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    Six week old muscovy duck suddenly cannot walk or stand. This happened 2 days ago. Now a second one has come down with the same ailment. Help!

    Update: I released the first one back to her family today. Most of the 11 were pecking at her. I was worried they were trying to hurt her. But after a few minutes and a lot of chatter/chirping, they all settled down and became one happy family again. The second one is still lethargic. He is...
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    Six week old muscovy duck suddenly cannot walk or stand. This happened 2 days ago. Now a second one has come down with the same ailment. Help!

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    Six week old muscovy duck suddenly cannot walk or stand. This happened 2 days ago. Now a second one has come down with the same ailment. Help!

    Thank you. My chicken free ranges and she rarely eats the food I give to her. She'll peck at it a bit then walk away. If I top the scratch grain with the mealworms she'll eat a bit more. But usually not a whole lot. I'll definitely get her all flock. My driveway is shell rock. I wonder if she's...
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    Six week old muscovy duck suddenly cannot walk or stand. This happened 2 days ago. Now a second one has come down with the same ailment. Help!

    I will start adding brewers yeast to their food. Thank you.
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    Six week old muscovy duck suddenly cannot walk or stand. This happened 2 days ago. Now a second one has come down with the same ailment. Help!

    I pretty much get everything at tractor supply here in Florida. Thank you.
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    Six week old muscovy duck suddenly cannot walk or stand. This happened 2 days ago. Now a second one has come down with the same ailment. Help!

    Thank you for your input. I guess it's niacin! What do you recommend for the chicken? She free ranges. I give her cracked purple corn, scratch grain and mealworms. What else should I give her? She doesn't like the layer pellets and randomly lays eggs. She's 6 years old and is really just a pet...
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    Six week old muscovy duck suddenly cannot walk or stand. This happened 2 days ago. Now a second one has come down with the same ailment. Help!

    I wasn't giving them any supplements. When they showed up at my house late April/early May, I would just give them what I fed my chicken which was typical chicken 5 grain from TSC. I saw that a niacin deficiency could be the reason. I went to the store and picked up niacin 500mg capsules...
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    Six week old muscovy duck suddenly cannot walk or stand. This happened 2 days ago. Now a second one has come down with the same ailment. Help!

    Update: The first one that was symptomatic (as of Friday evening June 6) stood up for the first time today on her own. She is extremely wobbly on her legs, understandably so. Three and a half days after becoming almost fully paralyzed, she is alert and making baby steps. Each day I considered...
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    Six week old muscovy duck suddenly cannot walk or stand. This happened 2 days ago. Now a second one has come down with the same ailment. Help!

    Just tried feeding them. Only 1 of 2 ate/drank. I noticed their webbed feet look like they're wasting away. Almost like shriveling up, but not quite. Maybe from no usage? The other 11 are outside running around and eating. I noticed one is a little slower but his tail is still sticking out/up...
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    Six week old muscovy duck suddenly cannot walk or stand. This happened 2 days ago. Now a second one has come down with the same ailment. Help!

    I was feeding the flock food that I feed my chicken as they weren't eating the duck pellets that I bought. I really don't think it's the niacin issue because it's not the symptoms that all report for that. But I will continue to give the niacin. I think it has to do with the raccoons. There's a...
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    Six week old muscovy duck suddenly cannot walk or stand. This happened 2 days ago. Now a second one has come down with the same ailment. Help!

    Six week old muscovy duck suddenly cannot walk or stand. This happened 2 days ago. Now a second one has come down with the same ailment. Sudden onset of symptoms. They were fine and running around during the day and then all of a sudden, they lose the ability to walk. The first baby was fine...
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