Hengal, I replied on HT but it occurs to me now that 6' x 8' is not a very big space if you are only moving it once a day. I had a pen about 10' x 10' last year for three goslings and had to move it two or three times a day to keep them in good forage and to prevent damage to the turf. Geese make good use of weeds such as clover, dandelions and plantain as well as grass and the variety does them good.

Any chance you could move the pen more often or perhaps let them out as soon as you get home so they can get in some extra foraging? Geese go through a ravenous stage as they are beginning to feather out, but a little later her appetite may calm down some. It is just a case of getting enough greens into her to keep her from needing too much concentrate. Another possibility is to gather extra greens - dandelions, clover etc. - break them up a bit to prevent choking and dump them into the pen to supplement what they can get. It is not as time consuming as it sounds, provided you have some areas that are not manicured.

Another thought... do you provide supplemental granite grit? I know that they get some from the ground itself, but a bag of "grower" grit is only a few dollars and a good insurance against digestive difficulties. Nothing to do with the wing problem, but a good idea anyway.

Goslings (as do other baby waterfowl) need a higher protein feed than chicken feed provides. The book "Ducks and Geese in your Backyard" by the Luttmanns says geese need a starter feed for the first three weeks with a protein content about 19-22%. Since the gosling may have not been on a feed with that high of a protein content before now you might try an all-purpose waterfowl feed and add crushed up dry cat food (about 30% protein) to up the protein content for a few weeks. We are doing that for a turkey poult. Dd puts the cat food in a bucket and crushes it with a sledge hammer.

Hi Maggie! Fancy meetin' you over here too!
So far the turf damage hasn't been bad. They are let out of their pen around 4:00 and are out until 9:30 - 10:00, (which is now possible due to this daylight savings time we are now on for the first time in 30 years.)
As the summer comes on, it may be possible to let them out in the morning for an hour or so before I leave for work, but right now its just not possible as it is still too dark.
Did you see my response post over on HT this morning?

Kimberlee,
Thank you very much for your response. The goose looked almost normal this morning. I did however do research on "angel wing" which is a deformity in the wing due to too much protein and too quick growth in the goose. It was pretty interesting, although, hopefully, it is not what she has.

I raise white mute swans,you have to watch the feed too rich food can also cause leg problems that once they get you cant correct.They usually only get grower a short time.I have young cygnets right now theyre about 6 weeks theyre now eating pellet,maintainer.Youll see damage to thier "knee" area it gets large knot like.

One thing I used to do for my ducks, when the forage options were thin, my neighbors got a dog that didn't like ducks. I went to the local grocery store and for like a dime a pound or even sometimes free they would give me thier produce such as cabbage, lettuce, and broccoli, etc. that had passed it's shelf life without being rotten. I had to sign something stating I wasn't using it for human consumption, and that it was for my animals only, I also had rabbits at the time. This gave them extra greens and a variety also. We also have a discount grocery where I have gotten a whole case of like twelve bags of spinach greens or lettuce mix for a dollar. These are all good substitutes for foraging without losing the veggie values.

Hi Hengal... I started over here three years ago and now divide my time between this forum and HT, with a look-in at a couple of others when time allows.

It's great that your gosling and ducklings are getting out more - those extra hours of grazing will make all the difference. Should cut your feed bill a bit too! So glad to hear the gosling is doing better. Could be simply that it was not used to all that extra weight on its wings. Their wings are so tiny when they are young!

We got two talouse geese, we did not clip there wings but there were only 2 so it was not a big deal.Then we foolishly aloud the femail to sit on eggs. Well now we have 9 geese and the fly out of there 6'high large fenced area. I'm talken 3 acres and a pond. They get in the garden and pull plants up and eat tomatoes.
My wife says these geese should be aloud to die of old age. I am oiling my gun.
Dose any one have a suggestion?