Orphaned Gosling

[Fields Mountain Farm]

View attachment 1832240 View attachment 1832241 By the way, here are some pictures from this morning. The lighting is not the best since it is in my bathroom.

Still, he is healthy and happy and cute.

He is adorable! Looks healthy too!

 

[aart]

call vets tomorrow to see if they know of any.

Good place to start.
No National or Regional wild life services?

Might want to add your location to avoid confusion and a plethora of mis-guidance.
Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, (laptop version shown), then it's always there!

 

[Miss Lydia]

She’s in Iceland @aart

 

[Shoneys]

Yes, I am in Iceland. I will update my profile information.

I only know of puffin or whale conservation services here. Other than feral cat shelters, I don’t know of any small animal rescues. Like I said, I will contact some vets and ask around.

It could be there just aren’t any listed online, but they still exist.

 

[aart]

She’s in Iceland @aart

Yes, I know....thought it would be good to put it where it shows on every post

 

[Shoneys]

Okay, I have added my location.

As for the baby, my husband has gone home for his break and fed him. Apparently he ate for 20 minutes, ran and jumped around the bathroom, and then fell asleep. He also pooped since breakfast, so that is a healthy sign.

 

[Shoneys]

Also, I thought I would include a picture of where I think he may have come from.

On either side of the road we took him from is this stuff called hraun. It’s the lava remains of a volcanic eruption several hundred years ago. It’s very sharp and dangerous to walk on.

Songbirds, terns, and gulls will sometimes nest there because it’s safe from humans and other animals. And it works for them because their young won’t leave the nest until they can fly themselves.

However, if a duck or goose were to nest here, her babies would almost certainly fall into the cracks and holes, since they are able to run around very soon.

This is what we think may have happened to our little guy’s family. That, or he may have been dropped by some other predator, which seems a bit more unlikely, since he has no injuries.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well sure sound like the little one is doing great. Maybe time to buy a farm so you can keep him just kidding.

 

[aart]

Also, I thought I would include a picture of where I think he may have come from.

Made me think if this:

 

[WVduckchick]

Made me think if this:

Holy moly!!