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Geese on hunger strike.

MOSSAD · 2011-12-02 19:53:20

Help! My Christmas geese have stopped eating everything but grass- they refuse the rolled oats, barley and turkey finisher. Grass and only grass is what they want. I bought them as day olds in June from a Northern poultry supplier-they were supposed to be a large grey goose, but are some type of Embden. Some of the…

02-12-2011 8:53pm

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Help! My Christmas geese have stopped eating everything but grass- they refuse the rolled oats, barley and turkey finisher. Grass and only grass is what they want.
I bought them as day olds in June from a Northern poultry supplier-they were supposed to be a large grey goose, but are some type of Embden.
Some of the original order went to Cork and some to East Clare, with the same problem- they have refused all supplementary feeding since about 2 weeks back. Any suggestions????

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#2 02-12-2011 11:27pm

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I have found that this is the case with my own geese with the last number of years. However, by leaving them in the shed and only letting them out for a hour or two might help their eating habits.

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#3 02-12-2011 11:33pm

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MOSSAD wrote: »

Help! My Christmas geese have stopped eating everything but grass

You left the radio/tv on and they got wind of Christmas?

That would surely be enough to tighten the dung in them:D

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