- May 14, 2013
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This is my goose, Miss Nelson. I think it's a miss anyway lol. Shes not quite a month old yet, but she is just the most amazing little goose ever, and I love her to pieces already
This is the day she hatched in my little home made incubator
This one was day 2 or 3 I think
This one was just too cute not to include
This was yesterday, which is just a few days shy of a month, and I just can't believe how huge she is
HEADLESS GOOSE!!!!!
I have a few questions about this whole goose raising business, and I'm hoping that some of you can give me some good advice. Many thanks in advance
1. Can anyone tell me with any certainty what breed this is? I'm almost certain she's a Toulouse, but I would like to be sure. I just noticed you can't see her tail feathers, but they're coming in the same greyish brown color as the ones above her wing, only mixed in with a fair amount of white as well.
2. Her feet were noticeably darker when she was small and she's peeled once and now you can kind of see that her feet are partly a yellowish beige color and dark on the web and parts of the toe things. Is this normal? If she is Toulouse, her feet will turn orange right? Is this just a random in-between color?
3. I plan to keep feeding her the Dumor brand chick starter that shes on now, but reducing the protein to like 10% until she's about 2 - 2 1/2 months. She eats grass and weeds and things daily when we go play in the yard, plus fruit on occasion, and of course grit is always available outside(added sand in some of our favorite areas). I'm wondering, 1. Is this a good diet for her? and 2. What do I feed her after I take her off the starter? I've heard pellets of some kind and a lot of grazing time will do the trick.
4. If you look close at the bottom picture, the bottom part of her wing is a very odd, almost silver color with no down and where the feathers are trying to come out looks really bizarre. Is that normal? Or could something be wrong with her wings. I find myself in constant worry over her wings, weather its this or angel wing worries, which leads me to my next question.
5. Are there signs to look for angel wing before the feathers come in and stick out to the side? She has them tucked up most the time, but sometimes they sit oddly. Am I over thinking this? How common is angel wing?
I think I had more questions, but this is all I can think of for now. I'll add any others I think of later, and again, thanks a million in advance to anyone kind enough to help me out.
This one was day 2 or 3 I think
This one was just too cute not to include
This was yesterday, which is just a few days shy of a month, and I just can't believe how huge she is
HEADLESS GOOSE!!!!!
I have a few questions about this whole goose raising business, and I'm hoping that some of you can give me some good advice. Many thanks in advance
1. Can anyone tell me with any certainty what breed this is? I'm almost certain she's a Toulouse, but I would like to be sure. I just noticed you can't see her tail feathers, but they're coming in the same greyish brown color as the ones above her wing, only mixed in with a fair amount of white as well.
2. Her feet were noticeably darker when she was small and she's peeled once and now you can kind of see that her feet are partly a yellowish beige color and dark on the web and parts of the toe things. Is this normal? If she is Toulouse, her feet will turn orange right? Is this just a random in-between color?
3. I plan to keep feeding her the Dumor brand chick starter that shes on now, but reducing the protein to like 10% until she's about 2 - 2 1/2 months. She eats grass and weeds and things daily when we go play in the yard, plus fruit on occasion, and of course grit is always available outside(added sand in some of our favorite areas). I'm wondering, 1. Is this a good diet for her? and 2. What do I feed her after I take her off the starter? I've heard pellets of some kind and a lot of grazing time will do the trick.
4. If you look close at the bottom picture, the bottom part of her wing is a very odd, almost silver color with no down and where the feathers are trying to come out looks really bizarre. Is that normal? Or could something be wrong with her wings. I find myself in constant worry over her wings, weather its this or angel wing worries, which leads me to my next question.
5. Are there signs to look for angel wing before the feathers come in and stick out to the side? She has them tucked up most the time, but sometimes they sit oddly. Am I over thinking this? How common is angel wing?
I think I had more questions, but this is all I can think of for now. I'll add any others I think of later, and again, thanks a million in advance to anyone kind enough to help me out.
