Aussie Farm Gal
Hatching
- May 11, 2024
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HELP!!! I have just had the first gosling hatch (with help from dotti the chicken) but after 13hrs she still is not walking. She just flips around.
Background info:
Margret (goose) started laying her clutch of eggs and Dotti (the chicken) found the spot and decided to lay her eggs there also. Fast forward a month and Dotti has successfully hatched 13 chicks and this morning I went to check her nest and saw that one gosling had started to hatch also. I know that Dotti had not resumed sitting on her remainder eggs or the geese eggs and had not been back to the nest in 24hrs.
So I took the hatching gosling inside and warmed him up (it’s almost winter and nights are getting quite chilly here) and to my surprise there was movement. An hour later she was out and making noise. I put her on a heat pad ensuring that it was 35 degrees (as that is what I have read) and left her to her own devices (dry off and rest) Upon checking on her through the day she has not found her legs and looks drunk, 13hrs after hatching. According to sources a gosling will be able to walk a couple of hours after hatching, but she has not developed that ability. I have checked her over and her feet are fine. She is nice and fat.
This is my first gosling baby and I have googled numerous things to see if I can find out what is going on with her, but I’ve had no luck.
I have a video showing what I mean by her acting drunk.
Can someone shed some light on this situation? Was she cold for too long before I found her?? Could she have a neurological problem?? Pease help Gabby (that is her name)
Background info:
Margret (goose) started laying her clutch of eggs and Dotti (the chicken) found the spot and decided to lay her eggs there also. Fast forward a month and Dotti has successfully hatched 13 chicks and this morning I went to check her nest and saw that one gosling had started to hatch also. I know that Dotti had not resumed sitting on her remainder eggs or the geese eggs and had not been back to the nest in 24hrs.
So I took the hatching gosling inside and warmed him up (it’s almost winter and nights are getting quite chilly here) and to my surprise there was movement. An hour later she was out and making noise. I put her on a heat pad ensuring that it was 35 degrees (as that is what I have read) and left her to her own devices (dry off and rest) Upon checking on her through the day she has not found her legs and looks drunk, 13hrs after hatching. According to sources a gosling will be able to walk a couple of hours after hatching, but she has not developed that ability. I have checked her over and her feet are fine. She is nice and fat.
This is my first gosling baby and I have googled numerous things to see if I can find out what is going on with her, but I’ve had no luck.
I have a video showing what I mean by her acting drunk.
Can someone shed some light on this situation? Was she cold for too long before I found her?? Could she have a neurological problem?? Pease help Gabby (that is her name)