well, me and my friend were in a forest not near any water at all, and we here a cheeping noise, and a golsings was tangled up in vines, and sticks, me and my friend helped it out, and it followed us half way home, i tryed bringing it back but, it woulent leave, and the other one followed me and my friend the next day, we think there is more babys out there, we think something happened to the mom, they are awfully adorble, so im raiseing them in my house, my friend comes over and helps me everyday.. i let them swim in my bathtub, and they LOVE IT! but the problem is, i cant find the RIGHT food, they always seem to be so hunngry it makes me sad, so i feed them, and they only eat a little bit, can someone please give me some ideas of what i can feed my little babys:) thankyou. by.jennie
2007-05-14 05:35:46 · 5 answers · asked by jennie j 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
You need to find a wildlife rehabber in your area. It is illegal to keep them without a proper license. Email me for more help and tips.
If they have YELLOW on them still they haven't developed their oil glands, and therefore them swimming in the bathtub could cause them to get too cold. All you should be feeding them is duck pellets mashed up, with greens, grasses clovers, lettuce etc. They should only have a SHALLOW dish of water. I cannot stress this enough as many orphaned waterfowl are killed this way.
2007-05-14 05:42:12 · answer #1 · answered by jocelynhallet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Canada Geese eat need pretty much the same diet as domestic geese, and they eat a LOT!! Try going to a farm supply store or a feed store and get a bag of prepared poultry mix. Talk to the people there and ask what they recommend for goslings (but don't tell them its for wild geese, there may be some legal problems with keeping wild geese). You might want to talk to a bird rehabilitation group, these geese really need to be raised with the intention of re-introducing them into the wild. Given the time of year, I'm assuming you are in the northern states or Canada. The link below has a listing of several North American bird rescue groups.
2007-05-14 05:43:34 · answer #2 · answered by nyninchdick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call a wildlife rehabber, and in the meantime give them NON-medicated chick crumbs. Make sure that they are non-medicated, because the coccistat in medicated chick starter is poisonous to waterfowl.
2007-05-14 05:57:16 · answer #3 · answered by Helena 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Those geese are a protected species and it is illegal to take them home and play with them in your bathtub. I think their mom is out there wondering who stole them and would be much happier if you just left them alone for her to take care of.
2007-05-14 05:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your local feed store and but layer crumbles. The medicated chick feed will kill them.
2007-05-14 06:12:08 · answer #5 · answered by WRF 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