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It sounds like it's too soon to take the hobbles off. Why don't you try leaving them on for another week or so for good measure. She may not move as much because she's so much heavier. Definitely watch her in the water and don't leave her in for more than 20 minutes or so at her age. When my...

Are you done with hobbles then? Is she walking normally already? Just keep an eye because she's still so young. I wouldn't be concerned about the size difference. I went through the same thing with my pekin Puddles. I thought I might have been mistakenly given an Aylesbury duck and researched...

Oh wow, I'm so happy to hear it!! What a good feeling that they're getting better!

Great, I'm glad you found something that works! Just make sure the bands aren't bothering the skin on her leg or getting too tight. I think I left the hobbles on 2-3 weeks. So happy she's doing well!

Hope you got my message - don't be afraid to try it (although I remember feeling the same way!) Hopefully your husband can help you. You will be able to see when the legs look right and just hold them there while you secure the tape. There will be some give and that's okay. I doesn't feel like...

Don't worry, just look at your other ducklings and pull them to a similar position. You'll be able to do it just fine!

I think it was 2-3 weeks. You will start to see when she's getting stronger.

Let her slowly gain strength - don't force her to walk if she doesn't want to, but you can set her on her feet and encourage short distances at first. She'll gradually get stronger! If she wants to go outside and forage, great, just don't put pressure on her to go long distances. It's a lot of...

She will still be able to do everything as normal. You can leave them on or take them off for swimming. You may need to put fresh ones on after anyway.

one inch vet wrap at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/WePet-Self-Adherent-Non-Woven-Cohesive-Bandage/dp/B07YCGP38X/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=one+inch+vet+wrap&qid=1586050047&sr=8-3 Or you can find the same thing at any drug store in their first aid area (that is what I used) - it's just a...

I'm just saying that the sooner you correct it the better off your duckling will be. It sounds like the vet is asking you to manually do what the vet wrap will do - how is it possible to be that attentive? Also, forcing her to walk when her legs aren't able to handle it might be cruel and make...

You should definitely put the vet wrap on - it pulls the legs into proper position so no matter what she's doing, they're where they should be. It will be far more effective, and it's so easy to do!! I highly recommend you try it!!

Here is a photo of my duckling when she was little. You can see how she sat with her legs out to the side, just like your baby. And she grew much faster than the other pekins, even though they were the same age. She was a sweetheart though and still is our favorite!

Great - good for you to take her in and know for sure. She sure is cute!! I highly recommend using the hobbles too! Even the hatchery we got her from recommended it, although they said use twine, which seemed barbaric when vetwrap is so much more comfortable and sturdy.

Sure. I saw some pictures of your cute little pekins. When lying down, my duck Puddles looked just like that last spring. She grew so fast it became difficult for her to get around. She rarely got up and when lying down her legs would go out to the sides like in your photo. What ended up turning...