Duckling can hardly stand. And can't walk?

[thatduckguyy]

He is 2 days old and all the others can stand and walk. He can stand but he falls like 2 seconds later he falls, it looks like one of his feet slip underneath the other then he falls on his side.
Here is a video and some pictures.
My mom was thinking maybe its wing, because wings help banlance and one looks bigger than the other. So heres a pic:

Its a bit hard to see but he has a piece of his wing missing we think. Maybe deformed.

Here hes lying on his side with his feet out

if it is a wing problem could I fix it?
and its definately not splayed legs take a look at this video:

I could really use some help so if you have ANY suggestions let me know!

 

[AdamD77]

Hmm, can he spread the toes out properly? And have you tested the joints in his legs to see if each on can move properly?

 

[duckyfromoz]

It looks like some kind of balance issue- it can certainly move its legs well enough when it isnt standing up. Its not caused by the wings though. I am thinking some kind of muscular problem or something neurological...poor duckie..

 

[thatduckguyy]

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he can even swim its juts his wing is there anything we can construct to balanca him?

 

[thatduckguyy]

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oh.. I see, I really don't know what to do then.. Maybe should i contact a rehabillitator? Or somthing like that? Because its really hard to care for him, trying to give attention to 4 other ducklings then I have to help him eat all the time. I just don't want him to pass away I really want to help him.

 

[Amiga]

I don't think it will hurt to give him vitamins/electrolytes/probiotics. If it's neurological, sometimes more niacin or thiamine (Duckyfromoz knows more about that, I think) can help.

 

[AdamD77]

Hmm, it looks like he's fine as long as he's not moving! If he can swim well enough, regular swimming might help develop his leg muscles and help him stand... I wonder if it would possible to create some sort of stabiliser like for a child's bike that goes over his back and comes round to almost touching the ground on both sides to keep him from falling sideways..?