Duck quit walking

[PhillipJ]

My duck hen is about 4yrs old and today she quit walking, I see no signs of bumble foot and she is capable of standing and walking if she needs to. Her lower abdomen is maybe a little puffy and squishy, I'm not sure if she laid any eggs today. She's shivering and her bill feels cool/room temp.

This is her poop

I have her inside with a heat lamp, water, and feed mash (peas, pea protein, nutritional yeast).

 

[GracePoultry]

What food is she on right now?

 

[PhillipJ]

What food is she on right now?

A chicken layer feed

 

[GracePoultry]

A chicken layer feed

ducks need higher protein then layer feed provides and it doesn't have proper niacin. She likely has a niacin deficiency which can lead to leg problems. It's good she has the yeast. Get her on an all flock pellet as soon as you can. Put some Vitamin B3 into her water, up to 200mgs I believe. and do this for a few weeks

 

[PhillipJ]

ducks need higher protein then layer feed provides and it doesn't have proper niacin. She likely has a niacin deficiency which can lead to leg problems. It's good she has the yeast. Get her on an all flock pellet as soon as you can. Put some Vitamin B3 into her water, up to 200mgs I believe. and do this for a few weeks

Okay. I did start adding brewers grain to their food several days ago, but I'll see about switching their feed.

 

[PhillipJ]

She ended up laying an egg, it took some serious straining but she did pass a very thinly shelled egg. What kind of calcium should I administer? Tums? I have goat calcium for when they kid in a liquid form.

 

[GracePoultry]

She ended up laying an egg, it took some serious straining but she did pass a very thinly shelled egg. What kind of calcium should I administer? Tums? I have goat calcium for when they kid in a liquid form.

Give her half of a tums tablet crushed. Does she get calcium like oyster shell in her living area that she has access to?

 

[PhillipJ]

Give her half of a tums tablet crushed. Does she get calcium like oyster shell in her living area that she has access to?

Apparently they just ran out but yes they pretty much always have some. This is the first time an egg shell problem has popped up in a very long time.