The African and Chinese goose thread!!

[nightowl223]

No signs of broodiness - and every other single female on the property (well, except the Coturnix quail) is determined to set on ANYthing, even a bunch of nothing, right now.

Even my young turkey, right after her first egg, decided to go broody, LOL! That's another reason I'm suspecting that, no matter the way they hold their heads, or what their undercarriage looks like, or even the difference in size/foot size/knob size, etc., I may indeed have two males.

Thanks for the suggestion of price, I appreciate it. And, yep, I even quarantine any birds I take to swaps that don't sell, because I know what a disease could do to my flocks! I have a pretty decent quarantine area, with plenty of room and a good way to keep everyone else away from them, while they have cover and ventilation and everything else that they need, and they aren't all squashed together, either. I'd have to add a few things (deep water container, etc.,) for quarantining a goose, but it wouldn't be that difficult.

My geese are spoiled rotten pet watch-geese. LOL, a little too good at their job, because my Mom has to have "protection" from them if they see her outside (she lives with us, but doesn't go outside much)... apparently they think she doesn't belong anywhere but in the house!

They try to herd her back inside.

I appreciate the help and advice. Thank you!

 

[nightowl223]

I'm sorry to hear about the angel wing you're dealing with. From what I understand, it's caused by too high protein in their feed, but that may not be accurate, as I'm fairly new to geese - less than 2 years raising my spoiled ones from babies.
I don't know the video you're talking about, but Coban is really good, and easy to use for birds, as long as you also go in front of and behind the wing(s), and even - if need be - around a thigh or two. To tape down, for example, a wing (I've done it with a broken wing on everything from little Coturnix to once a nearly adult Light Brahma), it works really good, and has enough "give" to it that it's really safe to use. I go in front of and behind the other wing, as well, to hold the other wing in place. I'll see if I can find maybe a picture or video that shows what I do.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: I go to the local hatchery websites, and compare the prices. Week olds I sell for $10 each, and the price goes up weekly.

One of the geese I hatched has turned out to have angel wing. I tried to wrap it tonight according to the video I watched using the Coban/vetwrap but it fell off just after I let him down. I watched the video several times. It is the one with a man showing how to wrap it using the actual chicken wing. Any suggestions? I hate to use duct tape...?

Usually I found the best way to wrap a goose is to wrap the body first, then the wing to the body. It helps to hold it in place better. I rarely see it here but have had 2 or 3.

 

[nightowl223]

I found something that may be very helpful for your bird with Angel Wing!

This has a downloadable video (I downloaded it - with my sometimes difficulty connection, it took around 6 minutes, and none of my internet "guard dogs" fussed a bit about it) on how to fix angel wing. Also, what I read on another link is that most people don't tape the wing to the body, but just tape the tip of the wing to the middle section of the wing (the one with the double bones when you're eating chicken wings) - this video clearly shows that. It uses a bare chicken wing, looks like it was straight from the grocery store, and actually explains anatomically what happens with Angel Wing. He shows clearly and precisely how to tape the wing up to fix the anatomical problem.

Here is where to download it from: https://www.flickr.com/groups/muscovyducks/discuss/72157594193931121/ If you'd rather skip that page, here is the direct download link: http://www.phillipsmediaservices.com/anglewinghispd.wmv for high speed connections, and http://www.phillipsmediaservices.com/anglewing56k.wmv for slow or even dial-up connections. I hope they help you. It sure looked very clear and understandable to me.

 

[jwlpoultry]

So total set was
6 Marans
1 Welsummer
10 Polish
4 Bresse
22 Easter eggers
23 my barnyard mutts
Whoops wrong thread.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

No signs of broodiness - and every other single female on the property (well, except the Coturnix quail) is determined to set on ANYthing, even a bunch of nothing, right now.

Even my young turkey, right after her first egg, decided to go broody, LOL! That's another reason I'm suspecting that, no matter the way they hold their heads, or what their undercarriage looks like, or even the difference in size/foot size/knob size, etc., I may indeed have two males.

