1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) White/light brown goose, maybe shetland. Not sure of age. Regular weight compared to other geese
2) What is the behavior, exactly. She's lethargic, did not come eat, does not want to walk/move, will not go to nesting/sleeping area even though other geese have moved there for the night. One goose is trying to talk to her, as if he's trying to get her to follow him, and she does not even respond which is unusual. She recently laid an egg.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Haven't seen her since yesterday and she was fine then, she's had symptoms for an hour+, but could be many hours
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. She recently laid an egg... Egg bound?
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. She has been eating layer pellets, some cracked corn/barley, but today she didn't want to eat
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Didn't see her poop
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? None
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? Ideally treat self but will try to bring to vet if necessary. She isn't my goose, she lives at a local pond and I just feed them most days/keep an eye on them. I assume she and the other geese were dumped there. I'm not sure that she would even let me pick her up, but I will do my best to get her to a vet if need be. Also, where they nest/sleep is private property. Where I feed them isn't, but I can't really go to their nesting area without trespassing
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use They sleep near the pond, it's just dirt/grass
Thanks so much for any help, I am really worried about her
2) What is the behavior, exactly. She's lethargic, did not come eat, does not want to walk/move, will not go to nesting/sleeping area even though other geese have moved there for the night. One goose is trying to talk to her, as if he's trying to get her to follow him, and she does not even respond which is unusual. She recently laid an egg.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Haven't seen her since yesterday and she was fine then, she's had symptoms for an hour+, but could be many hours
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. She recently laid an egg... Egg bound?
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. She has been eating layer pellets, some cracked corn/barley, but today she didn't want to eat
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Didn't see her poop
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? None
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? Ideally treat self but will try to bring to vet if necessary. She isn't my goose, she lives at a local pond and I just feed them most days/keep an eye on them. I assume she and the other geese were dumped there. I'm not sure that she would even let me pick her up, but I will do my best to get her to a vet if need be. Also, where they nest/sleep is private property. Where I feed them isn't, but I can't really go to their nesting area without trespassing
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use They sleep near the pond, it's just dirt/grass
Thanks so much for any help, I am really worried about her
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