Rhubarb and Custard are my two geese. Can anyone tell me why Rhubarb (who is actually a gander) is suddenly staggering about and collapsing. He is 2.

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Hope you'll find the advice you need to help your gander...best wishes.

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

Glad you joined BYC; many knowledgeable people will be happy to help and answer your questions. You have already received good information here; I hope you find answers to help your gander recover.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. The Best of Luck with your Flock. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!

 

[Rhubarb and Custard]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

You need to feed them a complete diet for waterfowl.

Thank you. I'm getting waterfowl food immediately.
Fortunately he seems to have recovered and spent most of the afternoon in his pool throwing water over his back with his head, I do wonder if he just got too hot laying in the grass. But I am taking your advice about feeding. Thanks again.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! Good luck with your birds. I'm glad Rhubarb seems to be doing better.

 

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC! Hope your gander is alright.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Thank you. I'm getting waterfowl food immediately.
Fortunately he seems to have recovered and spent most of the afternoon in his pool throwing water over his back with his head, I do wonder if he just got too hot laying in the grass. But I am taking your advice about feeding. Thanks again.

Ive been adding "Hydro hen" electrolytes/probiotics into my geese water just for a few days because this heat is bad here its real feel 100 degrees.
I would give your geese some vitamin supplement in their water for a few days too like Nutridrench, and/or some liquid B complex if you can get that. You can offer it for 12 hours and then switch to plain water for 12 hours and so on. some people recommend something called rooster booster but Ive never used it (yet lol)
my pet meds cabinet keeps growing...

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC! thanks for joining us.

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

Ive been adding "Hydro hen" electrolytes/probiotics into my geese water just for a few days because this heat is bad here its real feel 100 degrees.
I would give your geese some vitamin supplement in their water for a few days too like Nutridrench, and/or some liquid B complex if you can get that. You can offer it for 12 hours and then switch to plain water for 12 hours and so on. some people recommend something called rooster booster but Ive never used it (yet lol)
my pet meds cabinet keeps growing...

Just an fyi, Rooster Booster is the brand name. When people mention Rooster Booster, they are usually referring to Poultry Cell. But not always because the Rooster Booster brand includes other products too.

If you are interested, here is a thread that has some good info as far as explaining the difference between the two products. As far as the gander's earlier issue, I think most would agree with your recommendation that Nutridrench is the best product for his situation.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...tamins-electrolytes-w-lacto-bacillus.1224017/

 

[triciayoung]

Ive been adding "Hydro hen" electrolytes/probiotics into my geese water just for a few days because this heat is bad here its real feel 100 degrees.
I would give your geese some vitamin supplement in their water for a few days too like Nutridrench, and/or some liquid B complex if you can get that. You can offer it for 12 hours and then switch to plain water for 12 hours and so on. some people recommend something called rooster booster but Ive never used it (yet lol)
my pet meds cabinet keeps growing...

I use rooster booster electrolytes with probiotics. It seems to help. Of course, I don't want to "not use it" in order to determine if it is working. We are in the mid 90's temps, but with heat indexes at 100 or above. https://www.amazon.com/Rooster-Booster-Vitamins-Electrolytes-Lactobacillus/dp/B00KMNTYHK/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2067T6JLSSX2K&keywords=rooster+booster+electrolytes&qid=1688870921&sprefix=rooster+booster+electrolytes,aps,173&sr=8-2