Waterfowl Pics and Chat!

[Marty1876]

Two of my sebbies have had blood on their sides in the last few days. You know how a little goes a long way, but still I have not figured out exactly what the problem is. One was very mild, the other a little more. No signs in the snow of dogs anywhere around the pen, so I'm wondering if either they are fighting each other, or the turkey is getting aggressive. I don't have pics, but I could try to get some. It's a sea of white out there.

edit to add one was on wing last 1/3rd, and the other is fron under a wing. Like feathers yanked out or something.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Our poor birds! at least they are all ok

and it's still snowing

Thats an awful lot of snow

Two of my sebbies have had blood on their sides in the last few days. You know how a little goes a long way, but still I have not figured out exactly what the problem is. One was very mild, the other a little more. No signs in the snow of dogs anywhere around the pen, so I'm wondering if either they are fighting each other, or the turkey is getting aggressive. I don't have pics, but I could try to get some. It's a sea of white out there.

edit to add one was on wing last 1/3rd, and the other is fron under a wing. Like feathers yanked out or something.

It can be fighting among the geese, but if you have only 1 gander it is less likely. Is a turkey kept with them?

 

[Marty1876]

The turkeys can fly, so they they are there sometimes. He kind of a dill whole too.....

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Can you clip the wing on the Tom so he isnt able to be in pens where he doesnt belong? Would be bad to come out to real damage from him that could have been prevented by a wing trim.

 

[Marty1876]

We've trimmed him twice now. He's a midget white, and they are lightweight but very adept fliers. They roost in the trees when they find branches low enough. Keeping them in the fencing at all is almost a miracle. I guess we're gonna have to put wire on a pen for them, but I hate to limit anyones space so much (except chickens).

Has anyone ever had a turkey attack their goose? Ususally the sebbies are chasing them around. I've never seen him attack them, only people so far.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

a few reasons for fighting and bloody feathers:

2 ganders in a confined space
too small a space for the number of geese and they are bickering
possible tom turkey being a butt head



since they are yearlings it isnt a wing grabbing issue like with hatchlings when the blood feathers first start coming in.

 

[Going Bhonkers]

Marty, I think you need to catch him in the act to make sure its the Turkey.


Question: Just got a bottle of ACV, but I dont think it has the mother in it, can I still use it in my goose pools to delay algae build up?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Marty, I think you need to catch him in the act to make sure its the Turkey.


Question: Just got a bottle of ACV, but I dont think it has the mother in it, can I still use it in my goose pools to delay algae build up?

I use it all the time in my wateres just started making my own with mother, take a gal of reg ACV buy 1 bottle of Braggs or Heinz with mother pour about 1/3 out of gal and fill with non pat. place a paper towel across top and put rubber band around place in a dark place in your house wait about 2 weeks, and wal-la you'll have ACV with mother, be sure to shake well before using, then when you need another bottle just use from your first gall to keep it going. I still only use reg in my pools just use the other in their drinking water and in their Fermented feed.

 

[Marty1876]

Found out why my sebbie wings are having issues. When I got home from work and was walking to the house, I heard a rucus in the goose pens. Turns out the sebbies are trying to snatch grain through the fence from the Africans. (Yes, the sebbies have a nearly full continer of identical food 45 feet away in their pen) The African gander had a hold of one of the sebbies through the fence, having grabbed him mid food robery. I guess we're gonna have to put up some 36" mesh between the africans and everyone else, or maybe wire up some sheets of aluminum I have out in the barn so they can't see or reach each other.

I was very surprised.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Found out why my sebbie wings are having issues. When I got home from work and was walking to the house, I heard a rucus in the goose pens. Turns out the sebbies are trying to snatch grain through the fence from the Africans. (Yes, the sebbies have a nearly full continer of identical food 45 feet away in their pen) The African gander had a hold of one of the sebbies through the fence, having grabbed him mid food robery. I guess we're gonna have to put up some 36" mesh between the africans and everyone else, or maybe wire up some sheets of aluminum I have out in the barn so they can't see or reach each other.

I was very surprised.

Well at least the Turkey is off the hook