what else besides b complex to strengthen legs

[Jenbirdee]

Frankie is the pilgrim gosling who was born with a club foot 3 1/2 weeks ago a lot of boot making and trying to get the foot in the right position was done, but it only got worse now he’s learning to walk on his natural way, which is a partly backwards turned under foot , and the other foot is also turned in more and more as the days go by so his legs are starting to bow out and he has trouble balancing himself. He’s gaining weight and growing quickly. I’ve been giving one ML of liquid bcomplex daily. Should I give him anything else such as selenium or vitamin E? Do they help with leg strength? I believe he was born this way due to inbreeding, I think that his parents are brother and sister, but could not get a record of the history of their parentage and grandparent, etc.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

If there is hope for it, niacin, selenium and E.
Chicken feed doesn't have enough niacin for waterfowl.

 

[Jenbirdee]

If there is hope for it, niacin, selenium and E.
Chicken feed doesn't have enough niacin for waterfowl.

i need to find out the dosage for the selenium and the e. i’ll try to go to tsc tomorrow to get some.
since hatch Frankie has been eating MannaPro Duckling and Gosling Starter and I add 1 Tbsp Nutritional yeast per cup of feed. Plus also giving the liquid B complex to Frankie.
i have human vitamin e gel caps and i have human selenium tablets too i wonder if they can be squirted / crushed over a treat like lettuce?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

i need to find out the dosage for the selenium and the e. i’ll try to go to tsc tomorrow to get some.
since hatch Frankie has been eating MannaPro Duckling and Gosling Starter and I add 1 Tbsp Nutritional yeast per cup of feed. Plus also giving the liquid B complex to Frankie.
i have human vitamin e gel caps and i have human selenium tablets too i wonder if they can be squirted / crushed over a treat like lettuce?

Well the niacin level should have been sufficient then.
Likely the issue is genetic noting the clubfoot.
I know it is hard to face but you may be looking at a lost cause. Good luck.

 

[Jenbirdee]

what is a good dosage for a 3.5 week old pilgrim gosling of
vitamin e
selenium
I was reading old posts about chickens and wry neck etc where @azygous and @Wyorp Rock mentioned a whole 400 iu vitamin e is ok for a chick with wry neck, and a "small amount of selenium" which you can get from scrambled egg - but idk if my gosling will eat egg - I guess I can try . frankie does not have wry neck but i think that trying some e and selenium may be beneficial. along with the b complex he is already on.
I would prefer to know how many mg per pound of bird if that's possible.
If Frankie can have a happy life even with his disability I want to give him all the help I can afford to. If I had the means to pay a vet to correct his foot I certainly would.
If it comes to a poor QOL sit then I understand it would be merciful to put him down. But presently he seems to be happy enough for me not to give up on him. this is what i have here

 

[Jenbirdee]

i went ahead and gave a vitamin e pill but not selenium pill - I read that it’s deadly to geese in high amounts so instead i gave some fresh chopped oregano, and thyme from my herb garden for selenium

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I was reading old posts about chickens and wry neck etc where @azygous and @Wyorp Rock mentioned a whole 400 iu vitamin e is ok for a chick with wry neck, and a "small amount of selenium" which you can get from scrambled egg - but idk if my gosling will eat egg - I guess I can try . frankie does not have wry neck but i think that trying some e and selenium may be beneficial

I don't know anything about Geese or their dietary needs.

You may want to research dosing of Vitamin E, etc. for Geese just to be sure. For chickens, usual Vitamin Therapy dose (short term dosing of 1-4 weeks) is 400IU Vitamin E. A small amount of egg or selenium rich food can be given to help with the uptake of E.

Frankie is a cutie pie! I hope he improves.

 

[Goosebaby]

Leg bowing is usually from rickets which can be genetic or from a vitamin d deficiency. Inwardly curled feet can be a riboflavin deficiency but given how much you’re giving him him it’s a congenital issue more likely. Vitamin E deficiency causes them to go off their legs for sure from muscle weakness which could be going on also.

It seems like you’re doing what needs to be done, you could also get some vitamin D or a vitamin mix that has it in it. I’m not much help with dosing vitamins though, there’s not much info out there for doing geese. You could try for what it is for ducks but I don’t even know if that’s out there.