Sending goslings outside

[Mamaslittlefarm]

 

[Percheron chick]

Brown Chinese and emben.
Don't believe for a second that they are going to protect your flock from predators. They will scream bloody murder when the UPS driver comes up the driveway. They will wake the neighbors when the barn cat walks by their pen at night but they don't have a prayer against a predator with teeth. They are more vulnerable because they are on the ground. Chickens have some protection by roosting high.
Put them all out in he barn. They are past ready. They do not need heat. Just bed it with some nice dry straw. Give them a feed pan filled with water ( flat 3 gal are perfect) to practice on. Goslings 1-2 week olds can easily get in trouble learning to swim and can drown or get over chilled. You're way past that.

 

[Rondack]

Have you let them swim in the pond yet?

 

[Mamaslittlefarm]

Brown Chinese and emben.
Don't believe for a second that they are going to protect your flock from predators. They will scream bloody murder when the UPS driver comes up the driveway. They will wake the neighbors when the barn cat walks by their pen at night but they don't have a prayer against a predator with teeth. They are more vulnerable because they are on the ground. Chickens have some protection by roosting high.
Put them all out in he barn. They are past ready. They do not need heat. Just bed it with some nice dry straw. Give them a feed pan filled with water ( flat 3 gal are perfect) to practice on. Goslings 1-2 week olds can easily get in trouble learning to swim and can drown or get over chilled. You're way past that.

Thanks!
Noise at least would be good, it gives us the opportunity to help.

 

[Mamaslittlefarm]

Have you let them swim in the pond yet?

No. We just got the pond cleaned out. We are still working on all the filtration and the water was seriously gross.

 

[Rondack]

How big is it?