So I come from reddit. This baby was hatched on 21June, he was alone and rejected, I took him in from my friend's farm for 3 weeks until other goslings hatched. He was healthy strong active gosling and reunited sucessfully with his family and smaller siblings. Unfortunately none of the siblings survived later. 4 days ago I got a call that gosling I raised was half dead, he was put in a separate box with some food and water and I picked him up yesterday.
This photo i took yesterday. Am no bird expert but he barely grew at all, he was full of mud, liquids etc that I washed off with warm clean water. I was told that parents after a month just didn't care for him and stole his food and pushed him around, even if they acted protective over him, they lost interest with time.
I have no doubt he has niacid deficid and he is starved. He is a bit better today, very sluggish still.
I gave him:
Mealworms that he couldn't stop eating (food of my reptiles)
Fresh Salad cut in small pieces (he ate a full handful of that)
Clean water obviosly
Minced grains of mais and oats
I ordered Brewed Yeast that is powdered for dogs,cats and horses I hope it will be ok for him too it will arrive tomorrow.
I live in middle of nowhere, my country doesn't have any resque centres am surrounded by farms where birds are kept not as pets. I want him to have a second chance if it's possible with what I can provide from normal shops.
Can he still catch up on growth and make it?
He eats mainly from hands now...am not sure he can see, he keeps just randomly beaking everything but he understood my palm always has food so he beaks madly my hands. His nips are not as strong as I had him when he was 3 weeks old, but are stronger than yesterday. So far mealworms drive him crazy then a bit salad.. the grain he really doesn't like.
His nose was stuffy I tried washing his beak most I could...and will bath him again tonight
NutriDrench, VetRX , Electrolyte powder suggested from reddit I can't order with reasonable time. So for now just waiting for Brewed Yeast
How much he should eat per day realistically? what food I can add that is easily available?