Orphaned Gosling

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Holy moly!!

X2

 

[Kiki]

Made me think if this:

I recently went to a 3D IMAX movie that was about bears but it showed a few clips of these ducks jumping. I about peed in my pants. It was CRAZY.

 

[Miss Lydia]

X3!!!

 

[Shoneys]

Here is my update for the night.

I gave the baby his final meal tonight (he is a horrifically messy eater), and I let him lay on me for a while.

He is still doing very well, and he is quite strong. He flaps his wings and stands up tall a lot. Although, he still gets sleepy pretty much immediately after he’s done eating.

We are calling some places tomorrow to see if we can find him a home.

I am also going to make him a water bowl and food dish so he can have 24/7 food and water.

 

[ChickNanny13]

That's amazing (gosling jumping off the cliff), hard to watch & took forever to stop tumbling. Nature is amazing.

Edited: gosling, not duckling right?

@Shoneys ... Something tells you you're getting a tiny bit attached They are adorable and good luck with your calls tomorrow.

 

[Shoneys]

Something tells you you're getting a tiny bit attached

I was attached pretty much as soon as I saw him run across the road.

This morning he had oats, blanched spinach, chard, tomatoes, and peas. He will try to eat anything near him. He ate a piece of kitty litter off the floor... oops.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Kitty litter[grit] lol oh and grit is very important, Reg feed for chicks ducklings and goslings they don't need grit but for any other food they do. At a pet store you may find grit for caged birds just put some down in his brooder he'll use it as needed they can't chew so they use grit to grind their feed up.

 

[Shoneys]

Kitty litter[grit] lol oh and grit is very important, Reg feed for chicks ducklings and goslings they don't need grit but for any other food they do. At a pet store you may find grit for caged birds just put some down in his brooder he'll use it as needed they can't chew so they use grit to grind their feed up.

I did not even think of that! Thank you for the advice.

 

[Shoneys]

Well, I have another update for you all.

My mother in law visited to see the gosling, and she recommended we call the Reykjavík Zoological Park to ask for advice.

I called them today, and was told they get these kinds of calls very often. They told me that unfortunately there are no wildlife rescue or preservation organizations in Iceland. They said we will have to raise him ourselves, put him back outside on his own, or find an individual to take him.

Obviously, we are not putting him back out there with no parents.

So, our next step is finding someone with fowl to adopt him. I have posted in a few facebook pages.

Our last resort will be to just keep him until he’s big and deal with the struggles of having a wild goose in our apartment... lol.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Well, I have another update for you all.

My mother in law visited to see the gosling, and she recommended we call the Reykjavík Zoological Park to ask for advice.

I called them today, and was told they get these kinds of calls very often. They told me that unfortunately there are no wildlife rescue or preservation organizations in Iceland. They said we will have to raise him ourselves, put him back outside on his own, or find an individual to take him.

Obviously, we are not putting him back out there with no parents.

So, our next step is finding someone with fowl to adopt him. I have posted in a few facebook pages.

Our last resort will be to just keep him until he’s big and deal with the struggles of having a wild goose in our apartment... lol.

Oh I sure hope you can find a home for him.. but if not, look into goose diapers.. seriously, my lone goose was a house goose for nearly a year and while I enjoyed him being around all the time the mess was constant!