Thanks for the suggestion of price, I appreciate it. And, yep, I even quarantine any birds I take to swaps that don't sell, because I know what a disease could do to my flocks! I have a pretty decent quarantine area, with plenty of room and a good way to keep everyone else away from them, while they have cover and ventilation and everything else that they need, and they aren't all squashed together, either. I'd have to add a few things (deep water container, etc.,) for quarantining a goose, but it wouldn't be that difficult.

My geese are spoiled rotten pet watch-geese. LOL, a little too good at their job, because my Mom has to have "protection" from them if they see her outside (she lives with us, but doesn't go outside much)... apparently they think she doesn't belong anywhere but in the house!

They try to herd her back inside.

I appreciate the help and advice. Thank you!

Fully understand, I take care of both my parents, they are 80's plus and the reason I retired early. They could not possibly afford full time care. I will NOT put my parents in a nursing facility until a doctor tells me I have to..Both are heart patients, diabetic. My mom is no longer mobile and will fall if she stands. etc..anyways...

There's no worries on 2 boys flock wise, they will comingle fine. But if you want goose hens, you need at least 1 hen per gander. Once you find a goose breeder that won't be an issue. I wish we were closer, I rarely hatch ganders. I have "hen luck" which is not always good! In my case I rarely see a male of anything born or hatch. In the last 4 years I have yet to hatch a tom turkey for example. Most of my geese are female also aside from my Embden, its pretty much 50/50 with them.

 

[atmaclean]

I'm sorry to hear about the angel wing you're dealing with. From what I understand, it's caused by too high protein in their feed, but that may not be accurate, as I'm fairly new to geese - less than 2 years raising my spoiled ones from babies.
I don't know the video you're talking about, but Coban is really good, and easy to use for birds, as long as you also go in front of and behind the wing(s), and even - if need be - around a thigh or two. To tape down, for example, a wing (I've done it with a broken wing on everything from little Coturnix to once a nearly adult Light Brahma), it works really good, and has enough "give" to it that it's really safe to use. I go in front of and behind the other wing, as well, to hold the other wing in place. I'll see if I can find maybe a picture or video that shows what I do.

Thanks so much! That is the link I was talking about!! I just have not been now to get it to work. I may have to use duct tape if I can't get this vetwrap/Coban to work. I'm going to try wrapping the wing to the body tomorrow and see if that will work. I will try to get a picture of it. I will also get a pic of the other baby that I was not sure on breed or coloring. I think the person who said buff Chinese might be accurate!

 

[Stormy Cashmere]

I've been out of town for a few days and just came home last night. When I went to check on my birds,everything seemed fine. My gander looked like he was covered in mud. This morning,turns out the mud is blood. His breast,sides,and beak are covered in blood. Even his coop has blood all over it. Some of it is fresh but I can't tell where he's bleeding. He ate/drank some,but he keeps taking naps. Normally he's a talker and aggressive,but he's quiet yet still pretty alert. Any suggestions? I'm worried

 

[atmaclean]

I've been out of town for a few days and just came home last night. When I went to check on my birds,everything seemed fine. My gander looked like he was covered in mud. This morning,turns out the mud is blood. His breast,sides,and beak are covered in blood. Even his coop has blood all over it. Some of it is fresh but I can't tell where he's bleeding. He ate/drank some,but he keeps taking naps. Normally he's a talker and aggressive,but he's quiet yet still pretty alert. Any suggestions? I'm worried

Oh no! That's horrible. I would certainly try to find the source of the bleeding asap! He may be in shock since he is not acting normally. I'm not an expert on geese but I do know that in other birds, they will try to disguise illnesses or injury to keep alive. In other words, I would take it seriously and get him some help right away. Best of luck to you and your gander...

 

[Stormy Cashmere]

I looked at him all over,all the blood is dry. I think it might be his beak bleeding. That would explain his feather,face,and why there's only blood inside the coop. He doesn't really open his beak,no eating,but drinking water doesn't seem to hurt.