So this is my duckling here. I feed her worms and fruit and she is about 2 weeks old. I actaully found her out in the wild so im just guessing. she is the only duckling i have so yeah. Do you know what is wrong
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if you're only feeding her worms and fruit, then yes I think I know what is wrong.
Important question, are you supplying her with grit, and do you have a heat source for her?
Does she walk with her feet pointing inwards or overlapping?
Ducklings NEED really high levels of niacin in their food, otherwise their legs will grow defromed, they will become lethargic and they can die. It's a very common problem with them.
If she is only eating worms and fruit, not only is high amounts of fruit dangerous, but this wont have the balance of vitamins that she needs.
She needs duckling food. Or if you absolutely cant get any, she needs unmedicated chick starter crumb supplemented with Nutritional yeast.
If she is already showing signs of a niacin deficiency, I would start her on Vit B complex (by Durvet, Cattle injectable B complex given orally, 1ml over a bit of food daily until improvement) or Niacin capsules (flush effect NOT flush free, you can get them online or over the counter, 100mg capsules broken open and powder mixed with 1 gallon of water- use this as the drinking water).
If she is alone, she will suffer too, have you given her a mirror, or a plush toy, for company?
Depending on her breed, which looks like Mallard to me, keeping her may not be legal, could you look into wildlife rehabilitation centres near by? Otherwise what do you plan on doing with her? She can't be alone forever, and if imprinted she wont do well in the wild.
