Getting really worried about my duck

[Miss Lydia]

It says liquid B is it B complex? how much niacin is in it? I don't know how much is in that bottle but you will need to have her on this until she is fully recovered which may mean you'll have to buy more. 1 ml is the dose per day. You can use human B complex you'll just need to crush the pill I take b complex and it comes in capsule form which would mean all you'd have to do is open the capsule and put it over feed or treat. It's labeled for birds so it should be fine to use [the bottle you posted about]

 

[Jerome32]

Her face has become skinny and untidy. I don't know the reason yet. She is eating and drinking fine and better than before.

 

[Miss Lydia]

She's very pretty. The yellow looks like oil from her preen gland. From this angle, it doesn't look very skinny but you sure know her better than I do.

 

[Luv Ducks]

In your last picture the duck opposite your one having issues looked like drake by the color of the bill. Is it???? I had a drake with two Muscovy ducks years ago and he over mated my one girl and made her lame. It took me a while to realize what was happening. They too were young when it happened. If it is a drake having just two female ducks will more than likely not satisfy him and they could get over mated which causes lameness. Just a thought for what might be going on with her.

 

[Miss Lydia]

In your last picture the duck opposite your one having issues looked like drake by the color of the bill. Is it???? I had a drake with two Muscovy ducks years ago and he over mated my one girl and made her lame. It took me a while to realize what was happening. They too were young when it happened. If it is a drake having just two female ducks will more than likely not satisfy him and they could get over mated which causes lameness. Just a thought for what might be going on with her.

I had that thought too but don’t think at 12 weeks

 

[Luv Ducks]

I had that thought too but don’t think at 12 weeks

My Khaki Campbell was chasing my girls around the pen trying to mate them when he was 3 months. He might have been exceptional but that is how I knew for sure he was a male when I saw his parts exposed. That is what made me think that.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Wow and so young too.

 

[Ellie76]

Morning, I have something similar going on with my muscovy duck Dotty. She started limping a little protecting her right leg 2 days ago, yesterday got a little worse and today she can't really move around unless she uses her wings to push her along. I gave her a warm bowl to soak in, in case she's egg bound, but when I took her out she wasn't able to flap her wings to dry herself without falling on her face.
I've kept the drake away from her as he's really aggressive when mating which may have caused this? But I can't feel or see any injuries, just that her right leg is weaker than the left..
Here's a video https://photos.app.goo.gl/5SiryaiNJWrNoMhv7

 

[Miss Lydia]

How old is Dotty? does she have a way out of her swimming pool so she doesn't have to jump off the side?
Muscovy drakes are so heavy and if he has been mating her on the ground she may have a sprained leg which will need some time to heal. Good idea keeping the drake away from her to give her time to rest and heal that leg or legs? Is it both legs now? If at all possible get some B Complex and give that to her while she is resting and healing it is great to support the legs and if there is a niacin deficiency it will help her get over it.

 

[Ellie76]

How old is Dotty? does she have a way out of her swimming pool so she doesn't have to jump off the side?
Muscovy drakes are so heavy and if he has been mating her on the ground she may have a sprained leg which will need some time to heal. Good idea keeping the drake away from her to give her time to rest and heal that leg or legs? Is it both legs now? If at all possible get some B Complex and give that to her while she is resting and healing it is great to support the legs and if there is a niacin deficiency it will help her get over it.

Thanks Lydia, she about 5 or 6 years old.
I've put a smaller bowl and some pieces of wood like steps but I might actually dig it into the ground to make it easier to get in/out.

Its just one leg, the right.

I think it was either the drake or my 3 geese who can be a bit aggressive, hence why I've I've kept her in the pen to stay safe from them and the drake. Good news is thats shes laying, but ill try and get some niacin and give that to her. Thanks