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Help! My Duck is weak and having trouble walking even after adding Niacin!
So far there seems to be an improvement to her walking and growth. She still has a little catching up to do and she is still pigeon toed, but she is definitely doing better. We are still giving her drops twice a day but will start tapering off next week if she continues to show improvement. Here... -
Help! My Duck is weak and having trouble walking even after adding Niacin!
Thank you again for the helpful advice! It makes sense to taper off and monitor her progress to adjust her treatment accordingly. -
Help! My Duck is weak and having trouble walking even after adding Niacin!
She has been loving swim time now with her increased movement. The little one is the one sitting in the corner- not the best shot of her... Yet. :) -
Help! My Duck is weak and having trouble walking even after adding Niacin!
Thank you! We went to our closest GNC and found the non time release niacin pills there. We cut them in half and feed one half twice a day by adding it to water and using a dropper, and we are already seeing an improvement in her movement. She has been getting up more and moving about a little... -
Help! Our duck is stunted and having trouble walking.
Thank you for the help! we were only giving her a few drops of poly-vi-sol which seems to be woefully short of 125mg of Niacin... closer to 2-5mg per day I'd say. We did find some nutria-drench to add to their water and we are still looking for some better Niacin options. The pills we got from... -
Help! My Duck is weak and having trouble walking even after adding Niacin!
Thank you all for the advice. We were only giving them about 2-5mg of Niacin per day, so we are looking at more options to increase the dosage. The little guy definitely seems happier in the water so we will increase her swim time to help develop her leg muscles. We were giving her poly-vi-sol... -
Help! Our duck is stunted and having trouble walking.
This is my first small backyard flock of ducks, and we got 2 Blue Swedish and 2 Welsh Harlequins. They are all now 4 weeks old but our one Welsh is much smaller than the others and seems to have trouble walking. She sits often (leading to her getting run over by her siblings) and when she does... -
Help! My Duck is weak and having trouble walking even after adding Niacin!
I have 4 ducklings, all 4 weeks old and all doing very well with the exception of one Welsh. She is significantly smaller than the other 3, sits often, and it seems very difficult for her to walk. She is a little pigeon toed and still can walk, but after a minute you can see her starting to get...