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I lost eight 1 week old goslings in just over 24 hours. Instead of explaining, I think it's easier to just copy and paste the email I sent to the hatchery. I am not holding out hope for the other two since the 8 that I had earlier seemed nice and healthy until they were suddenly on the brink of death. I honestly can't tell if this is something they brought with them or if I managed to give them something once they got here. It is obviously a respiratory problem, I am interested in which one so I can determine if I need to press for compensation or chalk it up to a very hard lesson.
Thank-you for all your help!!
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I received an order of 10 Grey Toulouse day old goslings on July 3rd. I believe they were hatched out on the first or second. Yesterday, I lost 6 goslings and another two have just died this evening. They seem to suddenly get listless and unwilling to move around then have a hard time holding their head up for a couple hours until finally they stop breathing. I have been removing them from the group as they start to get tired. To begin with because the others wanted to pile on top of them and it seemed they were trying to get out but didn't have the energy to push the others off. As they kept dying off, I brought them out to try to quarantine them. The four that were left this morning seemed fine until late this afternoon when two got sick and died.
I have looked through your poultry health table, and am unable to discern what the cause might be. This is my first time raising goslings so I don't know if what I see is normal or if they have been ill the entire time and I was just inexperienced and unable to see the warning signs. There is no presence of blood or excessive mucus. They seemed happy to eat what was provided until they get obviously sick then they don't care much about food, or anything else really. They have had fresh litter every morning. I don't know what they are supposed to sound like when they chirp, my husband is convinced that the last two sound 'watery.' Again, I don't know enough to be able to tell if the noises they are making are normal or an indication of illness. They do have two chirps. One that I would call a chirp and another that I would call a warble. I haven't noticed anything that I would call a cough or sneeze, but I might be listening for the wrong thing. I can tell about a half an hour before their death that their breathing is very labored and they tend to get spastic. I haven't tried to pull their feathers real hard, but none have come off when I tug at them. That's about all the information I can think to send your way, mostly based on sorting through the table. Please let me know if there is anything else that would be helpful in diagnosing this problem.
Thank-you for all your help!!
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I received an order of 10 Grey Toulouse day old goslings on July 3rd. I believe they were hatched out on the first or second. Yesterday, I lost 6 goslings and another two have just died this evening. They seem to suddenly get listless and unwilling to move around then have a hard time holding their head up for a couple hours until finally they stop breathing. I have been removing them from the group as they start to get tired. To begin with because the others wanted to pile on top of them and it seemed they were trying to get out but didn't have the energy to push the others off. As they kept dying off, I brought them out to try to quarantine them. The four that were left this morning seemed fine until late this afternoon when two got sick and died.
I have looked through your poultry health table, and am unable to discern what the cause might be. This is my first time raising goslings so I don't know if what I see is normal or if they have been ill the entire time and I was just inexperienced and unable to see the warning signs. There is no presence of blood or excessive mucus. They seemed happy to eat what was provided until they get obviously sick then they don't care much about food, or anything else really. They have had fresh litter every morning. I don't know what they are supposed to sound like when they chirp, my husband is convinced that the last two sound 'watery.' Again, I don't know enough to be able to tell if the noises they are making are normal or an indication of illness. They do have two chirps. One that I would call a chirp and another that I would call a warble. I haven't noticed anything that I would call a cough or sneeze, but I might be listening for the wrong thing. I can tell about a half an hour before their death that their breathing is very labored and they tend to get spastic. I haven't tried to pull their feathers real hard, but none have come off when I tug at them. That's about all the information I can think to send your way, mostly based on sorting through the table. Please let me know if there is anything else that would be helpful in diagnosing this problem.
