Sebastopol Geese Thread !!!!!!!!!! SHOW YOUR PICS !!!!!!!!!!

[phoebs]

Wow that's an old picture, those Sebbies are now 2.
Ours all use kiddie pools and a couple of black molded pools sunk in the ground.

yer ok o and i was wondering do your sebbies hiss and chase?

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Shannon, I would wrap loosely. It could be early onset of angel wing. It could be just the blood filled feathers. As I said wrap loosely, but enough to hold in place. Check them in 4 days and see how everything looks.


Phoebs, no they don't chase. The ganders will hiss in spring during breeding season, otherwise they are calm and quiet.

 

[daze333]

Celtic,
My girl seems to be getting worse. She is now holding up her leg when resting and only steps on toes when she walks. What can I do to help her? I think it is probably too sore for her to get into the pools. Help!

 

[JosieChick]

yer ok o and i was wondering do your sebbies hiss and chase?

Folks who come over to visit us are always amazed that we have geese and they don't get chased or nipped! Our sebbies are so sweet, I forget that some breeds of geese do not like strangers or even their caretakers very much! My boy will hiss during breeding season or if I get too close to their babies but he has never gone after me. He will chase the barn cat though!!

 

[the outdoorsman44]

I love the goose on the right in the 3rd picture.

 

[phoebs]

Folks who come over to visit us are always amazed that we have geese and they don't get chased or nipped! Our sebbies are so sweet, I forget that some breeds of geese do not like strangers or even their caretakers very much! My boy will hiss during breeding season or if I get too close to their babies but he has never gone after me. He will chase the barn cat though!!

o ok thats good news how big a pond do your sebbies have?

 

[JosieChick]

o ok thats good news how big a pond do your sebbies have?

I just have kiddie pools that I fill in the morning and they are quite content with that. I had two little ones and just bought one of the deeper plastic ones from wal mart but it is hard to empty!! The plastic is more flexible and it makes it harder to dump. They are pretty laid back. I let my gang out to free range in the morning and lock them back up at night in their pen. They don't go too far away from their pen because they like their pool.

 

[JosieChick]

Celtic,
My girl seems to be getting worse. She is now holding up her leg when resting and only steps on toes when she walks. What can I do to help her? I think it is probably too sore for her to get into the pools. Help!

Poor thing. Do you have any avian vets in the area that will see waterfowl? I wonder if she doesn't have an injury? My white goose was limping a while back and we took her in and the vet gave her antibiotics and pain medicine for a few days and she straightened right up. I think she slipped on the ice (it was during the winter).

 

[phoebs]

I just have kiddie pools that I fill in the morning and they are quite content with that. I had two little ones and just bought one of the deeper plastic ones from wal mart but it is hard to empty!! The plastic is more flexible and it makes it harder to dump. They are pretty laid back. I let my gang out to free range in the morning and lock them back up at night in their pen. They don't go too far away from their pen because they like their pool.

thanks so about how big are those kiddie pools? round about how many litres would fit in it?

 

[JosieChick]

It is just the small ten dollar plastic kiddie pool at wal mart. They have a slightly bigger one in their pen but love to play in this one too. Someday I would like to build them a small pond but the guy I got my pair from just uses the pools too. They are easier to clean and they make a mess of the water real fast! I have heard people say not to use the inflatable ones because their nails are sharp and will puncture the pool. I don't know how much water it holds but it fills really fast. The other pool takes a bit to fill and is probably a foot deep. Some people will say you only need a bucket of water for them to wash with and don't even need a pool but they spend so much time in there I can't imagine not letting them have one.