5ml/day of Bcomplex and nutritional yeast and still pigeon toed...HELP!

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

I give 5 ml/ a day as of Wednesday to my 5 ducks, and I started nutritional yeast at 1tbsp they still are clumsy and pigeon toed. If you watch the video long enough you will see each one walk. We took them out first time today.

 

[Miss Lydia]

The best way to make sure each one is getting enough is orally 1 ml each morning. giving in their feed doesn’t guarantee they are each getting full dose. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[Miss Lydia]

@CayugaJana had hers eating it over meal worms that’s another thought on giving it. Ducklings are clumsy but your one little Pekin is def defiantly showing leg weakness is is almost always niacin deficiency.

 

[CoriM]

They are darling. Your little pekin at the very beginning looks just my pekin duckling last spring when she was having trouble. Legs kind of go to the side when she's laying down, and standing up is hard. At first I tried various surfaces in the brooder, but it didn't make any difference. Then I started the liquid vitamin C and these little hobbles made of first aid wrap or vet wrap. I used them to pull the legs into proper position. After several days it became easier for my duck to get around, I left the hobbles on for at least two weeks. Still let her swim in the bathtub for exercise, and just put new ones on afterwards. Here's a picture of what they look like. I give all the credit to BYC for helping me figure out what to do!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Vit B or C @CoriM ?

 

[CoriM]

Ha, thanks for catching that. Definitely Vitamin B complex.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I figured so but I couldn’t change it!

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

Would it make sense to up the B complex to say 10ml/day? I feed it over peas and we swim them nightly. I’m not sure how it would go orally and I’m kind of nervous. If it would work I would rather waste some vitamin B than risk injury.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Are they eating it up real good? Do half in morning other half in the evening.

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

Are they eating it up real good? Do half in morning other half in the evening.

Phys they gobble it, I can try splitting it out do not everyone is in the same dish. Stay with the same doseage? Or up it?