Yesterday morning I woke up to find my 2 month old toulouse goose dead, with the head and neck completely gone. the rest of the body was totally untouched. I found a feather next to it (attached).
I didnt get around to burying it yesterday and this morning the body had been partially eaten...
Had ducks last year that all died. We tried everything and eventually thought it was something in the barn. Assured by previous owner there was no poison, but maybe the leftover horse manure had mold or something? They held on for several weeks so botulism seems ruled out because its faster. But...