On a cold day in late March 2013, a small roman tufted gosling arrived at my farm along with an order of bantam chicks. She had a mate, but he died in transit - the fault of the post office leaving them in my mailbox instead of calling upon their arrival, even though they had been warned a week...
In the spring I’m planning on hatching ducks and geese together but I know there’s a good chance that the geese could all be ganders. Should I be concerned that-if that is the case-the ganders might try to pair with the duck hens? If the problem arises can it be fixed by getting the ganders...
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I have broody goose sitting for over 30 days. She had kicked out one egg, her last egg was dead in shell. With eggs removed she is still sitting full time so I have arranged to get two newborn goslings on Thursday. Any tips on sneaking them in? I plan to put them under her Thursday night.
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About a month ago I got 2 goslings who were sold as pilgrims. They were only 6 and 3 days old and they both looked exactly the same. Over the next couple of weeks the slightly older one got a lighter face and beak and the younger one stayed dark. From what I've read, it looks like I...
I have a gosling here with a weird lump on its eyelid. It doesn't seem too bothered. It looks like either a scar/irritation or a minor deformity to me. Thoughts?
hi, I have adopted a gosling from a local nursery (she had 1 in her garden) she is small for her supposed age, told me she's 4-5 weeks but she's the size of a 2 week old. She's lively enough and eating well now I have her indoors with proper bedding, a heat source and crumb and grass rather than...
We are getting 3 pilgrim goslings tomorrow. I believe they are a month old but I am not sure. I wanted to know if anyone had any tips or basic knowledge. They are for my grandma who has had geese in the past but I will be the one mainly taking care of them. Thanks!