So now you're having fun? Terrific! It's nice to hear that you and the goslings are doing better now that they are on pasture. It's what geese are meant to eat, after all. Mine are almost six weeks old too... so their needs should be similar.

I am ashamed to say that I can't remember what breed of geese you have. I'm on too many forums now and geese are gaining in popularity, it seems, and at this time of year the questions abound. Not that I am any kind of expert, but I answer posts if I think I know the answer.

I was fortunate enough recently to have a discussion about feeding goslings with Jason Cain of Performance Poultry (the local hatchery where I buy all my birds). He told me that goslings at the ages ours are at still need twice daily feedings, but only as much as they will clean up in about fifteen minutes. I did some experimenting and find that means I need to feed the nine of them three cups of mixed starter and grower at each feeding. This is only a guideline, so you will need to adjust the amount up or down until you find what works.

I feed my goslings first thing in the morning and then turn them out into the pasture. Their evening meal I feed inside their house so that they are happy to go to bed at night. You might try feeding them inside their night quarters to keep those pesky pigs from having access. If your goslings are not interested in the feed it must mean that they are getting enough nutrients from the pasture. My three last year lost interest in the feed quite young.

Okay, now regarding the feed itself... I am not familiar with the product you use since from the beginning I have been feeding all my birds organic feed, supplementd by scratch grains as needed. A feed with 22% protein is quite rich and you could cut it with other grain. My preference would be cracked or crimped oats, not corn. Corn is very high in calories for the nutrients it contains... so if you use it, limit the amount you add.

I think if you stick to the two daily time-limited feedings that you should have no worries about either angel wing or protein deficiency. Grazing should provide 80 - 90% of their feed from here on...and as long as they get plenty of succulent grasses and weeds they will continue to do just fine.

Thank you Maggie for the info. They really are so much fun. They remind me of when we were kids walking around the pool with flippers on our feet and kind of tripping all over the place! They haven't quite managed to get the hang of those feet especially when they pick up some speed.