Goodmorning Folks,
I have a goose that's my bantam birds buddy. She has a place to hang out in water if she wants and she's on feed (which was recently changed and I think she hates it)
She also had a good swim around the pond, which I'm not a fan of because I'm not sure how clean this all is. Recently she stopped peeping, seems tired, stays in her water bowl most of the day, a little shaky on her legs. Also the orange around her eyes (she's a toulouse) has disappeared and is gray again. Her legs seem a little scrawny and so does her neck even though her feathers are coming in nicely and she has the typical roundish body of a goose.
Also, I live in South east texas. She's been penned up with the chickens waiting for everyone to get big enough to free range. Can heat cause this? Is she sad because she wants another goose buddy? I don't think it's worms since all my other chickens are fine. She does not have access to fresh grass and the few times she's tried to eat it she couldn't grab it, so I don't even understand when they are big enough to eat grass.
I thought I did a ton of research before getting the goose but now I"m feeling a little lost. I have brought her inside and she's drinking water like crazy but won't touch the chick starter I put her back on. I tried wetting her food, no cares to eat it.I think that's all the symptoms I've noticed. If there's anything that stands out I'd really appreciate it.
I have a goose that's my bantam birds buddy. She has a place to hang out in water if she wants and she's on feed (which was recently changed and I think she hates it)
She also had a good swim around the pond, which I'm not a fan of because I'm not sure how clean this all is. Recently she stopped peeping, seems tired, stays in her water bowl most of the day, a little shaky on her legs. Also the orange around her eyes (she's a toulouse) has disappeared and is gray again. Her legs seem a little scrawny and so does her neck even though her feathers are coming in nicely and she has the typical roundish body of a goose.
Also, I live in South east texas. She's been penned up with the chickens waiting for everyone to get big enough to free range. Can heat cause this? Is she sad because she wants another goose buddy? I don't think it's worms since all my other chickens are fine. She does not have access to fresh grass and the few times she's tried to eat it she couldn't grab it, so I don't even understand when they are big enough to eat grass.
I thought I did a ton of research before getting the goose but now I"m feeling a little lost. I have brought her inside and she's drinking water like crazy but won't touch the chick starter I put her back on. I tried wetting her food, no cares to eat it.I think that's all the symptoms I've noticed. If there's anything that stands out I'd really appreciate it.