What causes goslings to peck at feathers?

Young geese often show feather pecking and other cannibalistic behaviors in the early brooding period, so what is going on with goslings pecking at feathers?

1. What is going on with goslings pecking at feathers

1. Farming environment

If the temperature in the rearing shed is too high or too low, or the number of goslings is too many or too few, the release of energy in the goslings' bodies is easily hindered, causing them to become restless and agitated, or the goslings getting chilled leads to poor yolk absorption, which also causes the goslings to peck at each other's feathers.

2. Farming lighting

If the lighting in the rearing shed is too strong, it will also cause the goslings to peck at each other's feathers.

3. Nutrition

If the goslings lack certain nutrients, such as a deficiency of protein and vitamins, or have an amino acid imbalance, it can also easily lead to goslings pecking at each other's feathers.

4. Disease

When some goslings develop coccidiosis, diarrhea, or other diseases, foreign matter will stick to the goslings' bodies, which will cause the other goslings to peck at each other's feathers.