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  1. Miss Lydia

    8 week old duckling struggling to walk

    Very good idea duckmamma, my apologies also for not catching that the duckling came this way. I read it but it didn't register. Pics would be a very good idea. This could actually be a 2 fold problem. genetic and now a niacin deficiency .
  2. Miss Lydia

    8 week old duckling struggling to walk

    What if only a few of my birds have leg problems? Variability within a flock is normal. Each bird varies on how well it forms niacin from tryptophan, either due to genetics or the different microflora in their gut. It would not be unusual to have a single flock of birds, with some...
  3. Miss Lydia

    8 week old duckling struggling to walk

    Hi and welcome to BYC you might want to read this, some ducklings need a little extra help in the niacin department and sounds like Gimper may be one of them, course your others could use it too. http://metzerfarms.blogspot.com/2011/03/are-my-ducklings-leg-problems-due-to.html
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