Bernie and April hatched 3 eggs this Spring. One of the goslings was a wee bit smaller.
When they got to that gangly age when their wings are too heavy to hold up this little girl couldn't, no matter how hard she tried she couldn't hold up her wings. You can also see that her neck is very short for a goose.
Almost a month ago she went lame, then she couldn't move at all.
Everyone said we should put her down but we just couldn't. As long as she wanted to live we'd deliver her food and water.
We put her in the playpen propped up with straw. Every day Hubby took her to the pool for a swim, and to clean her, and watched to make sure she didn't flop upside down and drown. If she tried to get up at all she just tumbled over on her side. She's been living in the playpen ever since, and Hubby has had to check her every hour or so to make sure she didn't flip over again, which she did, many, many, times. Mom and Hubby picked her tons of grass every day and put it right in front of her in the pen with her water dish.
Well, today he put her in the pool and she stood up! She got out of the pool and actually walked around with her parents and siblings! What a good little goose and Hubby is my hero.
She walks like she's drunk and can only walk a few feet at a time before she has to sit, but, by golly, she's up!
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