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  1. N

    Newbie chic mom to chic with bum leg

    Hey all! Second time incubating eggs. This little one was the last one out and I can not figure out how to help it’s leg. I’m so frustrated and ready to give up. I’ve tried tape, cup (keeps popping out), doing vitamins. I don’t know what else to try
  2. T

    Baby chick with crooked leg

    I recently adopted a little chick with an injured leg. She walks like she's off balance and tends to either hold it up, or lean against a wall for support. I couldn't find any sores when I examined her, so I'm not sure what the problem is, or if it's fixable. Her leg tends to stick out to the...
  3. V

    Severely crippled duckling walking on left leg and right hock joint

    Hi everyone! Trying to help my little friend, "Eggburt" aka Egbee. He had been left by his mama because she had others that hatched and she was done sitting. When we found egbee, his egg was cold but he was alive! We brought him into our house and tried to warm his egg by putting him under a...
  4. WhiteSilver

    How to rehab bad leg from niacin deficiency?

    I know this topic is pretty common on here, but I can’t seem to find the exact answer I’m looking for. I started with four Pekin ducks (two male, two female) from Tractor Supply and always kept them together. The one male-female pair seemed to grow up fine and we eventually took them to a local...
    • WhiteSilver
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    • bad leg ducks leg problem niacin niacin deficiency pekin
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. N

    Problems with hatching chicks, please help!

    Hello! I'm new to this community and I was hoping that someone here might be able to share their knowledge with me in order to prevent a very sad reoccuring event from happening again. My husband and I have been attempting to incubate fertilized eggs from our own flock for a few months now...
  6. Stajemahal

    Help! My last barred rock is on one leg! Literally!!!!!

    My barred rock, who was also raised from a chick, won't put weight on her right leg. She was perfectly fine yesterday, and when i went out this morning, one of my black sex links alerted me to her huddled behind the nesting boxes. The SL was going at her hard and that is when I saw her lame leg...
  7. S

    Difficulties for new Aussie Mum

    I am an Australian Teacher, Grandmother and Newby to chicken hatching. Not going to give you the long version of the story, but have been having some difficulty. It is winter here and it took me over a week to collect 23 eggs to hatch. I had 6 Holden Laced Wyandottes, 6 Australorps and 11...
  8. hugitnotnugget

    Born with a twisted leg. Pictures below.

    We just picked up this pulley yesterday. They gave her to us because of her bad leg. She seems to hobble around when needed. She was born in April. Any ideas on how we can help her?
  9. jilligan

    Help! Duckling with a bad leg

    Hi everyone! We just picked up some ducklings that needed a good home. There is one I am concerned about. He is apparently about 4 weeks old and seems to have a bad leg. He gets around ok but not as easily as the other 2 we got him with (all the same age). The leg does not seem to be painful...
    • jilligan
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    • bad leg duckling niacin deficiency tendon
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Ducks
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