Geese Wing Problems... Please Help

[shelleyd2008]

Most likely bandaging won't work. That needs to be done when they are young, before it gets that bad. You can try it, but don't be disappointed. You can trim the feathers if you like to keep them from catching on grass and whatnot when they walk.

 

[texascowboy1979]

Well... I currently have my 2 and a half geese bandaged up... the half goose being the one wing on the American BUff.

The bandages put the wings back in place... THey now look normal... Im gonna try the bandage approach 1st... and then take it from there... Ive started adding Calcium to there diet... AKA Oyster Shell..

Lets hope this works..

 

[texascowboy1979]

I found this at http://www.poultryconnection.com/quackers/clip-3.html

"4) RUBBER BAND (casteration type)

Pluck the primary wing feathers near the joint where they met the secondary wing feathers open up the band and slide it over the wing until it's just under the knuckle (thumb) feathers and let the band do the rest. Within a few weeks the wing end will drop off and leave smooth clean scar. I only use this when it's a bird that has been injured or has angel wing because it will get all the bad wing off clean and no more bad appearance to that side of bird."

 

[Goosehaven]

Hmmm. I'd be very wary of using the castration rubberband too. Hopefully the bandaging will help somewhat without having to resort to other things.

As far as the angel wing there seems to be a theory of a combination of diet and genetics. I'm sure there's lots and lots of people who use the game bird starter with that high of level of protein and have absolutely no problems. I know that the Holderreads book says that if you have to use the high protein food(26-28 percent) to combine it half and half with the 14-15 percent protein food the first 3 week. Somehow it must counterbalance the effects of just high protein food by itself. It wouldn't hurt to decrease their food to the 14-15 percent range even now, even though the damage may have already been done. I wonder if its unusual to have this many birds from one flock but different species to develop this?

 

[adrian]

Seeing as they are older, keep the bandages on for at least a week.

I had a rather large, fully feathered goose with untreated angel wing, and it fixed up perfectly in about a week.

 

[texascowboy1979]

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How exactly did you keep the bandage on? Ive already replaced it twice today... Ive done it tight, Ive tied it loose, ive wrapped the whole wing.. Nothing..

Please advise.

 

[jojo@rolling acres farm]

Last year I had to re tape a young sebastapol female at least three times. I think I left the wing bandaged for the first time about 10 days. I removed the bandage and then watched the wing for a couple of days before it started doing the exact same thing. I re taped it and left it on for another 10 days. Removed the wrapping and watched her for a couple of days - same thing. The third time was the charm and I left the wrap on for two weeks the third time - this time it worked. Unfortunately she was killed by a fox about 5 weeks later she was very small and very, very, curly. She had a beautiful head and neck and was very sweet. I still miss her.

 

[jack & mommy's duckies]

I had 3 goslings this year with angle wing. they are African Geese. I tucked the wings up the way they should be and used wide masking tape and taped all the way around the body. I let them go like this for 4 days.........I took the tape off and gave them a night of rest and taped them again the next day. I did this for about 3 weeks and all 3 goslings are perfect. you would never know. They were about 12-14 weeks old when i did this.

Hope this helps

 

[Tunastopper]

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Geese have to have the proper balance of calcium phosphorus ratio. Added calcium (oyster shells) to a bird not laying eggs is bad for them. Sometimes a diet of alfalfa pellets will help. Reducing man made calories and protein is a great place to start. Let them eat grass most of the day.

 

[texascowboy1979]

Belive me... They eat pleanty of grass... but they still crave there meal once a day... If it was not for them.. I'd have to cut the yard... they keep my yard no longer than 3 to 4 inches... and they are always working it.. LOL... Mini lawn mowers.. its great... I get to save on gass!!