Sierra G
Songster
I have a buff goose who hatched seven goslings. Two were dead the first morning and one was injured. The injured one seems fine but can't use her left leg. It's rotated slightly at the knee and she doesn't walk on it but she will use it for balance when she runs (straight line only and it might just be a fast hop). The leg itself is fairly unresponsive though. She doesn't move her foot and I'm not sure how much damage there is or if it will heal. And if she gets knocked onto her back she can't turn over so she can't be kept with other birds.
This morning another gosling was kicked from the nest with a broken leg. He doesn't seem to be in pain, he's alert and eating, but it's a compound fracture above the knee. I don't think the prognosis is good.
So I have two questions. Should I rescue the other three goslings before something happens to them or just trust that the first time mom will get her act together with the last three? And, slightly more urgent, what is the best thing to do for the two casualties?
This morning another gosling was kicked from the nest with a broken leg. He doesn't seem to be in pain, he's alert and eating, but it's a compound fracture above the knee. I don't think the prognosis is good.
So I have two questions. Should I rescue the other three goslings before something happens to them or just trust that the first time mom will get her act together with the last three? And, slightly more urgent, what is the best thing to do for the two casualties?