1 yo female pekin suddenly not walking

[Mharman0930]

She did, but it was still hard to see my beautiful ducky go through the process. If feed companies aren't going to put enough nutrients in their products, they should at least inform the public. Have you noticed if your ducks legs appear bowed? Splayed legs are common with pekins, unfortunately. But it's correctable.

Aw great news for sugar ! Her legs and feet are perfectly fine she just doesn’t seem to have the strength to stand straight up. She was when she was declining first 2 days at least standing but was wobbly now it’s not standing at all. When I put her down after carrying her out of pond etc she woobles using her wings and beak to gain balance.

 

[Mharman0930]

Can you get photos of her legs and undersides of her feet? It'd be good to definitely rule out any issues with her feet. Feel for heat and swelling in both legs.
I just had this with my girl and it turned out to be sudden and aggressive bumble infection, that could cause green in the poop, so let's rule that out.

If you're concerned about egg issues, the first thing you'll need to do is get some calcium gluconate liquid form (the Durvet brand is popular for this) from TSC, 1ml dose over a treat, or carefully given directly via syringe. Or calcium citrate pills (with vitamin D ideally) 600mg pill for one bird. It could be hidden in a treat, or powdered into a bit of oats with water, something like that. If she won't take it in one dose you'll need to put it in the back of her mouth, to the side, not the middle, very carefully so that she will swallow it. One dose for one day unless she shows further sign of egg trouble. I can give more detailed instructions with a photo for guidance if you're unsure. This doesn't sound like egg binding, but if you're concerned and she's had problems before, it's completely safe to give her calcium to be safe.

It's likely to be a sprain, so what I will suggest is supplementing niacin and preventing her from running about (a crate or small pen). You can add nutritional yeast to her food, 2 tbsp per cup to be safe, or 1tbsp per cup with vitamin B complex (Durvet brand from tractor supply) 1ml over a treat daily.

I can take a better pic of feet when my husband gets back home. We inspected them and they are completely normal. She was standing on her legs when she started declining was at first just off balance. Can I give this orally in her water ? Thank you !!

 

[BelovedBirds]

I can take a better pic of feet when my husband gets back home. We inspected them and they are completely normal. She was standing on her legs when she started declining was at first just off balance. Can I give this orally in her water ? Thank you !!

It does sound like a sprain or muscle weakness from something then, vit B can only help.
Unfortunately if you put it in the water it will be very dilute and have little effect, it needs to be taken directly by the bird, you could put 1ml on a tasty treat if she will take it, many do. Otherwise on her food, but it may not all get eaten.
If not it would need to be administered directly into the back of the mouth with a syringe- very carefully mind. You have to go to the side of the throat to avoid her Airways

 

[Mharman0930]

It does sound like a sprain or muscle weakness from something then, vit B can only help.
Unfortunately if you put it in the water it will be very dilute and have little effect, it needs to be taken directly by the bird, you could put 1ml on a tasty treat if she will take it, many do. Otherwise on her food, but it may not all get eaten.
If not it would need to be administered directly into the back of the mouth with a syringe- very carefully mind. You have to go to the side of the throat to avoid her Airways

We have ptsd from trying to tube feed a duck 3 years ago it did not end well. Just to confirm I can take a needle take some of this vitamin B out pictures abone and put it on a treat and that’s okay it’s for injecting but it’s okay for her to eat orally? It says high potency but it’s from 3 years ago - it’s been stored properly though.

 

[BelovedBirds]

We have ptsd from trying to tube feed a duck 3 years ago it did not end well. Just to confirm I can take a needle take some of this vitamin B out pictures abone and put it on a treat and that’s okay it’s for injecting but it’s okay for her to eat orally? It says high potency but it’s from 3 years ago - it’s been stored properly though.

Well I'm not familiar with this brand, we should probably check that as I can't say for certain. I know the durvet brand vit b from tractor supply is given orally- do you have access to that?
@ruthhope any idea?

 

[Mharman0930]

I have been giving her brewers yeast and that waterfowl powder. Peas grapes worms and duck feed. Not much is changing she’s swimming perfectly and feisty. She is grooming herself but not 100%. I read somewhere it could take at least a week to heal so I’m hoping that’s true. I didn’t give her the injectable vitamin B yet since I wasn’t sure if I could.

 

[BelovedBirds]

I have been giving her brewers yeast and that waterfowl powder. Peas grapes worms and duck feed. Not much is changing she’s swimming perfectly and feisty. She is grooming herself but not 100%. I read somewhere it could take at least a week to heal so I’m hoping that’s true. I didn’t give her the injectable vitamin B yet since I wasn’t sure if I could.

Is there any heat or swelling in either leg?
I'm confused as you said further up in the thread that you have durvet b complex injectable, but the photo you posted doesn't look like that brand- if you have the durvet B complex, you can give it orally
If it's another brand, I'm not sure

 

[Mharman0930]

Is there any heat or swelling in either leg?
I'm confused as you said further up in the thread that you have durvet b complex injectable, but the photo you posted doesn't look like that brand- if you have the durvet B complex, you can give it orally
If it's another brand, I'm not sure

I’m sorry I didn’t add that I only have the one in the picture Vet one is brand. Thank you for catching that.

 

[Mharman0930]

Sorry for delay I kept forgetting to take pictures of her feet. Does anyone see any issues that maybe I overlooked -they looks fine to me? She stood a little more today but still using her wings to balance and. Or walking only crawling with entire leg on ground.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Sorry for delay I kept forgetting to take pictures of her feet. Does anyone see any issues that maybe I overlooked -they looks fine to me? She stood a little more today but still using her wings to balance and. Or walking only crawling with entire leg on ground.

I don't see anything wrong in her feet, I think this is likely a niacin issue

I don't think we are going to get an answer on whether or not the b complex you have currently is good to give orally, so could you access the durvet brand b complex from TSC? If you can, I'd start it ASAP 1 ml per day, if not I'd get her on niacin capsules. Flush effect ones, not flush free/no flush. Empty the powder from the capsule into her drinking water, I don't recall the dosage I used but I'd say about 100mg capsule for a gallon of water for now. You can get the niacin capsules from online or from a health store.
I did this for one of mine when she was really unwell with a niacin deficiency, it worked great but it took a week or more to start seeing real change. The extra niacin won't hurt any other ducks- they should poop out any excess that they don't need.

Keep a close eye on her legs, niacin deficiencies can make leg injuries more likely, you have to be extra watchful for their tendons as they can slip out of place and would need slipping back in before they heal in the wrong position. You should be able to find old forum threads about this. I don't think it's likely, but it's worth looking into. In the meantime, start that niacin or b complex asap