[Dans]

Can anyone give me some advice. Got home at sunset after being out for the afternoon to see one of our young geese looking odd. His (we think he is a boy but too young to tell) wings are droopping downwards. He's still waddling around fine and eating. The other geese (another youngster and 3 adults -gander and two geese) are all fine. As are other animals. Is there anything I can do for him? He's about 15 weeks old.

Dans

[lord flynn]

with Muscovies, if the flight feathers come in very quickly the wings can droop due to the unaccustomed weight -they should come right fairly quickly. There's also angel wing but this does not look like it.

[Dans]

Just been out to check and now he is sitting down and not getting up :-/

Been reading about possible vit B/ niacin deficiency but he seems old for that.

Thinking of bringing him in a crate with some brewers yeast in water but he'll be on his own.

Dans

[lord flynn]

I only have experience with Muscovies but they would not be too old for niacin deficiency at that age. put some brewer's yeast on his food-if it is that you should see an improvement in 24-48 hours and it'll not hurt the others.


I had one very big young drake that went off his legs a bit-brewers yeast got him right in a few days. I only feed the ducks a waterfowl specific food now-waterfowl can't get B3 from grains the same way poultry can and I've had no further problems.