Help! Duckling can’t walk!

[Frank12385]

It looks like there is something wrong with my duckling. His leg looks hurt and he can’t stand... Does anyone know what might be wrong?

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

Oh poor baby they might have straddle leg I made an article of you can find it it may work you get a half inch of a plastic straw and fold a hair tie in half and push it through so there are two loops in eather side then put each leg in the loops

 

[mesafox101]

was the humidity normal while incubation

 

[ChickNanny13]

Not sure about ducks but read something about Niacin supplement. Looks like it's still wet from hatching? Is it the only one? It needs warmth & time to rest/fluff out.

 

[Frank12385]

was the humidity normal while incubation

It was a bit on the high side for most of it...

 

[Frank12385]

Oh poor baby they might have straddle leg I made an article of you can find it it may work you get a half inch of a plastic straw and fold a hair tie in half and push it through so there are two loops in eather side then put each leg in the loops

Thank you I’ll check it out!

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

Ok cool glad I could help!

 

[mesafox101]

It was a bit on the high side for most of it...

i was thinking it may have been to low... sorry i goy nothing

 

[cursocale]

They take a few hours to be able to balance on their feet at all... So depends on how long ago it hatched? Are there others? Are they walking? Is it attempting to walk at all?

 

[MontanaChickDoc]

I had one duck hatch (assisted, pipped at the wrong end) and at first she really could not use one leg at all. She kept ending up on her back because one leg was strong so she kicked herself upside down! But by day 2 it was totally normal, so give it time. Maybe she was malpositioned and has some nerve compression.