Duck Illness and now weird head holding

[Mwitt75]

We had a bad rain storm the other night this guy he is about 3 months well he was laying in the mud near the coop area and had been there all night I assume he was barely functioning and breathing with mouth open. Brought him inside cleaned him up he wouldn’t stand so we did epsom salt baths, antibiotics, electrolytes, water and he started acting better after a couple days. Still won’t stand have been doing epsom salt compresses in his swollen hock. He’s been eating and drinking no quaking but today he started doing this weird neck holding thing and if he isn’t careful he falls over on his side. These are my first ducks I have researched and tried everything what is happening.

 

[aart]

What all and how exactly have you been feeding since you got him?
Did you get him as a 'day old' duckling?

 

[Mwitt75]

Yes a day old and been feeding chick stater and scratch and pumpkins cut in half so they get the goodness from the middle. We just started adding brewers yeast to feed. He was always fine

 

[Mwitt75]

Also he has been inside since Monday just started the neck thing today.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would try some vitamin E 400 IU daily along with a general poultry vitamin or B complex, since it seems like he might have wry neck (torticolis, crook neck.)

 

[DiYMama540]

Poor guy! What kind of feed do you give him regularly? This appears to be wry neck...I will link you some articles if I can find them.

 

[DiYMama540]

Ok...here's a thread that goes over the vitamins you can supplement.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wry-neck-duck.1160642/

 

[aart]

Don't ducks need niacin from the get go?

 

[Raenh]

They should have it, but some chicken feed has a portion in it. Just not enough... and he's been feeding him peas from the looks of that one picture, which has niacin in them as well.

I may have gotten lucky, or that might be why speedy has a slight quake sometimes when she's standing to long - i couldn't afford the niacin <brewer's yeast> right away and didnt get it for her and fancy until they were 3 months old...

 

[Jpat]

Mabye the wind blew something on him and hes in pain. If he has a swollen hock like you seid

Could you post a video of him? how he acts and mabye trying to set him on his feet

@casportpony did a right up on ibprofen dosages for ducks

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ibuprofen-dose-for-ducks.1308956/