Hollynissi
In the Brooder
- Feb 18, 2026
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My homestead is new to geese (just got our first last spring). We were supposed to have three girls (got them from a hatchery). One ended up being a gander. Long story short, we have a gosling (I named it Jellybean) who hatched from them and has a bum leg. I think it was like that when it hatched. Its leg didn't look normal to me, and I started really noticing it after the first week. I just didn't (and still don't) know what to do. Never experienced this before. We've had chickens off and on since I was a young kid.
We thought it was splayed leg but after looking at pictures and reading up more, I think it's a slipped tendon. The leg bows out and it almost stands on its joint, not sure what it's called (looks like an elbow). It's swollen and hot. Poor Jellybean hobbles in its tub (I have it in a long plastic tub in the house on soft bedding to limit its movement). I don't know what to do. I'm worried it's been this way for too long, is there any hope of correcting it?
I had it on a diet of chick starter with nutritious yeast for niacin (along with poultry cell in the water once a week). We recently switched to Mazuri waterfowl starter. Any help would be appreciated!
I'm wondering if it happened during incubation. Our electric went out for about five hours due to windstorm (knocked out power in the whole area). When we candled the egg, we saw it was still moving so let it continue when the power kicked on thinking it'd be fine.
I have Jellybean in the house as it's imprinted on me since it's the only one who hatched. I'm giving it a little bit of turmeric and ginger mixed in its food to try to help with the inflammation and pain. I'll probably also try soaking it in epsom salt (in a Rubbermaid tub with a hole cut in the top for its head so it doesn't drink the epsom salt water). Bless its heart it still trills at me, gives me kisses, and plays with its toys (as well as eats and drinks really well, thank goodness). I'm worried sick! Love the precious baby.
We thought it was splayed leg but after looking at pictures and reading up more, I think it's a slipped tendon. The leg bows out and it almost stands on its joint, not sure what it's called (looks like an elbow). It's swollen and hot. Poor Jellybean hobbles in its tub (I have it in a long plastic tub in the house on soft bedding to limit its movement). I don't know what to do. I'm worried it's been this way for too long, is there any hope of correcting it?
I had it on a diet of chick starter with nutritious yeast for niacin (along with poultry cell in the water once a week). We recently switched to Mazuri waterfowl starter. Any help would be appreciated!
I'm wondering if it happened during incubation. Our electric went out for about five hours due to windstorm (knocked out power in the whole area). When we candled the egg, we saw it was still moving so let it continue when the power kicked on thinking it'd be fine.
I have Jellybean in the house as it's imprinted on me since it's the only one who hatched. I'm giving it a little bit of turmeric and ginger mixed in its food to try to help with the inflammation and pain. I'll probably also try soaking it in epsom salt (in a Rubbermaid tub with a hole cut in the top for its head so it doesn't drink the epsom salt water). Bless its heart it still trills at me, gives me kisses, and plays with its toys (as well as eats and drinks really well, thank goodness). I'm worried sick! Love the precious baby.
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