3 month old ducklings legs go rigid and lock. Please help.

[Miss Lydia]

Hopefully, the B3 will kick in quickly. When you feel along the leg does it feel any different than the one that is working normally?
When you put her in water[hopefully nice and warm] what do you mean by complaining? she doesn't like being in water?

 

[Run Amock DucksNChickens]

Hopefully, the B3 will kick in quickly. When you feel along the leg does it feel any different than the one that is working normally?
When you put her in water[hopefully nice and warm] what do you mean by complaining? she doesn't like being in water?

To think about it, she 'talks' a lot lol. She's not in pain and she can use it in the nice and warm bath. She holds it out when she sits even though I can just put my finger under her foot and tuck it under her. She doesn't mind. When she gets up it's stiff again. (peg leg) No swelling or heat in the hip, leg or foot.
We are giving them all extra B3 every lunch time with peas, I bought 6 kilos. Hopefully it'll work.

 

[Miss Lydia]

When she walks the leg stays under her normally? no splaying?
Have you gently massaged it and gently bend it?

 

[Run Amock DucksNChickens]

When she walks the leg stays under her normally? no splaying?
Have you gently massaged it and gently bend it?

When she walks she holds it out to the side straight.
I have been massaging it, and the swimming seems to help.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Can you get a video of her walking? you'll have to load it on youtube or Vimeo then copy and paste it here.

 

[Run Amock DucksNChickens]

Can you get a video of her walking? you'll have to load it on youtube or Vimeo then copy and paste it here.

She's getting better.

 

[Miss Lydia]

like it is splaying out, might try a hobble for a few days to see if that helps? Such a precious little one.
@CoriM

 

[CoriM]

I second Miss Lydia's advice. I would try putting on a hobble and make sure she's getting the vitamin B complex. I had to hobble my pekin duckling and what I did was use vet wrap - or human first aid stretchy gauze tape- it sticks to itself but not the duck. You can have someone help hold her up with her legs in the proper position, then gently put the wrap around both legs to hold them in proper position. I would just leave that on her for a couple weeks until you know she's strong enough on her own. I still had my ducklings swim every day in the bathtub to strengthen her legs, and of course had to change the wrap every now and then. Attaching a photo and video so you can see what the hobbles looked like. This was after my duckling had worn them for a few weeks and was much stronger.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Such a wonderful recovery!

 

[CoriM]

It was, and I wouldn't have known what to do without the helpful people on BYC, especially Miss Lydia! The liquid Vitamin B worked so amazingly.