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    Indian Runner Duckling turned in leg

    I can’t attach videos but here’s a couple photos. After observing her more today, it looks like the hip joint is bulging AND the bottom of her leg below the joint is twisted, causing her right foot to overlap the other. If I gently twist the bottom of her leg, her foot aligns properly and she...
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    My ducks feet are inward?

    I will definitely get the vitamin b and give that a shot! I read about splay leg yesterday and made her a little hobble with a hair tie that she wore overnight but this morning when I checked on her it was so much worse. I think we’re gonna try to vet tape her hip joint tonight so it stays...
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    My ducks feet are inward?

    She’ll be two weeks old on Monday and she’s an Indian Runner. Her sisters are standing up straight and running and she isn’t, at least not for long. I put her in water today to see how it would move without weight on it and the hip joint bulging was very noticeable with wet feathers, and it...
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    My ducks feet are inward?

    Her food is supplemented with Niacin. I had a phone consult with an avian vet today who said she thinks it's a birth defect, but they're not seeing waterfowl in person because of the flu risk so she couldn't advise me how to wrap it or isolate the joint. I'll check out that other thread, thank you!
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    My ducks feet are inward?

    Were you able to fix it? I have a duckling with the same problem and I’m not sure how to help.
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    Indian Runner Duckling turned in leg

    Hi, I'm a first time duck owner and just received three Indian Runners last week. Right off the bat, one of them was sitting down more often than the other two, but didn't have any visible signed of deformity. This week, her right leg is very obviously turned inward to the point that her right...
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