<3!
Some stats before we begin:
Name: Alex
D.O.B.: Evening of 5-26-2010
Species: Goose(gosling)
Breed: Embden
Gender: male?
Follow me on Blogspot!
May 26, 2010
Mom had been expecting our mama-goose's eggs to hatch any day, now. I wasn't so sure about letting them hatch to begin with because of the way imprinting works. Goslings imprinted on geese are rarely people-friendly and our current three adults are a right example. They tolerate us, maybe let mom touch them, but we are not welcome into their kinship. We are not geese.
Anyway, I was laying in my floor, relaxing with my rabbit when I thought I heard mom call for me outside. Like the bum I am, I didn't feel inclined to move until my sister came in and told me what was up: one of the young ones was hatching and the ducks(we have about a dozen) and ants were after it. I assume the ducks wanted the discarded shell, but you never know. I watched over mama-goose for a bit while Mom fed the dogs(we have 5 outside, basset hounds) and crept closer, hoping she'd stand up enough for me to see the baby's condition. Eventually, she did and once I saw that it was free from the shell, I snatched it right up!
If you've ever seen an angry mother, you'll know I had good reason to back off as quickly as possible! The gosling wasn't exactly soaked, but it certainly wasn't dry enough to have any sign of fuzz. I kept the babe in my palms and close to my breast for a good.. 2 hours, at least, moving in and out of the sun for warmth and stroking the new feathers to encourage fluff to poke through. While sitting on the porch, I dubbed it 'Alex'. This was the first unisex name I could come up with and you can't really tell easily with geese until they get their grown-up HONK and are old enough to start laying. I wasn't going to risk checking its cloaca.
Mom and dad prepped a warm box with a desk lamp and infrared bulb. A cushy layer of pine shavings covered with a folded clipping from a sheet(once used as cage bedding for my rats, all of which are deceased, now) makes a safe bed for a hatchling. It's folded in a way that Alex couldn't possibly move it or get under it with its current wobbliness.
This is Day 1 of what is soon to be an ongoing journal of Alex's growth, adventures, and development. I'll try to write an entry each time I update this. 
Here are some pictures and a video of my tumbly gosling:
May 27, 2010
Let's see.. I woke up at 7:15 A.M., meaning I got abooouuutt THREE hours of sleep(fell asleep around 5 a.m.) No idea why I woke up so early, unless I'm just aware that I have something small in my care. It's like not moving in your sleep when you know there's something small sharing your bed.
Today Alex should be getting better with those gangly legs. It'll have to if it expects to reach the food and water later today(you have to wait 24 hours before feeding them after hatching.)
I think we're developing a set of "rules" that this little one lives by. Rule #1?
Mom's Hand is always preferred over Warm Terrycloth.
June 02, 2010
It's been about a week since I last wrote about Alex and his adventures. Since my last update, he's grown a good bit and can almost reach the heat lamp if he stretches!
I've decided to stick to my guess that Alex is indeed male, as he was very light-colored when he was a day or two old. All this means for me is: No eggs. More aggressive tendencies when he's older. It also means I can consider a new name when he's grown, if he outgrows 'Alex'. 
He still loves 'Mama' and cries for me, but he isn't as dependent as he was the first couple of days, and will sit quietly alone in the 10g(in a corner where he can still see me) as long as I stay nearby and talk to him on occasion. This gives me more time for artwork, but he doesn't stay alone all day. At least a few hours a day of napping and cuddling, but that time is limited because he's pooping more. I wish I could get diapers for him, but I don't have the money nor could I convince my parents.
None of the other eggs mamagoose was setting on hatched. They were all bad, even the tiny duck egg, so Alex is and always will be a lone goose. I'm having doubts about putting him outside when he's old enough- I don't think he'd be happy alone and I know for sure that he won't be compatible with the other geese and ducks! He's "human", after all.
I will make another entry later today with pictures. I haven't been able to take any!
June 02, 2010
As promised, I took some photos! Today, Alex took a couple of walks outside to nibble at grass and get some exercise in the sunlight. He was clearly VERY excited about the excursion! I would walk at a steady pace and he'd keep to my heels, only chirping merrily when we stopped to rest and peck the ground.
He also had his first dip in a little tub of warm water, today. I didn't let him stay in long, just enough to get a little clean and experience it. After the bath, we sat in my mother's room while he preened his fuzzy downy gosling feathers.
Oh... So cute! -^^- Reminds
-STEAAAAAAAALS-
That thing is so precious....
kajfdk adorable
... ;A;
Oh my,.. too cute for words.
.
Those bebefeet are killing me
GWAH
UPDATED! I SUGGEST YOU TRACK
TRACKINGTHEBEBE.
<3333333333333
>:I
IT'S GONNA BE UPDATED?
Reminds me so much a baby duck I rescued about a year ago. Poor thing got in the pool and couldn't get out and our dogs chased the mother away. Baby waterfowl are so sweet. x3
Yeeesss! Not every day,
Last year we didn't have any successful hatches. Our only gosling had complications, one duckling suffocated, and another died because of medication overdose because dad bought the wrong food without my knowing.
I'm convinced the first gosling didn't make it because of our method of hatching in the beginning. When it was about time, we'd move them to a second brooder, but the humidity within wouldn't allow the naval to close completely and the baby lost a lot of fluid. It didn't last long, and we tried all we could..
Alex is healthy, though, and I kept checking its little belly while it was drying yesterday. What was left of the cord has already fallen off and the gosgos is stumbling around. <3
I showed my mom this. She's
Ravyn: F-fan? ;u; I'm
(;
*dies of cute*
Aaklhdflksdhflksdhfklsjd ;A;
By Leuvr ♥
Oh god, so damn cute. 3<
Freaking love baby birds
*stalks*
The peeping. 8D
*Grabby haaaands* I want
Sooo cuuuuute~! ♥ I cannot WAIT to see what a lovely little (or perhaps big
BEBE FLUFFS OAO HNNG
HNNG ♥
oh my goodness
Awwwwh! That is the cutest
I think I may have died a few
(No subject)
This is so cool, Alex is such
More pictures added. ^^
-track- So much love for
So much love for Alex. <3
This made me grin my face
His little "Heyhey! Where do
Awww Alex is such a cutie! I
d';glafhafdhjalfhj'alg;klj;
Omg.
That is so cute and it's so sweet that you're taking care of it. AHH. <3
I like your voice by the way. (:
Heee~.
He's just so cute. ;3;
(No subject)
III
Links & Info
"Mom! Mom! Mom look at this!
*dead*
Awwww I love how he waddles.
His little chirp is so adorable. C:
I was wondering today... ...
... And look, things I haven't seen.
I just died of cute, by the way.
<333
So cute.
NAAAAAAW ♥ ♥
I want hiiim! D: *moar grabby hands*
Thankyew so very much for sharing this with all of us, it's so fabulous, tee hee! :3 ♥