Leg weakness in ducklings?

Date sort Score sort
cmtrivia

cmtrivia

In the Brooder
10 Years
Oct 12, 2009
13
0
22
We have three new ducklings. They are 2 weeks old as of Wednesday. I've noticed one having trouble walking starting at about 10 days old, and another not quite as nimble a couple of days later. Is there a leg weakness syndrome in ducks? The three are Snowy Mallard, Cayuga, Magpie. The Snowy Mallard seems completely normal in her gait.

They were started on Manna Pro gamebird/showbird starter (24% protein), then I switched them to gamebird starter with 30% protein when I noticed the leg problem. This was the suggestion of the feed store owner.

Any suggestions would be great!


Thanks!
 
I am having the same issue with one of my pekins that is 3 weeks old, his right knee is swollen and he won't walk on it. I have been told that you want to lower the protein to about 15% after 2 weeks because the higher the protein the more rapid the growth which isn't good for their legs. I've added brewers yeast to his food and some poly-vi-sol to his water. So far no improvement but hopefully in the next couple of days he'll be ok.
 
It took a good week before we noticed a great improvement with the strength of the ducklings legs. Keep it up, hopefully you'll see improvement soon!
 
Thanks for the recommendations. I'll definitely try the brewer's yeast, and ponder what percentage protein to use.

Thanks
 

Similar threads

Crazy4Fowl
Duckling Bloated Stomach - Critical Condition
Replies
3
Views
103
Miss Lydia
Miss Lydia
E
    • Love
    • Like
Duck Nutrition Requirements
Replies
5
Views
915
edtheduck
E
MS_pond
    • Sad
3wk old duckling suddenly having trouble walking/falling over
2 3
Replies
23
Views
810
MS_pond
MS_pond
J
    • Love
    • Like
Duck nutrition and habitat questions
2
Replies
12
Views
301
Miss Lydia
Miss Lydia
GoneQuackersYYC
    • Like
Weak legs Runner duckling 4 weeks old
2
Replies
19
Views
960
Miss Lydia
Miss Lydia

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom