Sick goose

[Yetti]

well my best setter has come down with something. not sure whats going on but she won't set and just wanders the yard all wobbly? she was eating a couple days ago and would go back to work sitting. no I had to pick her up to put her in the coop. what am I missing?

 

[bargain]

well my best setter has come down with something. not sure whats going on but she won't set and just wanders the yard all wobbly? she was eating a couple days ago and would go back to work sitting. no I had to pick her up to put her in the coop. what am I missing?

Could she have gotten into any molded feed? That can cause some symptoms similar to this. Does she appear to be eggbound???

 

[Yetti]

That what I am suspecting to after reading a bit. the food and water are side by side in her slot in the coop. the water gets changed regular but her feed has piled up a couple days. I wonder if she got a bit of mold going? whats the fix at this point beside changing the food out and washing feeders? what can I do for the goose?

 

[Yetti]

OMG! the coop was disgusting!
I had no idea it had gotten so bad in a short period of time. the grass clippings my son gave the geese to nibble had become like a mold factory. i shoveled it all out and washed the whole pen. well I know what is making the bird sick, now to get her well again. today she is out in the sun by herself with a bowl of fresh water a nice yard to nibble and a freshly dug tree stump to glean bugs from. we'll see how she does

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Flushing the system is the biggest help right now Yetti. Activated charcoal sprinkled on her feed, lots of fresh water. Even some save a chick or water soluble pro bios will help boost her system and recover. Good luck with her, hope she is feeling better soon.

 

[Yetti]

I don't have any activated charcoal, but I do have Diatomacious earth 35% calcium handy, I mixed that in her water dish as it should soak up toxins. right now she is out behind the barn staying out of the wind in a corner. I check on her every hour or so.

 

[Yetti]

well she hasn't eaten much and pooped much as of yet. however the small bit that she has pooed out was the rankest I have smelled in some time. she is moving better and I have her in the pool right now drinking and swimming

 

[Yetti]

she isn't doing great but she is moving today some. she really went down hill. however we are treating her with meds for a possible pneumonia dunno at this pint, keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[Yetti]

well it was looking bad at last glance last night when I put her to bed. honestly she laid here head down and looked dead. my wife was crying. she was that way for a couple hours I guess. I went out about 9:30pm to check the incubator and heard her pecking at her water dish! so I flipped the light on and there she was laying down but head up and looking around. we'll see how she is this morning. I think the meds were helping as of last night. fingers crossed

 

[Yetti]

well she is still alive, she is drinking. I gave her a fresh batch of meds in her water, and pulled her out of the barn in her portable coop