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    Goose with feather defect

    It could be mites. If mites are the cause it can be treated with a single dose of ivermectin horse paste, dosage is 0.05 ml per pound. Measuring the right amount might be tricky unless you happen to carry a scale around with you though. Normally it’s a bad idea to eyeball medication but in this...
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    Goose with feather defect

    For clarification stress bars can also be caused by toxins, liver abnormalities, and sometimes certain medications used to treat parasites if given during molt, but in this case I’d say it’s a nutritional problem.
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    Goose with feather defect

    It also looks like the one could be getting bullied as it looks like its feathers have been repeatedly ripped out on its back. On closer look I think I see a few stress bars on some of it‘s feathers which indicates a severe nutritional deficiency or starvation while growing/molting.
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    Goose with feather defect

    That’s angel wing, unfortunately the condition is now permanent and it’s unlikely they’ll be able to fly. It’s usually caused by improper diet. If they were fed too high of carbohydrate rich foods, like bread, they filled up on it rather than on what they should have been eating in the wild...
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