Duck not walking all the sudden?

[Jenbirdee]

@Miss Lydia

 

[nuthatched]

She is free range so she works the yard a lot for bugs and plants. Otherwise she get all flock pellets, crushed corn, and the fresh veggies this week were Brussel sprouts and green peppers. Also crushed egg shells for calcium.

Cut out the corn. Does she get any niacin supplements?

 

[Dirtybird211]

Cut out the corn. Does she get any niacin supplements?

Okay and no she hasn't had supplementary niacin since she younger. I think I stopped when she was about 5 months.

 

[Jenbirdee]

this is interesting it could be worms https://poultrykeeper.com/skeletal-muscular-nervous/lameness/

 

[nuthatched]

Okay and no she hasn't had supplementary niacin since she younger. I think I stopped when she was about 5 months.

She likely still needs it , it's essential for ducks.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’d def get her back on niacin the best would be Liquid BComplex 1 ml over a small amount of treat so you know she gets the whole dose and I’d also give her liquid Calcium gluconate in case it is an egg. Put her with her flock but in a dog crate for bed so no one picks on her while she is like this.

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/calcium-gluconate-for-egg-bound-ducks-preliminary.959537/#post-14940

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...bound-ducks-preliminary.959537/#post-14940303

This link will show you what liquid B Complex to get
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/niacin-deficiency-in-waterfowl.1367557/
Since we can only guess with symptoms it is safe to treat her for both niacin deficiency and egg bound.

 

[Dirtybird211]

Well it's 3 hours later ish and I went to check on her and she seems fine. Walking great, keeping up with the others and I didn't even get to supplement yet! I'm not sure what happened but I did just give everyone a calcium dose before bed just incase anyway. And I plan to give everyone some niacin tomorrow too.

And I searched the coop for an egg and none to be found so idk...

 

[Jenbirdee]

Wow fantastic news !!!!!!. Perhaps the calcium started the egg moving down her track and off the nerve it may have been pressing on . perhaps there may be an egg tomorrow.