Couldn’t walk last night, can’t stand this morning

[Pekin duck mom]

Do you have pictures?

 

[Bluebellhoney]

Oh good. I would work on hydration. Offer him some plain water too, some birds don't like vitamins and just won't drink them. Watermelon is good so if he will eat a bit of that it will be fine.

I wonder if it's injury, but you should get a reaction every time you move the leg. Marek's would be a possibility.
See how he does. Hopefully he will be more comfortable in a sling. I would move him in/out of it so he can change positions a few times a day.

Poor little guy

Yes he’s a sweetie, he’s called Kronk because he isn’t the brightest . He has always been last into the coop and often has to be encouraged to go to bed! He also developed his feathers way later than the others. I don’t have any idea where these babies came from- I only bought them because no one else was and I could see they were struggling in a tiny cage in the heat.

 

[Bluebellhoney]

Do you have pictures?

There should be some pictures in my first post and again a bit later

 

[Pekin duck mom]

There should be some pictures in my first post and again a bit later

Oh ok...they didn't pull up at first, sorry!!

 

[Bluebellhoney]

Some recent pics as we have just given him more water with the syringe. He isn’t voluntarily drinking from the bowl of fresh or medicated unless I dunk his beak in. He has eaten some watermelon, but only a little. He is mostly sleeping- even in between syringed mouthfuls, sometimes I had to give him a little nudge awake to swallow!

Something which might be relevant, he is shivering. Mostly on his out breath. My daughter said he was this morning but I didn’t feel it while I held him, and now it has increased. I think he is hot too but I might be imagining that...
Also he just did a poo! Pretty normal looking one I think?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Some recent pics as we have just given him more water with the syringe. He isn’t voluntarily drinking from the bowl of fresh or medicated unless I dunk his beak in. He has eaten some watermelon, but only a little. He is mostly sleeping- even in between syringed mouthfuls, sometimes I had to give him a little nudge awake to swallow!

Something which might be relevant, he is shivering. Mostly on his out breath. My daughter said he was this morning but I didn’t feel it while I held him, and now it has increased. I think he is hot too but I might be imagining that...
Also he just did a poo! Pretty normal looking one I think?

How is he doing?
The shivering is very concerning. When you hold him, do you happen to feel any air bubbles underneath his skin - just a thought there if it's injury, possibly a bruised or leaking air sac.

Chickens are warm an adult chicken temp is 105-107F, a chick's can be slightly warmer than that. He does need to be kept warm, but not overheated, he should be fairly comfy at around 70-75.

Here is the avian respiratory system.

 

[Pekin duck mom]

Poor baby!!!

 

[Bluebellhoney]

How is he doing?
The shivering is very concerning. When you hold him, do you happen to feel any air bubbles underneath his skin - just a thought there if it's injury, possibly a bruised or leaking air sac.

Chickens are warm an adult chicken temp is 105-107F, a chick's can be slightly warmer than that. He does need to be kept warm, but not overheated, he should be fairly comfy at around 70-75.

Here is the avian respiratory system.

poor little boy died today, I thought I was seeing some improvement because he was drinking a little by himself. He was still very sleepy and shivering though- I couldn’t feel any air under the skin,my husband is a doctor so he gave him a good check over too. Anyway I came in to check him later and he was gone . I will be keeping a very close eye on the others but if it is mareks is there anything I can do? Are they all likely to have it now?

 

[Eggcessive]

I am very sorry that you lost him. If you would like to get a necropsy by your state poultry vet to look for Mareks or other diseases, save his body in plastic bags in a cooler with ice packs, but don’t freeze it. Contact your state vet on Monday am from this list:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/PoultryLabs.cfm

Hopefully, it is not Mareks, but if it is, the others would have been exposed at the same time his was. Here is some reading about it:
http://csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu/Documents/vdl-mareks-disease-fact-sheet.pdf

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq.66077/

 

[Wyorp Rock]

poor little boy died today, I thought I was seeing some improvement because he was drinking a little by himself. He was still very sleepy and shivering though- I couldn’t feel any air under the skin,my husband is a doctor so he gave him a good check over too. Anyway I came in to check him later and he was gone . I will be keeping a very close eye on the others but if it is mareks is there anything I can do? Are they all likely to have it now?

I'm sorry to hear he died.