Dragon Slayer Trinket
Songster
To anyone who's been reading and answering my questions, thank you. You're probably tired of them. 
So, as an intro, I had five goose eggs in the bator. A couple of days ago, the first one externally pipped and was very vocal. Today, all of the eggs hatched except that first one. For ease of communication, I'm going to call the unsuccesful hatch Pepa, her name. Yes, Encanto.
She grew less vocal and stopped struggling against the egg, and because it had already been two days, I was very worried. Took the other goslings out of the bator, transfered them to the brooder. Assisted Pepa in her hatch. Removed about half of her shell in three batches, and when she still couldn't push through the membrane, I removed that for her. Turns out, she was malpositioned with her feet over her head.
She's doing much better, is very alert and as active as a less than a day old gosling can be. She does have curled toes, which I plan to treat tomorrow, but my biggest concern is her down: She's perfectly dry, but she hasn't fluffed up like her half-siblings. If anyone can tell me what's wrong with her, I would greatly appreciate it.
In the picture below, she's closest to the waterer. She's fluffier, but not nearly as much as her siblings. The picture after that is a close up.
Please help. I'd greatly appreciate your thoughts, even if they're, "Oh, she's a lost cause." Won't stop me from trying, but I'll appreciate it all the same.
So, as an intro, I had five goose eggs in the bator. A couple of days ago, the first one externally pipped and was very vocal. Today, all of the eggs hatched except that first one. For ease of communication, I'm going to call the unsuccesful hatch Pepa, her name. Yes, Encanto.
She grew less vocal and stopped struggling against the egg, and because it had already been two days, I was very worried. Took the other goslings out of the bator, transfered them to the brooder. Assisted Pepa in her hatch. Removed about half of her shell in three batches, and when she still couldn't push through the membrane, I removed that for her. Turns out, she was malpositioned with her feet over her head.
She's doing much better, is very alert and as active as a less than a day old gosling can be. She does have curled toes, which I plan to treat tomorrow, but my biggest concern is her down: She's perfectly dry, but she hasn't fluffed up like her half-siblings. If anyone can tell me what's wrong with her, I would greatly appreciate it.
In the picture below, she's closest to the waterer. She's fluffier, but not nearly as much as her siblings. The picture after that is a close up.
Please help. I'd greatly appreciate your thoughts, even if they're, "Oh, she's a lost cause." Won't stop me from trying, but I'll appreciate it all the same.
