Hello I’m a new chicken, duck and goat mom

[Heidi bird]

I just got my new chicks 2 days ago. I’ve noticed one has severe balance issues and often I will find it on its back legs up. It can’t walk very well. It is the most unique out of the 4 we received. The lady we got them from incubated them and that’s all I know about them.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome!
What are you feeding them?

 

[Heidi bird]

Mash? Mixed with water. They have been eating pretty good today, but the poor little guy in question just sort of went around in circles. I tried to show him the food and water but every time I touched him he would put his head all the way back and fall over.

 

[Heidi bird]

 

[N F C]

Sorry your little guy is having trouble. I would guess either wry neck or a nutritional deficiency. Your best best is to post about him over on the duck forum (those folks know their stuff):Ducks

Good luck!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[snow5164]

Sorry your little guy is having trouble. I would guess either wry neck or a nutritional deficiency. Your best best is to post about him over on the duck forum (those folks know their stuff):Ducks
Good luck!

I don’t know much but that’s a chicken look at the feet ....

 

[snow5164]

Do you have vitamins in the water? Medicated chick starter?

I’d feed him with an eye dropper , just drip the vitamin water on the side of his beak , he will swallow ... hold him in a little cloth .

Scramble some eggs and see if he will eat that ... so sad he’s so cute

 

[Kiki]

Can you pick some of this up today?

Nutri-Drench

• Kiki
• Aug 27, 2018

Nutri-Drench

• Kiki
• Aug 27, 2018

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

Thank you @KikisGirls There's a featured article on wry neck it's a good read. Also need to look at the amount of niacin in your feed. Ducks need more protein and niacin than chickens. At the beginning.