Why are my geese digging holes?
Five geese on about a third of an acre and the ground is now a series of holes and muddy pits, worst around the water trough and along one fence line. Two of them spend a good part of the morning probing at the soil…
Why are my geese eating dirt?
Six geese on about half an acre, and they spend a good part of the day pulling up mud and nibbling at the soil. Occasionally I watch one swallow a small stone quite deliberately. They have grass, a balanced waterfowl…
Why is my duckling's neck swollen?
Picked up one of my three week old ducklings this evening and there is a definite lump on the side of her neck. She had just come off the feeder and is behaving completely normally, peeping and busy. It feels soft…
Geese drooling: water drips or something stuck?
One of my six has had liquid dripping off her bill for two days. At first I assumed it was water from the trough because they are all filthy drinkers, but it seems more constant than the others and it looks stringier…
Why do ducklings eat their own droppings?
Nine ducklings, about two weeks, and I keep catching them nibbling at droppings in the brooder. Not once, repeatedly, and more than one of them does it. They are on a chick starter with niacin added, drinking from a…
Is it normal for geese to pant?
Four Embdens, first year with them. On any warm afternoon they stand about with their bills open breathing fast, wings held a little out from the body. They have shade and a trough but no pool. Coming from chickens this…
Is it normal for ducklings to sneeze?
Five Khaki Campbells, about two and a half weeks old, in a brooder in the garage. They sneeze a lot, usually right after eating or after they have been at the water, and they shake their heads with it. All five do it.…