I have one hen with feather loss that’s been persistent for several months and is slowly getting worse. I first noticed a small bald patch on her right wing a couple months ago and figured she must have been bullied. (She’s the bottom of the pecking order and when she was younger the other hens...
I had a gosling with wry neck this spring and I was just beyond distraught, worrying that she’d never recover. I tried creating a little neck brace, but the unique way that her neck was twisted made it impossible. Fortunately I read about selenium and vitamin E! For 7-10 days, I added Rooster...
I had a gosling with this exact same deformity (short upper hill, closed nostrils). He grew up to be a happy and healthy adult and never knew anything wrong with him!
I just did! All feels normal. After a couple of days of rest, it looks like miiiight be starting to put her weight on it again while standing, but is still limping exactly the same. Fingers crossed that just a little more rest and electrolytes does the trick.
Thank you so much @Goosebaby ! I’ve isolated her and her mate to a smaller pen to (hopefully) force her to rest and stop walking around so much on it. Also giving her rooster booster. I’ll keep an eye on her and just look for any changes.
Hi there! I have a female Pilgrim Goose who has been limping for over a week and I am stumped!
The first day I noticed it, I inspected the foot that was giving her trouble and found a very small (about the size of a pin head) cut on the webbing between two toes. I cleaned and treated it and...