Baby duck walking on it's "elbows"

[dinomom]

Hello, my baby duck just started walking on it's elbows in a wobbly sort of way. I've read this could be a niacin deficiency in their diet. They have only had mashed chicken feed pellets since they hatched. So I guess that's what it is. They are 3 wks old, how is the best way to treat this and what is the best pellet food to feed them from now on. Thanks!

 

[Silkie Sue]

i think baby ducks need lots of protein..
do you have POLYVISOL ( without iron) childerens vitamins, i would give him some of that and scramble up some egg yolks

 

[SassyKat6181]

I would say supplement with niacin....you can use brewers yeast. You might also get more answers if you post this in the "duck" forum.