Deformed Duckling

[Miss Lydia]

The rest of my runners are looking good now. I gave them electrolytes and put a bandaid on a couple of their legs for spraddle leg. I put them in a different brooder than the anacona and they seem to be thriving.... little feet look pretty normal at this time. Maybe it was the niacin. I am so thankful. They are getting around fine.

Great news!!! Now we need some pics.

 

[Chicken Crazy12]

Just saw this thread, sorry I wasn't on here sooner. I'm the person she got the eggs from and No the birds are not interbred. I keep two separate drakes for genetic diversity and several hens. I'm looking into the Niacin deficiency thing, but I've never hatched any that came out deformed from my flock and I've hatched many ducklings from them..................................... I do not know if temperature was off or not it was just a suggestion that I pointed to as a possible cause for malformation since I'm not hatching any deformed ducklings here at the farm.

If I was hatching out deformed ducklings I would certainly not be selling hatching eggs from my ducks. I'm not entirely sure what went wrong with this hatch, but I can assure you this is not the hatching results we are having here on the farm.

 

[rainplace]

Check this out on Toxoplasmosis: http://www.shagbarkbantams.com/page13.htm