I have 2 embden goslings just about 5 weeks old.
One is smaller and walks very gracefully and beautifully. It loves walking and even challenging me to power walk(race).
The bigger and chubbier one loves eating and sitting a lot.. it walks normally but when it runs, it turns into a mini truck with legs wide opened.
Has this ever occurred to anyone else and their goslings?
Do I need to correct and help it walk with a closer stance? I can wrap it up for a few days and see but it doesn't like me vetwrapping it yesterday and it tore it off.
One is smaller and walks very gracefully and beautifully. It loves walking and even challenging me to power walk(race).
The bigger and chubbier one loves eating and sitting a lot.. it walks normally but when it runs, it turns into a mini truck with legs wide opened.
Has this ever occurred to anyone else and their goslings?
Do I need to correct and help it walk with a closer stance? I can wrap it up for a few days and see but it doesn't like me vetwrapping it yesterday and it tore it off.
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The yeast added to their food gives them a nice boost of niacin, but in the case of a problem with the legs, I would also give the liquid bcomplex.. adding some to their water may help a little, however, is water soluble and a lot of it dissipates and they don’t get very much that way , but a direct dose would be more helpful for the one with the leg problem. I use a syringe (without the needle, of course.) With my two week old gosling I’ve been using a dropper and giving drops carefully one drop at the time into his bill daily . I also squirt some on top of any lettuce, meal worms, kale, or cut grass that I give him. lots of swimming also is helpful to strengthen the legs.
