Duck can't/won't walk

[5150Meg]

I have a female Pekin duck that is only a few months old now. She was fine and the whole flock was staying together and traveling around the large fenced yard and going in and out of their pools at will. However, about a month ago, she stopped walking and she wasn't standing either. She started using her wings to help propel herself forward but mostly just lays around. I added a lot more niacin to her water, sprinkled food grade DE on her food and her body to kill parasites, switched her back to duck baby food (non-antibiotic kind) and she now stands and is a little better but has stopped improving. I carry her to swim in the pool daily and she can get herself out and a little away but that's about it. A few hours later, I carry her back into the hen house to eat and rest. I keep a special bowl of water she can reach (with niacin in it). I'm out of ideas for this bird. Nothing appears to be wrong with her feet, no swelling, they seem to pull away when I touch them so they aren't paralyzed. She's not egg bound as she's too young to lay still. I did dose her with PCN I picked up from TSC (1 cc into her breast) twice just to try and see if it would help but no improvement. She's eating fine and drinking fine and cleaning herself when I put her into the pool (though not as clean as the rest of the ducks) but either won't or can't walk - thinking it's can't because she doesn't like me handling her but she seems to not be able to run away (though she is getting used to me handling her a lot). Any ideas?

 

[Eggcessive]

Welcome to BYC. What type of feed are you giving them? Perhaps it is a nutritional problem. B complex is very good to give crushed or sprinkled on food. I would also post on the duck forum as well here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/ducks.42/

 

[5150Meg]

Thank you, didn't realize there was a separate forum for ducks - sorry. Giving them All Flock from TSC mixed with a seed mix of six seeds (can't remember which ones right now). Will add a liquid B complex to her water and see if that helps as I have that on-hand. Thanks for the reply.

 

[Eggcessive]

Well there are some duck threads posted here, but if you really want the duck experts, the duck forum is best. I know chickens fairly well, but not that much about ducks. It might be best to give the all flock feed mostly, with just a occasional treat of the seeds. Those might dilate the protein and vitamins/minerals of the all flock feed. @Miss Lydia and others are helpful about ducks.

 

[Miss Lydia]

She is not doing this on purpose . Something is defiantly wrong. An injury or a nutritional deficiency. Please go to TSC and get some Liquid B complex and start her on 1 ml a day over just enough treat that she eats it all down. Don't dilute in water. Also pick up some calcium citrate at Walmart or Where ever they sell human vitamins. she could be deficient in B and calcium. @CrystaBub was having some issues with one of hers having problems walking and started her duck on both and it helped her. Hopefully she'll see this tag.

 

[Fluffbutts84]

I'm sorry to hear about your ducky. I soak mealworms in vitamin b complex for my girls. They love this treat and I know they are consuming it as soon as it's given to them. Best of luck, hope she is okay.

 

[Miss Lydia]

The liquid B complex is found in the cattle section at TSC it will say injectable but can be given orally just peel off the foil use a 1 ml dropper to get out the dose you'll use.

 

[5150Meg]

Thank you all! Will cut her diet to just All Flock and add calcium and B complex and see what happens.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hopefully in a week you’ll see an improvement please keep us updated.

 

[Steven Bussell]

I'm only 2 weeks into raising chicks and ducklings.. So reply is more of a question than answer.
Because of the seeds being fed shouldn't grits be offered.. Maybe it isn't picking up what it needs when outside?