gosling

Looking for thoughts on what might be causing unusual gosling deaths. Had 6 goslings in total, gave 2 away and they are doing good, still have 1 and is thriving and 3 suddenly died. All are a week to 4 weeks old. The 4 week old gosling died today but otherwise seemed healthy. None had issues...

Hello again! So today I am looking for advice on how to proceed with 2 Embden goose eggs that are still in lockdown in our hatcher (old small incubator). There were 3 eggs that made it to lockdown. Day 26: Candled all three eggs and seen movement in all of them. Egg #2 was internally pipped...

Hello all - I am seeking some advice or thoughts on my one gosling who has a bulgy eye (photos attached). The one with the drawn white circles is likely 12 or so hours after she first hatched. I noticed it in a video I took of the goslings after the woman I sold her to complained of her having...

Hello, all! I'm quite new to raising geese, but this year we have a pair of Embden goslings! Ruby and Jasper are feathering in nicely on their wings and bum, and soon they will be ready for life outdoors! They will co-habitate with my flock of chickens. This brings me to my question. What kind...

One Sebastopol gosling egg is VERY narrow. Its pointy end is pointy. Considering that the female is barely a year old, should I remove that egg??? I've never had to cull a chick and am concerned that the gosling that grows in the narrow shell might not develop properly. Does anyone have any...

I have one goose egg at day 21 in the incubator that has not been losing the required weight. I have been dry incubating and it shows humidity at 25%, but the air cell is not growing the way it should. The little bird is very active in the shell and I figure the shell is just extraordinarily...

Hi. I am wondering what would the goslings be like from a pure brown female Chinese goose, bred to a pure white Chinese gander? Would they be splash coloured offspring? I have never bred white Chinese geese to brown Chinese geese so I have some questions on this. Any help is greatly appreciated...

So I live in Central California and I was wondering if it’s okay to take my goslings outside just for moments at a time to let them play and graze but i’m not sure if it’s too cold for them? It stays about 55-45 degrees out during the day and I’m not keeping outside permanently they’re brooder...

Well, of our clutch of 6 goose eggs, only 2 made it to term (they were mail-ordered and not exactly the freshest when they got here, so I was expecting to lose a few). One died the day before yesterday from mal-positioning. She was facing the wrong side of the egg, and I didn't respond in time...

Hey y’all, I am gearing up already for hatching goslings next spring, and was curious on letting Muscovy ducks hatch out most of my goose eggs next spring (I only have 1 pair of geese, they are Chinese geese) and I was also wondering how many goose eggs can one Muscovy hen hatch out in a clutch...

Hello friends and goose experts... I need advice on gosling imprinting. My gosling is in the midst of hatching from egg. Externally pipped and slowly making its way out. He or she is the only egg that reached this point due to unfortunate circumstances. I read that goose that imprint on...

Hi, Need advice. I have two 1 week old Goslings, they are Sebastopol Geese. One is thriving and doing really well. The other I’ve had a lot of issues with. A lot smaller, couldn’t walk (have since given Vitamin B3 in food, water therapy etc as walking again). Worried as the little one is about...

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Hi everyone, I have an African gosling almost 9 weeks old. In the past two days she has developed a weird, squishy bump on the top of her head. (I only felt it to determine it’s texture, after that it hasn’t been squished) She also has developed angel wing on one side. I have her in with...

Hey all, I've got a 2 week old African x Chinese gosling that had a yolk sac that wasn't completely absorbed when hatched. I took it to our avian vet today and was told there's an infection brewing. So vet said to do 5 days of oral Clavamox .50 cc 2 times a day. I attempted to give the 1st dose...

I just bought these four goslings from a swap (how could I say no to those faces). I’m not a goose connoisseur so when she told me the breed it went right over my head, I only remember her saying they’re possibly mixed. Thanks in advance!

My smallest gosling managed to get out of their outdoor brooder, and we didn't find her for a few hours because of a bad rainstorm. We found her covered in mud, so we gently rinsed her with warm water as best we could and tried to wipe off her beak. She ate some water soaked food, but I noticed...

My gosling is 5 weeks old right now I let them go outside around 70 degrees or above will it be okay for them to be outside around the 60s?

Hi everyone, I'll cut straight to the chase and will provide the longer backstory at the end of this post for context. Over the last three days I have been noticing that the skin around the eyes of my 2-week-old gosling has become red and slightly inflamed. The third eyelids (Nictitating...

My 5 week 5 days old gosling has a hard lump on the side of her neck, (she is the one who I had previously posted about with the yolk sack). She is well and healthy, eating and drinking lots but I’m unsure of what this could be, I thought at first it could be a full crop but it seems too high...