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    Sudden duck/goose deaths with no significant symptoms

    We've raised waterfowl for about 5 years now with very few losses.This year we hatched 8 ducks (welsh harlequin/swedish mixes) and one african/pilgrim goose chick. Everyone has seemed fine. All chicks 4 months old and the gosling was 6 months old. We are using the same water, same pens, etc.that...
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    Goose with chest lump

    Hi thanks so much for all your help. When I got home today it appears as though it may have opened, but it doesn't appear to have gone down. I have to wait until my husband gets home to get in there and really take a look so he can hold her while I get a good look, clean it, etc. She is still...
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    Goose with chest lump

    It is huge. She has a great appetite, she's active, playful, affectionate. She sleeps in the pen the chicken at night, but she's out in the yard in the day time and hangs with her flock, and gets around well. I've talked to a couple vets, but even those that see birds don't see waterfowl. One...
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    Goose with chest lump

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    Goose with chest lump

    I'm not sure it is an abscess. She's had the chest lump for 7-8 months and it hasn't changed. When I first noticed it, I thought it was a hematoma. But it has never changed or gone down. Then about three months ago the face one appeared.I don't know if they're connected or not. I'll try and...
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    Goose with chest lump

    Hi! I have a a female super african goose that has a very large lump on her chest- the size of a large grapefruit. She also has a small one on the right side of her face behind her bill about walnut sized. She's had them since she reached maturity. She's about 18 months old. The closest avian...
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