Duck having seizures??

[Kiki]

She doesn’t appear to have any head trauma..shes free range so eats whatever she wants, I always thought she’d stray away from bad plants. She’s been locked in the chicken coop because she has a duckling, and I’ve been letting them out while being supervised..

You don't feed her a complete feed?

 

[Welsh Ducky]

Any farms nearby actually now that I think about it runoff with fertilizers and pesticides in it could be getting into the pond and making you duck sick.

Ok..her pond is just deeper sections in their creek, which runs right from the mountain we live on...

 

[Welsh Ducky]

Whatever she gets, the duckling gets, and it’s acting totally normal.

 

[Kiki]

She just did it for the second time now, and she’s laying on the ground with her wings splayed out..View attachment 1737181

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[Welsh Ducky]

You don't feed her a complete feed?

Her feed is always out, free choice. She’s also got the option layer feed.

 

[Welsh Ducky]

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[Welsh Ducky]

Any idea what caused this, or what I can do?

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

Any idea what caused this, or what I can do?

A couple simple things could be either a Niacin and/or Vitamin B6 deficiency. It's amazing the havoc that a vitamin deficiency can do on a poor duck. It could be something worse like a type of toxicity from something she got in to and ingested. Do you have a means of keeping her isolated while you treat her? Extra bump of Niacin in her water is something you could try. I bought some niacin pills at the store. Not the flush free kind! They come in those plastic capsules and you just separate the capsule and dump the contents in her water. Another thing you can do is give her this Vitamin B Complex.

You can get it at Tractor Supply, or possibly at your local feed store where you get their feed. My poor duckling was only 5 1/2 weeks old when she had some bout of this. Hers was a pretty severe case tho. I had to give her actual needle injections. Not everybody has to go that route tho. Most give it orally. Thankfully she is fully recovered and is laying huge eggs every day now. I have to look up the dosage tho because I forget now.

 

[PirateGirl]

I'm sorry I don't have answers, but I suspect it may be something your duck ate that is toxic, see the first section of this article.

https://countrysidenetwork.com/daily/poultry/feed-health/common-duck-diseases/

I am also linking directions on flushes to aid in removal of toxins. Even though we don't know exactly what is wrong, and may not ever know exactly, this is something that may be worth trying, especially if your duck seems to be getting worse. I don't think doing a flush would harm your duck.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/flushes-for-aiding-in-toxin-removal.700526/#post-9508213

Hopefully others can offer you some more advice before you go down this road.

 

[Welsh Ducky]

I'm sorry I don't have answers, but I suspect it may be something your duck ate that is toxic, see the first section of this article.

https://countrysidenetwork.com/daily/poultry/feed-health/common-duck-diseases/

I am also linking directions on flushes to aid in removal of toxins. Even though we don't know exactly what is wrong, and may not ever know exactly, this is something that may be worth trying, especially if your duck seems to be getting worse. I don't think doing a flush would harm your duck.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/flushes-for-aiding-in-toxin-removal.700526/#post-9508213

Hopefully others can offer you some more advice before you go down this road.

If it’s something toxic wouldn’t she already have died? Is it possible it’s a parasite? I haven’t dewormed her ever..