wild goslings

[Loulla]

hi guys i'm new here so please be patient with me....
I found 8 wild goslings yesterday they look about 2 days old. What can i feed then and how do I go about raising them?
Thank you all

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

I would suggest posting and looking around the Geese section below and see how the geese owners can assist you:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/47/geese

Good luck with the little ones!

 

[Loulla]

thank you....

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC! Good luck to you.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

Are you sure there isn't a mama around? I would assume they need warmth like baby chicks.

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas and

! Great to have you with us!

 

[Loulla]

hi guys i have 8 egyptian goslings about 9 weeks old know. 3 of them have drooping wings, they hang straight down to the ground and sometimer hang in front of their legs so that they almost trip over them. I fed them chic grow and then only crushed yellow maize and about 2 weeks ago i gave them grower again.

 

[Haunted55]

hi guys i have 8 egyptian goslings about 9 weeks old know. 3 of them have drooping wings, they hang straight down to the ground and sometimer hang in front of their legs so that they almost trip over them. I fed them chic grow and then only crushed yellow maize and about 2 weeks ago i gave them grower again.

Their wings are becoming heavy with blood for feather growth. This has happened to a few of mine and they are now just fine. One poor gander lost most of his feathers until he could build the muscles enough to keep them up off of the ground. I would put them back on a good 16% feed and make sure they have plenty of room to flap those wings. Building the muscles is the key.