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[paul 0473]

our geese have had there first goslings two hatched but one died this morning and the other is going the same way it seems they shake and there heads turn nearly backwards and they fall over a lot and they wander round in circles they are ten days old and been ok till yesterday and advice most welcome

 

[Miss Lydia]

our geese have had there first goslings two hatched but one died this morning and the other is going the same way it seems they shake and there heads turn nearly backwards and they fall over a lot and they wander round in circles they are ten days old and been ok till yesterday and advice most welcome

Sounds like a niacin deficiency when we use chick starter which most of us have to, there isn't adequate niacin in it for waterfowl and cause neurological problems and leg problems, so getting your gosling to take some niacin in their water or Brewers yeast sprinkled over their feed will help get so niacin into the gosling and usually it only takes 2-5 days to see improvement. Buy plain niacin or Brewers yeast. ~!00mgs of niacin in 1 gal of water mix real good so they get full amount 1Tab of BY to 1 cup of feed. If the gosling isn't eating or drinking you can use a syringe without needle and very carefully and slowly drip tiny amounts into the front of their mouths not towards the back because you don't want them to aspirate into their lungs. some will take lettuce chopped real fine and put it into a small amount of water and sprinkle the BY on top. This is if the gosling is eating. and Lettuce {dark green leafy has niacin] Hope your gosling responds to this,. but you need to get this started ASAP

 

[paul 0473]

ok thank you it is eating and drinking ok will get yeast this afternoon when go into town will repost with results later

 

[Fancychooklady]

Brewers yeast is high in thiamine and riboflavin , both of which cause muscle atrophy when there is a deficiency. Poultry drench added to the water would also do the trick.

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/6/diseases-of-poultry/216/vitamin-bi-deficiency

 

[Miss Lydia]

ok thank you it is eating and drinking ok will get yeast this afternoon when go into town will repost with results later

Make sure it's Nutritional yeast or Brewers yeast not baking yeast. and please up date.