New Baby Ducks

[Duckmom234]

We have recently gotten two baby ducks from tractor supply ...they are currently in two huge totes inside our house with heat lamp and have fresh water and food daily and have their totes cleaned every other day with new pine shavings on one end while the other connected tote houses their food and water ...they have grown tremendously over the last few weeks but noticed one of them stumbling around the last few days ..walking on their own feet...no limp or visible sores ...what could be the issue?

 

[cheezenkwackers]

We have recently gotten two baby ducks from tractor supply ...they are currently in two huge totes inside our house with heat lamp and have fresh water and food daily and have their totes cleaned every other day with new pine shavings on one end while the other connected tote houses their food and water ...they have grown tremendously over the last few weeks but noticed one of them stumbling around the last few days ..walking on their own feet...no limp or visible sores ...what could be the issue?

What kind of ducks and what you feeding them? It might be a Niacin deficiency. Some just need more than others. I usually just add Brewer’s or nutritional yeast to their food for added Niacin. But, if you are having issues you may need supplements.

 

[ruthhope]

Sounds like niacin deficiency. You need to give the affected little fluffy durvet high level vitamin B complex from Tractor supply. It says injection on the bottle but we use 1ml soaked into a few crumbles. Make sure you watch the affected duckling eating the durvet everyday until its gait is normal. Then start adding brewers yeast or nutritional yeast to the crumbles as maintenance therapy. 1 tablesppon nutritional yeast in 1 cup of crumbles. All the ducklings can eat nutritional yeast and will enjoy it, not just the affected duckling

 

[Duckmom234]

This is their current food

 

[cheezenkwackers]

View attachment 3428998This is their current food

Being duck food it should have Niacin but some just need more than others. I think Ruthhope is right and the b-complex and then yeast would be best.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

I agree with @ruthhope
Start baby on vitamin B complex right away
I would start the nutritional yeast also right away this way it will prevent the other baby from the issue
Some little ones need more but I just give nutritional yeast 1 tbs to 1 cup feed till 12 weeks
It won’t hurt them to have extra