Rebecca JL
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- Dec 9, 2017
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Hi everyone,
I have 4 female ducks about 10 months old(full grown) who have started having episodes in the past month. One black Swedish and 3 “white layers.” It has only happened to 3 of the 4, but they seem to stand tall as if getting ready to stretch their wings, but then they sort of fall over and use their wings as balance as they walk to find a safe place to lay down. They sort of look drunk. The butt seems to curl under which almost looks like they’re having a Charlie horse, and they rest for a minute or so. If I pick them up when I see it is happening, they gladly rest in my arm. Their appetite is perfect before and after and once I put them back on the ground after 30 seconds or so they walk away like nothing happened.
I feed them Purina layer feed for fowl, every few days I’ll throw in some oyster shells for calcium, they get greens and fruits regularly. I saw a previous post about someone who had a similar issue that persisted and someone suggested activated charcoal in their water so I have done that and it didn’t seem to help the situation at all. It is happening more frequently as time goes on. They free range in the yard when we are home and have a large pen with a heat lamp in one end just in casies, and a house that they hardly use. I live in NJ so I’m not sure if it has something to do with the cold? However we had a 60 degree day last week and it happened then too
I have 4 female ducks about 10 months old(full grown) who have started having episodes in the past month. One black Swedish and 3 “white layers.” It has only happened to 3 of the 4, but they seem to stand tall as if getting ready to stretch their wings, but then they sort of fall over and use their wings as balance as they walk to find a safe place to lay down. They sort of look drunk. The butt seems to curl under which almost looks like they’re having a Charlie horse, and they rest for a minute or so. If I pick them up when I see it is happening, they gladly rest in my arm. Their appetite is perfect before and after and once I put them back on the ground after 30 seconds or so they walk away like nothing happened.
I feed them Purina layer feed for fowl, every few days I’ll throw in some oyster shells for calcium, they get greens and fruits regularly. I saw a previous post about someone who had a similar issue that persisted and someone suggested activated charcoal in their water so I have done that and it didn’t seem to help the situation at all. It is happening more frequently as time goes on. They free range in the yard when we are home and have a large pen with a heat lamp in one end just in casies, and a house that they hardly use. I live in NJ so I’m not sure if it has something to do with the cold? However we had a 60 degree day last week and it happened then too
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