Baby goose

[Katy70]

hello, my goose is 15 days old, this big strong one eats very well and drinks water, I give him all his vitamins twice a day. but he still can't stop and falls constantly either upside down or on his wings... any other recommendations??

 

[Miss Lydia]

When he stands are his legs situated under his body normally? not splaying out to the side?
Poor baby. Since he is 15 days old has he been in nice warm water. Try putting him in water [helps to hold him up] and see if he can use his legs to move around doesn't have to be super deep just enough that he can float and move around.

 

[Katy70]

You have to put your video on you tube Vimeo or other platforms then copy and paste it here.

noo I made a video of it... but when I paste it it tells me that it's too big... and that it can't happen

 

[Goosebaby]

Instagram and Facebook will work as well.

 

[Katy70]

What brand and type of feed is he eating?

starter food for ducks and poultry

 

[Katy70]

starter food for ducks and poultry

and all the vitamins and selenium

 

[Goosebaby]

It’s hard to say without seeing the video but it looks like your gosling is suffering a nuerological disease, it could be a virus or a bacteria that’s causing this, there are a few that will do this to ducks that I know of, I’m not sure if it can affect geese but there’s a possibility.

Bacterial infections needed to be treated quickly, if you can get your gosling to the vet that’s the best chance you’re going to have of saving him.

 

[Goosebaby]

@Goosebaby at 15 days where would the bacterial infection be coming from?
Please I am not coming aginst you just would like to know.
or a virus?

Botulism, low level infection can have long lasting symptoms. That’s what was initially wrong with my gander Roxby, though his symptoms were different.

 

[JRies]

Iv been holding back on saying anything on this post but thought I should finally share my 2 cents.
This is the first year I have ever put down a hatching for similar reasons. had no problem eating and growing just couldn't get its legs under it.
I do think I know the reason after a few more hatches.
The egg was from one of my young girls all but 3 of her eggs quite in the incubator around day 15. 2 made it to full hatch at the time I thought young goose.
But when the 2nd made it to hatch 4 weeks ago it also had a problem. Just could not grow and shook allot like it was always cold. He is outside with mama and her new brood hanging in there but still tiny, his life will be short. Hopefully Happy.
It is from to much interbreeding or a heath issue in her past in my opinion and his moms eggs will not be hatched again. She has been on the same feed same pasture same water as all of the flock but this issue is just with her eggs,
I really care for what you are going through. But what I want to say is its not always what we did some problems are just genetic, Sometimes its just a one time thing but in the case of my goose its a continuing pattern.
By the way the goose Im referring to has had a bad ankle since she was a baby

 

[Katy70]

Will his feet lay flat? both legs sit under him normally?

not very well he turns them and they cross them when he tries to walk