The Toulouse goose is often referred to as The Big Grey Goose...because they are grey with white. If you are looking for a brown goose there are several breeds but from your post you might be looking for a Pilgrim goose. They are brown (females) and the males are white.
Hi. Toulouse look the same, pretty well, males and females. (the breeds where males are white and females coloured are auto-sexing, toulouse aren´t.) You could go the sales thread to see if anyone has a gander for you. Or just post that you´re looking for a gander. Toulouse aren´t too difficult to find. Or, come to that, any breed if you don´t mind cross-breeding. Except Canadas, of course.
Looks like the beginning of angel wing, and maybe able to fix it if you do it now. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...how-we-wrap-to-mend-it-pictorial#post_8682154Greetings from an Okie with Toulouse. I'm trying to find information about a wing problem. I have six goslings, and one has developed (or had and I wasn't aware of it) a wing tip that does not lay flat (far right). When the wings are spread, both sides look completely normal. When the wings are tucked, the left wing tip flips all the way around. Is this congenital? Is it possible that it's an injury? I've had chickens for years, but this is my first experience with geese. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Yep, angel wing. Get some vetwrap, or even bandaging and some tape, and tuck the feathers up under the wing where they should be, then bandage or wrap them in place by wrapping around the sturdier part of the wing. It may be a bit late to correct, but you can always try it. Don´t have it too tight, but do it tight enough not to slip off and hold the feathers in place, leave it like that for at least 5 days. Take it off, see how it goes. If it´s still flopping, try it again. I hope it works. Beautiful goslings, btw.Greetings from an Okie with Toulouse. I'm trying to find information about a wing problem. I have six goslings, and one has developed (or had and I wasn't aware of it) a wing tip that does not lay flat (far right). When the wings are spread, both sides look completely normal. When the wings are tucked, the left wing tip flips all the way around. Is this congenital? Is it possible that it's an injury? I've had chickens for years, but this is my first experience with geese. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the link. Please correct me if I'm wrong: it looks like I need to put the wing in its proper position, wrap it to keep it immobile, and then secure the wing to the gosling's side. Is that right? Is it okay to let the gosling have some pond time if the wing is wrapped?
They can do everything normally. I didn´t secure the wing to the goslings´ side, left the wing to be like an arm. did this with 4 of them so far, and all ok.
Thank you. I appreciate the quick response and the knowledgable answers. I'll post a picture of my gosling after I get the wing wrapped.
There must have been a run on vetwrap. I tried three stores before I found this turquoise wrap. My gosling didn't complain when I wrapped the wing the first time. I only wrapped the end, though, and she pulled that off as soon as she joined the rest of the flock. I gathered her up again, and this time I wrapped the tip in place and then went around the larger part of the wing before cutting the vetwrap. There was a lot of discussion among the goslings as to what this strange creature was, and why it was handing on to one of the goslings. A few tested it by biting it, but since it didn't bite back, they chose to ignore it. I'll check the wing in five days to see if there is any change. Thanks, everybody. I appreciate your help.
