Help with rescued gosling!

[Margaret50436]

I looked Egyotian goose up on line:

The Egyptian goose is a member of the shelduck sub-family, not a true goose. I had not heard about them before. As the Mama Egyptian goose killed some hatchlings, I think it likely the injured leg was as a result of the mama.

Please do bring the leg forward into a better position and lightly binding it as if it were splayed leg. All the nutritional suggestions and advice about niacin are still good!!

Thank u

 

[Blue Andalusian]

I rescue two goslings one of them have cartridge damage and we wrapped the leg but poor guy have hard time to move around. I wonder if this is splay leg .. he’s dragging that leg in the back

Use Rooster Booster, Its Electrolytes for Chickens. And I believe it works for Ducks too, Worked for our Chicks

 

[Margaret50436]

Yes, ducklings for sure. If you don't have duck experience it might be best to check your local area and see if anyone who does will take them, or is possible a vet to look at the leg. It's hard to say if it's broken or splay leg or something else. Splay leg is generally both slides, where the legs and hips both lean outwards and slip away from the body when the duck tries to stand, not one leg all the way back. The way I treat splay leg is to hold the duckling and put a little loop of vet wrap around each leg, than a larger loop on top of those loops, holding the legs into proper position. While it heals I would keep food and water close by. I would also make sure the duck has a proper duckling feed and give it liquid vitamin B complex - 1 ml a day on treats, for leg strength and healing. This stuff can work miracles if it's splay leg. The leg wraps would most likely need to be kept on a few weeks. Are these wild babies? If so, maybe you have a local wildlife rescue that will take them in and rehabilitate them.

Do you know if if this will work .. liquid B12 plus vitamin K by rooster booster and should I put inside the food or direct in his beak?

 

[CoriM]

Try giving it over a treat - I don't know the dosage for rooster booster. The duravet is 1 ml a day. The danger of giving it directly into their mouth is they may aspirate. How is your little one doing?

 

[ruthhope]

Do you know if if this will work .. liquid B12 plus vitamin K by rooster booster and should I put inside the food or direct in his beak?

Put it in his food, not in his bill. Much safer on a little food that you can watch him eat