[slowef]

I am getting worried my goslings are really not eating enough to stay alive, I am giving them chick crumbs but they aren't keen.  I am worried ones so long will go down so fast if they don't eat more soon

Any suggestions PLEASE I am frantic now, they seem content but keep looking for food and chewing me, I am sure its hunger
Sandra
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[mercury]

Try and find some goosegrass, its the weed with small sticky leaves, all ducks and geese love it, in the old days, farmers used to cultivate it to raise goslings on, hope it works for you slowef, keep us up to date

[slowef]

Is this the stuff that grows really long and it sticks to anything, the only thing I can relate it to, if Ipost a photo can you look please

[Aunt Sally]

No I think that's Ladies bed straw. (Galium luteum) so probably has yellow flowers.



Goose grass looks the same (Galium aparine) and has white flowers

[slowef]

[slowef]

Thanks for you post, I cut them some small pieces of grass and found some Goose grass and they fell on it in raptures, bonus is they are now eating the crumbs too.  

One thing, what colour is normal gosling poo?  Sorry, but they are coming out a bit dark now maybe they had a bit too much in one go as they were hungry, I will ration it a bit tomorrow.

I am grateful to you all for the help today
Sandra
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[Aunt Sally]

Makes human babies seem easy    

[slowef]

spot on there Aunt Sally :-(
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