PRODUCTION Toulouse Geese Thread!!

[Carrosaur]

Kiwi will take another mate given time to adjust. How old is he? If you could find another one or two females that are close to his age and size and give them time to adjust to one another, it is almost certain he will bond with one of them and probably both.

I have one male and two females who grew up together. My male, Sting, is solidly bonded with one female (Lydia) and bonded, but less so, with the other female (Pauline). I am hoping, and signs point that way so far, the in the spring he will mate with both and we will have a happy family. I understand that I may have to move Pauline and her goslings to a safe place until they are larger. Not because he will hurt them but because he may try to kidnap them and give them to Lydia and her brood.

But, start looking around and see what you can find in terms of females to be Kiwi's companions. If nothing else he will have the companionship even if he doesn't show more interest than that. Geese need goose friends.

The place I got Kiwi has lots of birds. But I can't tell which ones are females.

 

[Carrosaur]

I am so, so sorry. I haven't read the thread in a few days. I wish I would have. It sounds more like an injury that caused her brain to swell, somewhat similar to wry neck, which poultry get , as you know, from vitamin def, or injuries. When Little Britches died, Alex took it very, very hard, but I did have more geese, that he eventually started to hang out w/ again. Festus my oldest gander stole, Sammy from JC in a fight, so being Sammy was the only female, he followed them around and in a matter of months bonded w/ and took Sammy. I came very close to losing her from a back injury and was frantic for Alex, the most. I don't know how he'd take losing another mate. He never left her side in the months it took for her to recuperate. JC would try to fight him to get her back, but Alex was faithful and stayed, but JC didn't. Even if right now you can only find a male for him, it will help. Since I've had so many ganders and no females, mine bonded to other ganders, so now it's tough getting them to take girls.. I had gotten two females last spring and they bonded w/ mates fast. I guess this is just a different time of year. I hope this never happens again, but PM me if you need medical advise. I don't know much about avians, but I was a large animal(horse)vet tech for many years. I did some of the same things w/ my geese, ducks and chickens and have been lucky on some. I always tube feed them for nutrition and give them Vitamins and DMSO orally w/ lots and lots of water, or it will really burn them. Tube feeding is really easy once you do it. There are lots of videos on it. I was really afraid, but my husband had done it quite a bit when he had chickens and his dad raised turkeys. I Used to give it in bags, IV to the horses, so I could calculate the dose on these. It worked on Sammy who couldn't walk and she'd stagger and fall over. My hubby would swim her in the horse trough for therapy. I've had a duck and a chicken with wry neck and tubed them, and now they are normal. One of the ladies named the chicken Molly for me, on my state BYC thread, because she overcame great odds. I didn't think she would ever come around. The duck came around fast, and Dew Drop, my goos didn't make it. She was coming around good, but looked like maybe she was getting a secondary infection. I gave her a shot of pen and it killed her. She was allergic. It broke my heart as I'm sure yours is. I blame myself for her death since she was coming around so well, but worried about bacteria and gave her the shot. I shouldn't have. I think I posted about that on here a long time ago. It was after Little Britches died, so I guess I did have one more female besides Sammy. Elan was her mate and he is just getting to like and trust me again, because I took her and brought her in the house to take care of her and he never saw her again. It is so heartbreaking when we lose them, but there's a place in Heaven for them too. I

I'm happy Alex got better! That could've been it, a brain injury, but she did have that inch long scratch on the top of her bill, about where her eye is in height. Do you think whatever did that may have caused a brain injury? When she was in my room all she did was walk around and run into things.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'm happy Alex got better!

That could've been it, a brain injury, but she did have that inch long scratch on the top of her bill, about where her eye is in height. Do you think whatever did that may have caused a brain injury?

When she was in my room all she did was walk around and run into things.

I don't know that much about brain injuries but I'd say she was injured alot more than you could see, inside most likely. Maybe even broke her neck

. Okay if you go to the farm remember ganders stand very tall and will always get between you and the goose. Females walk normal with their heads just in normal position where a gander will walk around tall. I know it's hard but these 2 tips may help you figure out who's male and female. Maybe if you can pick out 2 or 4 geese the farmer will take them to a separate pen so you can see them together might be easier picking out a female from 3-4 than a whole bunch together.

 

[Carrosaur]

I don't know that much about brain injuries but I'd say she was injured alot more than you could see, inside most likely. Maybe even broke her neck .                 Okay if you go to the farm remember ganders stand very tall and will always get between you and the goose. Females walk normal with their heads just in normal position where a gander will walk around tall. I know it's hard but these 2 tips may help you figure out who's male and female. Maybe if you can pick out 2 or 4 geese the farmer will take them to a separate pen so you can see them together might be easier picking out a female from 3-4 than a whole bunch together.

Thank you! Maybe they will be Kiwi's old friends.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thank you!

Maybe they will be Kiwi's old friends.

You just never know.. when will you be going/ and how is Kiwi today?

 

[Carrosaur]

You just never know.. when will you be going/ and how is Kiwi today?

Probably this up coming weekend. Super busy this week. He's standing in the middle of his pin... Not screaming or anything. He has to be so lonely.

 

[Carrosaur]

Oh and puppy got sold before we could get to the house... Picking up a different puppy on Dec 13.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Probably this up coming weekend. Super busy this week. He's standing in the middle of his pin... Not screaming or anything. He has to be so lonely.

I'm sure he is, maybe a non breakable mirror hug in his pen would help till you can get to the farm. My gander loved to look at himself.

Oh and puppy got sold before we could get to the house... Picking up a different puppy on Dec 13.

Well maybe that one wasn't meant for you anyway. 13th will be here before we know it.

 

[Carrosaur]

I'm sure he is, maybe a non breakable mirror hug in his pen would help till you can get to the farm. My gander loved to look at himself.

Well maybe that one wasn't meant for you anyway. 13th will be here before we know it.

That's a good idea! I was thinking of bringing him in the house like I did with Pear but I don't think he would react to that very well???

This is the puppy

My boyfriend wants to name him Pear Jr.

 

[jtn42248]

That's a good idea! I was thinking of bringing him in the house like I did with Pear but I don't think he would react to that very well???

This is the puppy


My boyfriend wants to name him Pear Jr.

Well Little Pear is about as cute as a puppy can be. When you get him be sure to introduce him to your birds from the start. BUT...keep hold of him and watch Kiwi. Little Pear will be the interloper into your farm family and will be viewed as a threat even at so young an age. If you just take the time to slowly let everyone get accustomed to each other and make sure that Little Pear learns the birds are to be respected and protected you may just have someone to guard everyone around your place. Keep the pictures coming and let us know Kiwi's progress with adjusting.