Gosling pooping bubbles and something that looks like maybe worms? She is eating, drinking and walking fine. She looks and acts healthy.

[4Dobermans]

Also I have a question. Last year my female goose died when she was about over a month old and I still don’t know the reason for her death. I had but them in a side pen that my chickens had lived in before and I feed them and watered them, then went in the house for a hour. I went out there and she had a whole colony of ants crawling on her and she was laying on her side, dead. I am not sure if she choked, broke her neck or had something internally wrong with her. I got another one this year of the same kind and from the same place. I don’t know if they are related or not because they breed geese a whole bunch of geese and I imagine they have more than just two breeder buff Pomeranians. The buff is growing and acts perfectly healthy but I noticed she lays down a little more than the other two. I think she is female because the one that is the same age has a different tail shape and is somewhat bigger. She eats and drinks and moves around fine but I am a little worried because of what happened the last time with it. Should I be worried about her? Also would you say female or male? She is the one in the middle

Also I will be ordering some pine bedding for pickup today!

 

[Miss Lydia]

To young to tell. They are adorable! Are you giving them any supplemental niacin? Waterfowl babies need a lot of niacin to prevent lameness, weak legs. Also they need to be able to dunk their heads to clean their eyes and nares chicken waterers aren’t going to do it. I wish I could tell you why you lost your gosling last year there are just so many things that can go wrong. Could have been genetic too. Best way to get some good niacin in them is to use Nutritional yeast 1 tablespoon to 1 cup of Feed until at least 12 weeks of age. And if one shows symptoms of leg weakness then liquid b complex is the best TSC Carrie’s one, if you want to find out more let us know.

 

[Goosebaby]

I’m so sorry for your losses!

Ultimately I can’t say what was the cause of their deaths, only if a necropsy had been done could it have determined the cause of death, all I can do is speculate, but sudden deaths can either be due to sudden trauma, like if she were attacked and suffered an injury to the neck or brain, or if they suffered a stroke, or sudden heart failure.
If they were related and died around the same age I would wonder if they both suffered sudden heart failure from a genetic issue.

Considering that it happened in the same area I would wonder if there’s an issue with that spot, if there’s a predator that can somehow get to them, if there’s something they could get their head or neck caught in, if there’s a way they could get trapped and pinned by another bird, it’s hard to say.

I don’t know where you are but some fire ants can overwhelm and kill an animal, this has been known to occur in Florida, Australia, and Africa. If they are fire ants they may be the culprit. Unfortunatly pesticides are quite dangerous to birds so if you choose to eradicate the ants I advise moving the birds as far from the area you’ll be spraying as possible for several months.

 

[Goosebaby]

. The buff is growing and acts perfectly healthy but I noticed she lays down a little more than the other two. I think she is female because the one that is the same age has a different tail shape and is somewhat bigger. She eats and drinks and moves around fine but I am a little worried because of what happened the last time with it. Should I be worried about her? Also would you say female or male? She is the one in the middle

I can’t really say, fatigue is a common symptom of heart problems, but it can be a symptom of a number of other things. As heart problems progress you’ll start to notice that they breaths with their mouth open after slightly exerting themselves and that their abdomen will start looking swollen with excess fluid retention.

Laying down a lot more than the others can also just because of personality. I’ve had a gander who passed away from heart issues, I’ve seen similar fatigue and fluid retention from pancreatic issues in another gander, and I also have a gander that has always just been sleepier and more relaxed than the others since the day he hatched, it’s just his personality, so sitting around more than the others can be cause for concern, but it also might not be an issue at all. It’s hard to say.

 

[4Dobermans]

I can’t really say, fatigue is a common symptom of heart problems, but it can be a symptom of a number of other things. As heart problems progress you’ll start to notice that they breaths with their mouth open after slightly exerting themselves and that their abdomen will start looking swollen with excess fluid retention.

Laying down a lot more than the others can also just because of personality. I’ve had a gander who passed away from heart issues, I’ve seen similar fatigue and fluid retention from pancreatic issues in another gander, and I also have a gander that has always just been sleepier and more relaxed than the others since the day he hatched, it’s just his personality, so sitting around more than the others can be cause for concern, but it also might not be an issue at all. It’s hard to say.

My gosling who is three weeks old, the male, is pooping really smelly poop and he fell on his crop and threw up water. It smells bad but I dont know what to do. I am really worried about him. I did have him out yesterday and he ate like two pieces of grass. He was eating earlier. Is something wrong with him? He doesn’t act lethargic but I am super worried. I did change their food back to flock raiser, after he was on non medicated food for chicks and waterfowl, it was also a different brand. He had solids a few days ago.

 

[4Dobermans]

My gosling who is three weeks old, the male, is pooping really smelly poop and he fell on his crop and threw up water. It smells bad but I dont know what to do. I am really worried about him. I did have him out yesterday and he ate like two pieces of grass. He was eating earlier. Is something wrong with him? He doesn’t act lethargic but I am super worried. I did change their food back to flock raiser, after he was on non medicated food for chicks and waterfowl, it was also a different brand. He had solids a few days ago.

The water he threw up though doesn’t smell bad and I smelled his breath and don’t smell any super rotten smell like sour crop. His crop is soft so it’s not impacted either.

 

[4Dobermans]

My gosling who is three weeks old, the male, is pooping really smelly poop and he fell on his crop and threw up water. It smells bad but I dont know what to do. I am really worried about him. I did have him out yesterday and he ate like two pieces of grass. He was eating earlier. Is something wrong with him? He doesn’t act lethargic but I am super worried. I did change their food back to flock raiser, after he was on non medicated food for chicks and waterfowl, it was also a different brand. He had solids a few days ago.

Here’s his poop. Not again. I can’t lose anymore

 

[Miss Lydia]

Maybe it's the change in feed from one to another. Also have you any probiotics? You might try that and see if it helps. I've heard others here on BYC talk about Flock raiser causing really stinky poops.

 

[Goosebaby]

Change in feed can cause issues like this temporarily.

You can try adding probiotics, you can also try adding a crushed clove of garlic to water for them to drink, it has natural antibacterial, anti-parasite, and antifungal properties and helps boost the immune system. It does not work as well as medication but it can help a lot.
I would only do this for a few hours a day, when the garlic gets too strong in the water they won’t want to drink and then dehydration will be an issue. Personally I wouldn’t do this past a week, short term garlic is an excellent liver cleanser, but long term it can be harmful.

 

[4Dobermans]

Change in feed can cause issues like this temporarily.

You can try adding probiotics, you can also try adding a crushed clove of garlic to water for them to drink, it has natural antibacterial, anti-parasite, and antifungal properties and helps boost the immune system. It does not work as well as medication but it can help a lot.
I would only do this for a few hours a day, when the garlic gets too strong in the water they won’t want to drink and then dehydration will be an issue. Personally I wouldn’t do this past a week, short term garlic is an excellent liver cleanser, but long term it can be harmful.

Well the one that lays down a lot is pooping total liquid green or water. It’s getting concerning to me. I am really worried about her because she is so sweet. She is getting some more adultish feathers so she is growing and isn’t losing weight or anything but…