I went to a livestock auction yesterday. There was a goose that was injured and nobody was bidding on it. I felt sorry for it (and what might happen to it if not sold) and I bought it for a dollar. I got it home and let it loose in the yard. I believe it's "knees" (for lack of a better word) are broken. Below is a link to some pictures of the goose. It's drinking although I haven't seen it eat. It pulls itself around with it's wings while it's legs are dragging behind. I think these may be old injuries, but I'm not sure. It doesn't seem to be in pain, which is why I believe the injuries are old. My husband thinks I'm crazy. I thought that if it survives the next few days, he could make it a wheelchair. You know, like the type they make for disabled dogs. It can move it's legs at the "hips" so I thought that if we could get it up without bearing weight on the knees, it could use it's "toes" to maneuver the wheelchair. Am I crazy? Should we just "put it out of it's misery"?
http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w173/T8ay/injured goose/
http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w173/T8ay/injured goose/