Post #3300001
2026-06-05 04:20 UTC
In 6 years we have had one sick goose. She was always too small for her breed. Not sure why she was sick.
This year was the first injury of a goose. They did something that cut up a foot. We treated it with some safe wash and they recovered just fine.
Injuries to me have been numerous. The boys like to attack me when I’m putting them to bed so I occasionally end up with welts and bruises. The girls occasionally give me a nice little buffeting with their wings when I’m trying to remove them from a nest so I can take away their eggs.
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@IMALlama@lemmy.world 2026-06-05 12:54
> She was always too small for her breed. Not sure why she was sick. Sounds like a [runt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runt), which is fairly common with cats and dogs. That's where "the runt of the litter" came from. It also applies to farm animals with singles litters (cows) and larger litters (pigs). I have not seen it get applied to a bird before, but it make sense. A runt is just something with a low birth rate. It turns out that there's a very strong correlation between birth weight and health.
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@kandoh@reddthat.com 2026-06-05 14:41
That's not too bad. I love the idea of animals on a homestead but I couldn't handle it if they required medical attention