Duck struggles to walk

[rclements1108]

You could use Epsom salt just the plain though not the ones that have fragrance.

I went to the store and got that! thanks

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just be sure to follow the directions on that link I gave you.

I sure hope you see improvements bless her heart.

 

[rclements1108]

Thank you, me too, i just thought about this but how do you tell if she is egg bound? She never has had a problem laying before but i’m just curious and want to make sure im treating the right thing

 

[Miss Lydia]

They usually go off by themselves you'll notice the vent pulsing like she is trying to lay. Sometimes they will look like a Penguin when walking. She may go in the coop make a nest and stay in. It needs to be addressed ASAP if you think she may be egg bound.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...bound-ducks-preliminary.959537/#post-14940303

 

[rclements1108]

They usually go off by themselves you'll notice the vent pulsing like she is trying to lay. Sometimes they will look like a Penguin when walking. She may go in the coop make a nest and stay in. It needs to be addressed ASAP if you think she may be egg bound.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...bound-ducks-preliminary.959537/#post-14940303

okay i treated her for it just in case. She is still struggling to walk at all today and just laying down alone. Thanks

 

[Miss Lydia]

okay i treated her for it just in case. She is still struggling to walk at all today and just laying down alone. Thanks

It won't hurt to give her a dose of Cla glu this evening and keep up with the liquid B complex too.
Is she eating, drinking, pooping what does her poop look like

 

[rclements1108]

It won't hurt to give her a dose of Cla glu this evening and keep up with the liquid B complex too.
Is she eating, drinking, pooping what does her poop look like

she is drinking some, but not eating. I do think she laid an egg this morning, so I don’t think she’s egg bound, so giving her the charcoal

 

[Miss Lydia]

If you can keep her separated from the rest that way you'd know for sure she is laying. Unless you already have her separated. Sometimes an egg will press on the nerves in the back and keep them from walking too.
Just some extra info
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/obturator-paralysis.1438777/

Is she able to hold her head up, Botulism is also called limber neck since it affects the neck also.

 

[rclements1108]

If you can keep her separated from the rest that way you'd know for sure she is laying. Unless you already have her separated. Sometimes an egg will press on the nerves in the back and keep them from walking too.
Just some extra info
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/obturator-paralysis.1438777/

Is she able to hold her head up, Botulism is also called limber neck since it affects the neck also.

Yes thankfully she has been able to hold her head up, she’s separated during the day but then with the other ducks at night and this morning there was five eggs and one was beside her so i’m assuming that she was able to lay but i did give her some calcium just in case