HELP Spraddle leg gosling?!?

[Jewelzngems]

ok so I am new to hatching chickens and geese. So far I have hatched a happy and healthy 8 goslings and five chickens. My last gosling to hatch though I believe had spraddle leg but also something else was wrong with her as well. She was extremely off-balance she was always falling on her back and couldn’t seem to stay upright. She could swim excellently backwards but when she would try to swim forwards she would flip over underwater. It was almost as if her back was curved backwards and she was too top-heavy. I tried a splint to help with the Spraddle leg but she didn’t make it. I have a new gosling who just hatched yesterday and this one appears to have similar problems. This one has Spraddle leg I believe. I put a splint on if him a few hours after hatch and he seems to be doing much better. His leg is still a little splayed out but he can walk on his own without the splint now. However I just tried to let him go for his first swim (I was told this was good for strengthening Spraddle legs) and he can’t keep his head out of the water. He doesn’t flop over backwards like the other gosling. But his heads stays right in the water. What’s wrong?!??!! First is walking without splint. Second is swimming I just put in for 2 secs so I can show what I mean so I can have accurate replies. Someone please help I don’t want to lose another.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you have any Poultry Nutri drench? Is the lil one walking okay might just need a few days to get stronger does it hold it's head up okay at other times? You might want to hobble a few days so the legs stay in proper position too.

 

[Jewelzngems]

I don’t have any of that but can get some if it will help. I’ve had a Spraddle splint or whatever you would call it on his legs since about 3hrs after hatch when I noticed one leg was extremely splayed and he couldn’t walk. Since putting it on the leg has improved. He can get around with it on and I took it off for a little while earlier to check for improvement and he can get around with it off he just has a pronounced waddle. So that is definitely improving. He seems to be able to keep his head up out of water ok. But when in the water it’s only dipped down just enough for his beak to be underwater so I don’t know if I’d really be able to tell outside of water anyways. He’s so little he can only hold his head up so high anyways.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hopefully today is better.

 

[Jewelzngems]

He can now walk great!! Which is awesome. I haven’t let him swim again yet but am going to give it a go a little later. My fingers are crossed. If he can do that than I think he’s gonna be one ok goose.

 

[Jewelzngems]

Ok so he can swim...... he seems to hold his bum up to high but keeps his head out of the water. But every now and then he will just stop, put his head underwater and just float like he’s fallen asleep or is passed out. I keep nudging his bum and he will pick his head up, snort, and start swimming again. Why would he do this?!? Narcolepsy in a goose?!?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Never heard of this, might be a little slow developing I was hoping that someone what hatched goslings often would be able to help, Have you tried any kind of poultry vitamins or B complex both of these especially the B complex liquid can help and water fowl need extra niacin to grow well and it helps with any neurological issue as well.

@Iain Utah

 

[Jewelzngems]

I’m going to pick up vitamins today. I think he’s going to be ok. I’ll just have to keep a close eye on him around water until he outgrows it