Tripping goose, the last one died

[UncleChuck]

Is there anything else besides b vitamin deficiency that causes weird mobility issues in waterfowl? Or is there anything that can be done once they start showing symptoms?

Last year, two geese died from apparent b vitamin deficiency. About 10 days or so ago, another goose had mobility issues and died in about 4 days. We started giving the water fowl brewer's yeast and a b complex in their feed immediately.
Two days ago, another goose started showing signs of mobility issues and is tripping in and out of the tractor. These are foster geese and I really don't want to lose another one.
Another weird detail is that the pigs usually eat whatever birds die within minutes. They haven't touched the goose, in fact they pulled her out of the food bowl and left her in the corner of their pen. Is it possible they could eat something toxic and show the same symptoms as vitamin deficiency?

 

[Eggcessive]

What are you feeding your geese? Since they are fostered, maybe they had nutritional deficiency before coming to you. A balanced diet for gamebird plus the B complex/nutritional yeast should supply plenty of niacin and riboflavin. Calcium and phosphorus balance early and during life is important for bone development. Your state vet might be able to do a necropsy and tell you what the issue is. They are located in Kissimmee.

 

[UncleChuck]

What are you feeding your geese? Since they are fostered, maybe they had nutritional deficiency before coming to you. A balanced diet for gamebird plus the B complex/nutritional yeast should supply plenty of niacin and riboflavin. Calcium and phosphorus balance early and during life is important for bone development. Your state vet might be able to do a necropsy and tell you what the issue is. They are located in Kissimmee.

They have been on a mixed flock layer feed fortified for water fowl since they came here in November. When the last one started showing symptoms, I started giving them brewers yeast and liquid b complex with their breakfast.

I wish we lived day trip distance from Kissimmee because the pigs not eating her is really strange to me.

 

[Eggcessive]

You could call the state lab, and ask about a prepaid shipping label. Then you could keep a body on ice in a cooler, and ship it overnight via FedEx or UPS. Or see if the supplements are helping. The number for the Kissimmee lab is in this link along with how to keep the body cold:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

 

[Sondraa]

@UncleChuck

Checking in to see if you had the necropsy done. Interested in the results. After doing some research I think that maybe your goose died of botulism or after eating something toxic and the pigs who have extremely sensitive noses could sense it.

Also, I believe it is illegal to feed pigs animals in UK, Australia and America. I have supplied a link explaining why.

 

[Eggcessive]

@UncleChuck

Checking in to see if you had the necropsy done. Interested in the results. After doing some research I think that maybe your goose died of botulism or after eating something toxic and the pigs who have extremely sensitive noses could sense it.

Also, I believe it is illegal to feed pigs animals in UK, Australia and America. I have supplied a link explaining why.

I don’t see the link.

 

[Sondraa]

I will try again

 

[Sondraa]

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[Sondraa]

Qalĺl

 

[UncleChuck]

@UncleChuck

Checking in to see if you had the necropsy done. Interested in the results. After doing some research I think that maybe your goose died of botulism or after eating something toxic and the pigs who have extremely sensitive noses could sense it.

Also, I believe it is illegal to feed pigs animals in UK, Australia and America. I have supplied a link explaining why.

We didn't have the necropsy done because the other goose recovered after getting waterfowl vitamins for about a week plus a full coop and flock treatment with permetherin and ivermectin.

I was unaware that it was so strongly advised not to give birds to pigs. We don't do that anymore but for a different reason. We decided to bury our mature birds that die unexpectedly under fruit trees and landscaping after a duck passed away in my arms of a broken heart two days after one of her flock mates was taken by a hawk.