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They are 3 weeks old. I never thought I'd have su.ch a problem. My older geese are sweethearts (for African geese) and only display aggression to dogs that wonder onto our property, and sometimes to delivery people and people they don't know. But it's mostly bark and no bite. This youngster is...

Help! I ordered two straight run African goslings. I believe one is a male. They are adorable and they think I'm their mom. I live in a warm climate, so I've been taking the babies outside for short periods of time each day. I have two adult geese. A male and a female. I keep the goslings...

Thank you so much. I have a large farm and they all free range. Will that make a difference?

I raised baby ducks and chickens together. The chickens were sexed as all female but the ducks were straight runs. My son actually bought the baby ducks and we added them to the new flock. Over a period of time we were reduced to two ducks, a male and a female and four hens. They were all raised...

Thank you so very much. This info is very helpful. I may just pass on the offer of the birds. In the event I do take the emu I will certinally make a containment for them. The birds have not hatched yet, so I have time to prepare.

I have 9 acres in the country (no close neighbors) with fencing to keep my horses in. An emu would be able to slip right thru the fenced off area where we pasture our horses. We generally leave the gate to our place open all the time. Would the emu stay home? We have plenty of room for them, but...

My hen is back to normal. I've had her inside for the past several nights and I've been feeding her tuna and scrambled eggs. At first I had to force her to eat and drink, but then she began to eat on her own. I placed her back into the coop this afternoon and she's doing well. I'm not sure what...

Thank you so much for your advise and comments. I will bring my hen in and keep her warm. She just stays in the nest box anyway. She is a puzzle. I donr know what's wrong with her. I feed her often ... still having to force her to eat. But she us eating. She's fleshy. I'm sorry for the...

This morning my hen is doing better. She's still not eating very well, but I'm offering her water soggy bread and soggy oatmeal with a bit of calcium added. Her crop is empty. She pooped twice, but there was no poop in her crate from last night. The first poop was a little runny, but the second...

Thank you so much for your advise. I will put my hens back on a pellet tomorrow. Someone suggested offering dried meal worms to my sick hen. My hens love them and I use them as a treat only, but I'll try to feed my sick hen some tomorrow. I have been giving her water soggy bread. Today I added...

It was a little runny ... but I've been giving her olive oil. I've put her in the coop for the day. It's warm here in southeast Texas. She's been staying in a nesting box. At least that's where she's been every time I've checked on her. She's alert and greets me. Her eyes are still clear. She...

Last week I noticed my adult hen (five years old) hunched over in the barn away from the flock. I immediately brought her inside to examine her. No signs of trauma. Her feathers look fine, cone is nice and red and her eyes are clean. No crusting on her vent and it looked fine as well.She seemed...

Thank you for your advise. I'm working hard to find a remedy. I may have to process them. I would much prefer that than having them fall into gaming. So far they are all okay with each other.... I'm giving myself through the holiday to make a decision.

Thank you very much. I am trying to avoid the inevitable. I will process my roosters before I allow them to fall into gaming or begin to kill each other off. Ideally, I'd like to find them homes, but I'm fully aware that is probably a pipe dream. For now I have my hens safe from the roosters...