Help me! New with ducklings! Wry Neck??

[casportpony]

So for the cattle b complex, how much do i give her? Is it for cows and is it okay to give her something for a cow?

For one that size I might try 1/4 to 1/2 ml. Yes, the cattle stuff is okay for poultry.

 

[Miss Lydia]

 

[Loopeend]

If she is not eating right; I would disregard the 'not holding' personally. Death by not getting (the right) food is a bigger chance then death out of stress in such moments, to be honest.
I tend to use eggs/dried worm mash with finely grinded down water-fowl starter, and add more water to it then you maybe are used too. A true watery soup. And smear it gently in their beaks. A blunt needle-tool can also work for this. I try to get something in every 2-hours. And since not-eating is an issue, this can require quite some holding the duck, waiting patiently and slightly forcing them to get any food in.

Due to the climate where I live vitamin-B/niancin is often not an issue. So what I make this soup of; might not contain the right feed for your specific duck. But I do sometimes have runts that can't compete with the older ducks and are starting to get mall-nurished. And this goes rapidly; because they even get weaker to be able to compete with the others. And maybe you have something you can use from this information if she does not eat. It's important that she gets the adviced things on here actually in her stomach.

I would also see if you can take her to a vet anyway. I don't know why but her pose and how you describe it also sounds like an inner-ear infection. Which is cureable with anti-biotics. If she keeps turning to the same side, and the same side only, this is a possibility. My English is not good enough to explain this :'(
Is she wobbly as a whole, left-to-right, back and forth, or is she pulling towards one side? Like their is a string on her head that keeps pulling her to one side?

 

[Loopeend]

This is how it looks in rats;

The head/neck keeps pulled towards a unhealthy pose, like if it is spastic, and the not being able to walk keeps pulling towards the same side. It keeps pulling/falling to the same side only, next to being wobbly as whole. The opposite side the neck/head is bent to, because the rat it's brains try to composate the loss of stabilllity happening in the part of the ear that tells you where 'up and down' is. That organ in the ear that also can make people sea-sick on boats.

 

[juliarosewe]

For one that size I might try 1/4 to 1/2 ml. Yes, the cattle stuff is okay for poultry.

Okay, i’ve bought the cattle vitamin b complex. On the bottle it says injectable sterile solution. Is it okay to give it to her orally?

 

[happy duck]

Just found this to back up what you where saying.... I love learning new things(if it has to do with ducks) and just thought this was neat to go along with what you said.
Expert from google:
B-complex supplements usually pack all eight Bvitamins into one pill. ... B-complex vitamins usually contain the following: B1 (thiamine): Thiamine plays an essential role in metabolism by helping convert nutrients into energy.

Vitamin B3, also called niacin, is one of the eight B-complex water-soluble vitamins. ... Niacin, a name coined from nicotinic acid vitamin, comes in several forms, including niacinamide (nicotinamide) and inositol hexanicotinate. Each of these forms has various uses as well.

Having done this research when I get my new ducks I am just going to give them this...skip the niacin powder...this will deal with it all!

 

[casportpony]

Okay, i’ve bought the cattle vitamin b complex. On the bottle it says injectable sterile solution. Is it okay to give it to her orally?

Yes, I do it all of the time.

 

[happy duck]

Just found this to back up what you where saying.... I love learning new things(if it has to do with ducks) and just thought this was neat to go along with what you said.
Expert from google:
B-complex supplements usually pack all eight Bvitamins into one pill. ... B-complex vitamins usually contain the following: B1 (thiamine): Thiamine plays an essential role in metabolism by helping convert nutrients into energy.

Vitamin B3, also called niacin, is one of the eight B-complex water-soluble vitamins. ... Niacin, a name coined from nicotinic acid vitamin, comes in several forms, including niacinamide (nicotinamide) and inositol hexanicotinate. Each of these forms has various uses as well.

Having done this research when I get my new ducks I am just going to give them this...skip the niacin powder...this will deal with it all!

I meant to quote @casportpony on this but it is not letting me anymore...here is you quote:

Can you show us a credible source that says wry neck is treated with niacin? I ask because everything I have read says to use thiamine, not niacin.

 

[casportpony]

I meant to quote @casportpony on this but it is not letting me anymore...here is you quote:

I know B's are important, but I was hoping someone could post a source that says a Niacin deficiency could cause wry neck.

 

[juliarosewe]

Yes, I do it all of the time.

Once again, thank you everyone for all your advice and help. Trying this now and hopefully she will be better soon!