How messy are goslings?

[arkiechick lady]

I’ve been hatching my goslings then indoor brooding them for 4 weeks in a rather large laundry/pet sink in our utility room. After about 24-36 hours - you can walk out of our master suite and the smell at the other end of the house will smack you in the face. Gulp down 1/2 a cup of coffee and go in thinking “that’s it, out to the older kids brood area you go!” But they run up to you behind their child proof gate I swear gabbling “momma momma where you been”, and your heart melts. The next thing you know you’re taking a damp towel and washing them up. You roll up the puppy pads that hold their bedding to bag it all up and hose down the sink to give them a warm bed.
I can’t help but love those little darlings. Especially during their daily walks to the barn to meet up with their older siblings.
Now the parents are coming for visitation sometimes and it gets a little tricky but it usually ends up with all the kids hiding behind us.
All of our kids are grown and gone raising our grandkids. Our geese have become our kids now. They’re like obnoxious teenage kids compared to the Muscovy’s who have decided to lay and begin sitting who act like the senior citizens of the farm.
There is a rhythm to all the madness of cute faces that come with smells. If you can get past that season, you’ll be rewarded with years of loyalty in geese that will follow you around and guard your farm and surprise you every year with more cute faces.

 

[juls_farm]

I am a new gosling mom too. I have 2, male and female, got them last Wed, so they are about 1 week old. I have them in my office. They sleep in a large tote, but walk around during the day (since I telecommute). I covered floors with old flannel sheet and I change it daily and wash it. By the end of the day, the whole floor is covered with poop (they have unlimited raiser crumbles and cut grass, so they eat non-stop). The tote is lined with old towel that is also washed daily. The water is in a 1-gal water jug with cut off holes, so they only drink. Next week, they are being 'evicted' to the outdoor brooder.

 

[crazy bird gal]

I'm getting 2 week old goslings tomorrow. (they are a week old) I could take all 4 if I want, but wondering just HOW messy they are. Will 4 be that much worse than 2?

I got two tufted romans a week after my chicks arrived. At first they were scared and didnt know what was going on. I pulled them, then left them alone for a fews days to acclimate. When I put them back in, they were more confident and a tad bigger. They rule the roost and I even caught them snuggling with a few chicks. They are two weeks old and the chicks are three. Dominance has been established (the geese now rule). They empty the water container on a regular basis, but they are soooooo fun and very social. Messy, yes! but looking forward to moving them outside and letting their personalities shine. VERY happy that I opted to have them join our flock!!
Cagney & Lacy are doing their job and let everyone know when I enter the outbuilding ;-)

 

[Jersey Girl]

Yeah, they're messy but not so much until they are about 2 weeks, I found. Then it got unbearable and they are now free range during the day and in the coop at night in a cage under a lamp. They grow so fast though, I'm not sure that they are not emus... ; )

 

[nikki17lh]

Yes once mine got around 2/3 weeks i could go a couple days without changing bedding. now i have to do it every day. We just moved them into their coop so we will see how that goes with changing bedding..