duckling not stretching out

[pearla-gibble]

 

[nuthatched]

Is its neck floppy or stiff? Did it hatch like that?

 

[Cynthia12]

Wry neck.

 

[Cynthia12]

https://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-wry-neck-in-chickens/......says for chicks, but it happens the same way for ducks.

 

[Weeg]

@Overo Mare @Isaac 0 @Miss Lydia

 

[Cynthia12]

Miss Lydia has had experience as well! I've had chicks with it. It takes a while and a lot iyf patience if the chick can get well. Good luck with your baby!

 

[Isaac 0]

I would agree that it looks like Wry neck.

Sometimes they can be in a wrong position during the whole incubation period which can cause their head, and neck to form in such a way. Other times, they were passed on a nutritional deficiency from the parent stock, most often from vitamin E, and thiamine (B1). Neurological damage, or an infection of the yolk sac can also cause similar problems.

Regardless of what the sole cause of the problem is, I always start off by giving the bird vitamins, specifically thiamine and vitamin E. For the thiamine, you can get some Cattle B complex, and give a drop or two along the bill a couple of times a day, being careful nt to aspirate the duckling. For vitamin E, you can use human 400iu soft gel capsules, and get one into her a day, either over treats, or along her bill.

Also, make sure she is warm, provide a shallow dish of water so she doesn't drown, and contuinely offer her soupy feed, and even mashed scrambled eggs during the day. If the problem is vitamin related, you should be able to see improvement within a few days.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/durvet-hi-level-vitamin-b-complex


Let us know how she gets along.

 

[pearla-gibble]

Is its neck floppy or stiff? Did it hatch like that?

well she was stuck in her egg and the inner membrane had dried up I done this before so I new what to do. But when she/he got out her/his neck was between her/him leg's. The neck is not stiff but it's not floppy if I put her/him on her back shell pull her head up and tuck it on her chest. its almost like she has her neck cramped from being in egg to long.

 

[pearla-gibble]

I would agree that it looks like Wry neck.

Sometimes they can be in a wrong position during the whole incubation period which can cause their head, and neck to form in such a way. Other times, they were passed on a nutritional deficiency from the parent stock, most often from vitamin E, and thiamine (B1). Neurological damage, or an infection of the yolk sac can also cause similar problems.

Regardless of what the sole cause of the problem is, I always start off by giving the bird vitamins, specifically thiamine and vitamin E. For the thiamine, you can get some Cattle B complex, and give a drop or two along the bill a couple of times a day, being careful nt to aspirate the duckling. For vitamin E, you can use human 400iu soft gel capsules, and get one into her a day, either over treats, or along her bill.

Also, make sure she is warm, provide a shallow dish of water so she doesn't drown, and contuinely offer her soupy feed, and even mashed scrambled eggs during the day. If the problem is vitamin related, you should be able to see improvement within a few days.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/durvet-hi-level-vitamin-b-complex


Let us know how she gets along.

ok thank you ill see how she does in a couple of days

 

[pearla-gibble]

Is its neck floppy or stiff? Did it hatch like that?

yes she hatched like this and I don't know if its wry neck because she was stuck in her egg and I feel like its from he being in the egg for to long. and her head is floppy but when I put her on her back she holds her head up