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    Sling Escape Artist

    So I have a 1 month-old Pekin Duck I desperately need to keep in a sling for his deformed legs to not get worse and have to be put out of his misery. I have made three different slings. I get him in them. It looks great for his legs and comfortable for food and water and he’s with his friends...
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    Niacin Deficient Ducklings

    He was both of my daughter’s (5 and 7) favorite duck to sing Frozen 2 songs to alllllll day and say good morning to and goodnight to before any of us humans.
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    Niacin Deficient Ducklings

    He refused to have any food or water for 5 hours now, despite us sticking things even in his mouth. He is beyond weak. I tried setting him down to stand outside before (change of scenery and endless food). He fell over and kept trying to run and right himself. I would right him and hold him and...
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    Niacin Deficient Ducklings

    I called the vets near me and no one will see poultry. I got him in a sling. He keeps flipping backwards whenever he is standing. He has now refused to eat or drink anything at all for 2 hours. He has had one poop since at least 3am, if not earlier.
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    Duckling keeps flipping, now “gasping”.

    Here he is the sling. I offer him water and feed every few minutes and touch his bill to them but no interest or half nibbles at best.
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    Duckling keeps flipping, now “gasping”.

    I have been treating him and his brother (3week old Pekins) with supplements. His brother has been acting great but legs are more bent than originally. Little Potato, for the past 4 days, has been depressed as can be. Didn’t care to swim or eat much at all or do anything. We have tried anything...
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    Niacin Deficient Ducklings

    Sad update. They were slowly getting better. Was treating their water with 2-4ml a day of the B complex and swimming in warm water for up to an hour 3x a day. One was walking well and acting good. Other was slower to get better. Yesterday was a standstill, to make a pun. Today, Mr. Potato has...
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    Niacin Deficient Ducklings

    @CoriM and @MasterOfClucker, thank you both so very much! I appreciate it. So very much. @Miss Lydia and @DuckyDonna, fantastic info on how to orally dose and not accidentally make things way worse. I couldn't get a good video of them today. Good news though! The swelling is way down. Their...
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    Niacin Deficient Ducklings

    Thank you!!! I really appreciate it. As do our little miserable “Potayto” and “Potahto”.
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    Niacin Deficient Ducklings

    So you pretty much just drenched everything you could get in them? Any kind of supplement matter as long as it has just tons of niacin and B’s? I’m totally down with that vs the other alternatives that are awaiting them. Did you change the wraps daily or sooner than that? Did you use any padding...
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    Niacin Deficient Ducklings

    Here is their feed. Says 55ppm or 25mg/lb of niacin. I put some in a bag and rolled it with a rolling pin to break the pellets up better, isn’t as small as crumbles. Gotta figure something better out. Here is the nutritional yeast. I add 1 tablespoon (a serving) per cup water. That is...
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    Niacin Deficient Ducklings

    We were given two Pekin ducklings by the impulsive college kids (everyone was at that age) who bought them a week prior. (I posted on Craigslist that we had space if people had unwanted impulse/Easter ducklings. 13 ducklings in two weeks thus far if you want to add any more babies, but trying to...
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    Building a Coop

    Thank you! Those are good ideas for working around the car problem! Thank you!! I feel like we have been so panicking about big picture problems we used up the mental capacity that should be for seeing obvious things like breaking apart pallets BEFORE you put them in the car instead of after...
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    Building a Coop

    Hello! I’m probably going to ramble too much for any sane person to withstand, so I’ll put it short in a summary at the bottom. Long story long: I’ve had 2-4 ducks and some chickens before and they used to be free range (locked up in the a kind of coop at night though) in our backyard in the...
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