Duck with deformed legs!

[Luciegibson12]

Today I was walking on my farm when I found a baby duckling by itself and it wasn’t until I took it home that I realised it had deformed feet. It’s feet are all bunched up like a fist and they bend backwards and turn in slightly. I’m worried because school starts tomorrow and my parents say I should just kill it! I don’t wanna do that obviously so i wanna know how I can fix it’s feet. A friend said I should use tooth picks to straighten out it’s feet but I’m not sure how.
Please help

 

[Callender Girl]

I admire you for wanting to help this little one. I don't know how to help you, but if you could post a photo and your question in the duck forum, people like @isaac O would probably know the answer. Good luck!

 

[416bigbore]

Doc 0 to the rescue.

 

[FunnyfarmMidwest]

Today I was walking on my farm when I found a baby duckling by itself and it wasn’t until I took it home that I realised it had deformed feet. It’s feet are all bunched up like a fist and they bend backwards and turn in slightly. I’m worried because school starts tomorrow and my parents say I should just kill it! I don’t wanna do that obviously so i wanna know how I can fix it’s feet. A friend said I should use tooth picks to straighten out it’s feet but I’m not sure how.
Please help

Do you know how old the duckling is? A picture would be helpful. Can it walk some or get around? You could try spreading the foot straight across a piece of cardboard and taping it. Almost like a little shoe. I have one the same way right now. It just hatched on Friday and is doing well. Here's a link to my thread about him If it might be helpful. I've gotten some great advice there. Maybe @Isaac 0 could help you, he has given me wonderful advice on the subject
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/is-this-a-bruise-call-duck-egg-day-25.1420885/
Here's a picture off the internet of the cardboard bootie. In the 4th picture. The top 3 are of mine's leg. @Miss Lydia had a wonderful post on the subject. Here's the link.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/posts/16668583/

 

[FunnyfarmMidwest]

I admire you for wanting to help this little one. I don't know how to help you, but if you could post a photo and your question in the duck forum, people like @isaac o would probably know the answer. Good luck!

Sorry @Callender Girl didn't see your post when I replied and I repeated some questions.

 

[Callender Girl]

No problem. If we're asking the same things, we must be on the right track!

 

[FunnyfarmMidwest]

No problem. If we're asking the same things, we must be on the right track!

Hopefully the OP has good luck with the duckling.
They do say that great minds think alike!

 

[Isaac 0]

Pictures of her feet would be good.

Curled feet in ducklings tends to happen the most when they're was a malposition during the incubation period, which causes's their feet to "form" in such a way even once they're out. Less likely, it can be due to a Riboflavin deficiency, but that's something seen more with chicks, then ducklings, although supplementing her with B vitamins wouldn't hurt, actually, will probably help in the long run.

I would bring the duckling inside into a warm, soft padded area, where feed and water is easily reachable. You don't mention the age, but offering some mashed scrambled eggs, and a soupy feed might be good. I would try to pick up some vitamin B complex, and drip one drop along her bill once a day. For her feet, I would try to tape them flat with tape, as FunnyFarms suggested. Here are a few pictures that demonstrate what I'm talking about,

 

[Luciegibson12]

Pictures of her feet would be good.

Curled feet in ducklings tends to happen the most when they're was a malposition during the incubation period, which causes's their feet to "form" in such a way even once they're out. Less likely, it can be due to a Riboflavin deficiency, but that's something seen more with chicks, then ducklings, although supplementing her with B vitamins wouldn't hurt, actually, will probably help in the long run.

I would bring the duckling inside into a warm, soft padded area, where feed and water is easily reachable. You don't mention the age, but offering some mashed scrambled eggs, and a soupy feed might be good. I would try to pick up some vitamin B complex, and drip one drop along her bill once a day. For her feet, I would try to tape them flat with tape, as FunnyFarms suggested. Here are a few pictures that demonstrate what I'm talking about,

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[Luciegibson12]

Here are what it’s feet look like. Are they fixable? I think her leg is also a tiny bit deformed but I’m not sure.