FoggyFowl1719
Chirping
I was wondering if anyone knew what to do about my 1 year old Toulouse named Loosey Goosey. I have only had my geese since around Easter. Since that time, I have been feeding her and her gander freshly chopped grass, weeds, and vegetables every day. I didn't think there was any problem because they both are really well and always had leftovers. About 3 days ago, I went out to the pen and Loosey was sitting on the ground like normal. But she didn't hiss or honk at me and when I moved closer, she didn't try to get up and run from me like both my geese do. I knew something was up. To be frankly honest, I had never picked up either of my geese before because I was always told that geese are aggressive and I was afraid of getting bitten. So I just give them what they need and leave them be. But when I picked up Loosey, she felt like a fake goose full of straw or something. I know that a female Tolulouse should weigh between 15 and 20 pounds and she felt lighter than a bantam chicken. But she doesn't look skinny. She didn't want any more grass or roughage. We do keep a variety of poultry and we always have plenty of different feed available. So my husband suggested that I give her some of the all flock pellets that we mixed with scratch grains. As soon as I put it down for her, she ate it ravenously. She seems to have gotten some of her strength back. But she still stays in one spot. I put her in a the nest in their shed even though I know she's not laying. Just so the ants don't get her and she's not baking in the sun. But I'm still at a loss. I put ACV in the water, I feed more than enough even to the point of wasting feed to ensure she has enough. She does hiss and honk now. But no mobility and she's still light. The poop on both geese looks different too. Before, it resembled green Chihuahua poops. Now, it's more liquidy and ranges from greenish brown to a more yellowy brown. This is my first time raising geese and there's not a lot of info that I can gather my research from as I did with the rest of our birds.