Days old duckling sitting down

[cnielsen]

I'd try to dose them all. The easiest way to do it will probably be to put it on their food. I'd sprinkle 1ml over the top of the food and hopefully, they will all eat it.

Otherwise, if you give it by syringe individually about 1/2 or less ml orally but be careful not to get it down the wrong hole which will be easy to do in tiny ducklings.

I'd try the feed first. You could put it in the water but that mostly gets wasted.

One other thing you might try is put some on treats like cut up tiny pieces of tomatoes or watermelon. They will all go for that like lightening more than likely. Just be sure to offer grit on the side in a little dish if you give something other than duck food.

thank you very much! I will try that and let you know how they do.

 

[Isaac 0]

hello there! We believe ducklings to have niacin deficiency. we got some vitamin B complex today, the injectable form. I can only find dosage for pills... do you by any chance know how much to give them in their water/by syringe?

Read this,

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/niacin-deficiency-in-waterfowl.1367557/

 

[Miss Lydia]

Keep up on dosing them until at least 10 weeks old since this is when they are growing the fastest and need the extra niacin for strong legs.

 

[cnielsen]

Keep up on dosing them until at least 10 weeks old since this is when they are growing the fastest and need the extra niacin for strong legs.

i will! thank you

 

[cnielsen]

so it’s been a couple days... they refused to take the complex on any food i tried to give to them so i did end up putting it in their water, with a few extra drops knowing that they spill a lot. We haven’t really noticed that much of a change. when will that start to happen??

 

[cnielsen]

so it’s been a couple days... they refused to take the complex on any food i tried to give to them so i did end up putting it in their water, with a few extra drops knowing that they spill a lot. We haven’t really noticed that much of a change. when will that start to happen??

@DuckyDonna @Miss Lydia

 

[Isaac 0]

I didn't see they were only a few days/week old. What kind of symptoms are they showing again, do you have a video of them walking? Not suggesting its the problem, but I've never had, and rarely see ducklings this young with niacin problems. It tends to occur around four-eight weeks.

 

[cnielsen]

I didn't see they were only a few days/week old. What kind of symptoms are they showing again, do you have a video of them walking? Not suggesting its the problem, but I've never had, and rarely see ducklings this young with niacin problems. It tends to occur around four-eight weeks.

they are a week and two days old now. they are slightly pigeon toed and they only walk/run for a little bit before plopping down. they aren’t as active as i thought they would be, especially the runners. we just worry extra for them because they came pretty weak from metzer. how do i attach a video? sorry i’m fairly new here

 

[Isaac 0]

they are a week and two days old now. they are slightly pigeon toed and they only walk/run for a little bit before plopping down. they aren’t as active as i thought they would be, especially the runners. we just worry extra for them because they came pretty weak from metzer. how do i attach a video? sorry i’m fairly new here

It very well could be the problem, I just don't see it often with birds this young. To post a video, upload it to a video platform like Youtube or Vimeo, and copy/paste the link here. What feed are they on? What bedding are they on?

 

[cnielsen]

It very well could be the problem, I just don't see it often with birds this young. To post a video, upload it to a video platform like Youtube or Vimeo, and copy/paste the link here. What feed are they on? What bedding are they on?

here they are. they are on MannaPro duckling and gosling starter grower, non medicated with 22% protein. their bedding is pine chips.