3 Week old Pekin problems

[Ravynscroft]

@Ravynscroft I did have 2 cayuga females I bought from Metzers that had seizures and I posted a thread about it on here. Ill see if I can find it. There was at least one other person that posted on the thread with a cayuga duckling with seizures although I don’t remember where they got them from. Both of the ducklings were bought weeks apart. And one had a seizure the day it arrived. I assumed it was because they were so young and their nervous systems weren’t fully developed. But mine grew out of it and are perfectly healthy now. Like you said, I have no complaints with Metzers. They were great. I just figured it was something that happens from time to time.

Thanks! Yeah, I saw some KC's and Pekins with similar issues in the last year while searching as well... there's never any guarantee each one will be perfect, and yes, things do happen sometimes... but it concerns me seeing a trend of so many... as a breeder myself, I would rather be contacted and made aware if there were issues cropping up like that... and Metzers might not know there could be a possible issue and can't even attempt to correct it if customers don't let them know about it... that's all I was pointing out...

 

[Ravynscroft]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/cayuga-duckling-having-seizures.1200026/

 

[CayugaJana]

Thanks! Yeah, I saw some KC's and Pekins with similar issues in the last year while searching as well... there's never any guarantee each one will be perfect, and yes, things do happen sometimes... but it concerns me seeing a trend of so many... as a breeder myself, I would rather be contacted and made aware if there were issues cropping up like that... and Metzers might not know there could be a possible issue and can't even attempt to correct it if customers don't let them know about it... that's all I was pointing out...

Yep, I agree. Seems like a very logical and thoughtful observation.

 

[barnababy]

I am still looking, but have seen a concerning trend already...

@barnababy have you contacted Metzer about this issue? From some of what you describe, it sounds like seizures she is having... there's been many from Metzers in the last year that have had issues, if Metzers isn't aware of an ongoing issue (not saying it is, just that there could be a correlation) then they can't fix it... I would also ask them if there is a possibility of non-crested ducks coming from crested lines... there may be genetic issues not visible... just brainstorming here, off to search some more...

No, I haven't written them. I didn't want to come across as complaining. I'm more worried about the duck- but you have a good point. And no, she doesn't have a crest.

 

[barnababy]

What your describing @barnababy is very strange. I ordered 15 female ducklings from metzer last march and never had one problem. Is your duckling just a pekin or a jumbo pekin because jumbo pekins can have weight issues. Like @Ravynscroft I'm just brain storming.

She's a regular Pekin. Not Jumbo. She is starting to have an odd shape about her thoigh since she has such limited mobility. She's been having a harder time the last few days. Her legs are sprawling further and she's having a harder time getting up or staying up. Her body features seem to be almost flattening out.

 

[barnababy]

Finally caught some photos showing what her episodes look like.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Any chance you can get her to a vet?

Is she eating, drinking?
Are you giving her anything for support Poultry Nutri Drench ,Supplementing niacin.