Today I took in a Canada Goose, PILGRIM, that had somehow fractured his left wing. Luckily he came down in a fenced yard so was easy to catch. After x-rays showed that the radius and ulna are broken but possibly fixable, he was bandaged and brought to IBR until the surgery can be performed on Thursday.
This is one fat goose that WON'T be on anyones table come Thanksgiving. Hopefully the surgery will be a success but it will be many weeks before the outcome is known. If it's beyond the migration time for this goose I do have one place that may be willing to winter him over until they arrive back in the Spring. Fingers crossed everyone.
Update: The surgery went off today (Thursday) without a hitch, the bones are in perfect alignment and if all goes well this bird will be able to fly again in a couple months. Yay! ! ! !
Good news success stories are always nice to hear!
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