Ducks hip and leg problems

[meliaolesen]

We have 3 pekin ducks that are a few weeks old now. Recently we’ve noticed that one of our ducks seems to have wider hips and it’s feet are closer together while the other two don’t have any trouble with their legs. The duck seems to have its hips out farther than the others but we aren’t sure what to make of it. It is still able to walk and we’ve been supplying them with brewers yeast in their feed but is there any cause for concern?

 

[Isaac 0]

Sounds like they may be niacin deficient, Take a look at this thread, look at some of the pictures, and see if they match with your birds.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/niacin-deficiency-in-waterfowl.1367557/

 

[meliaolesen]

Thank you so much for your help! This does seem to match the problems so we will start treatment, thanks again for your help!

 

[Isaac 0]

That's kinda what I thought, all the treatment info is in the thread I linked. Best of luck!

 

[Isaac 0]

Hi, there!

Just checking in to see how your bird is doing. Updates to these type of threads are quite useful for people in the future experiencing the same problem.