulling on their feathers? Are they pulling them out?

 

[Cam_99]

Is it one particular spot that they’re pulling on their feathers? Are they pulling them out?

The back and only one side of the neck

 

[Gina_cami7]

Any baby chick feed should work, I usually mix a cooked egg in there bowl. Go to tractor supply. They will tell you everything. This is my set up for a sick baby turkey.

 

[Goosebaby]

It could be a skin infection.

 

[Cam_99]

It could be a skin infection.

How am i supposed to know or even react to it? there's no vet with sense of helping me (only for the ordinary like dogs and cats)

 

[Goosebaby]

I’m sorry I’m not much of a help, I have a limited knowledge of skin ailments. I do know goslings can have trouble getting dry after baths and should be kept as dry as possible.

@casportpony You have more knowledge I think than I do, do you have any ideas?