Help, newly hatched duckling having trouble walking.

[vallieo]

All the ancona ducks are healthy, except for one. He is a little smaller and sits mostly foward. He hatched sometime last night and had alot of shell bits and mucus ( sorry I'm a newbie) all over him. Around 8 hours after he was born we assumed the gooy stuff was the cause of him not being able to walk. We gave him a bath with warm water. Now he is fluffier however he is still just sitting around. He looks normal as far as development, with the exception of being small. Hope someone can help. Thanks

 

[CascadiaRiver]

Maybe he has splay leg?

 

[vallieo]

spraddle leg? i looked that up, doesn't look like that

 

[CascadiaRiver]

spraddle leg? i looked that up, doesn't look like that

A picture could help, it could be splay leg or a broken leg, or something else~

 

[vallieo]

 

[vallieo]

Hope this helps. The yellow one is the size & what the rest look like. This poor guy just sits & scoots around.

 

[roseyred]

You can use a bandaid to support the legs together but so he can still be mobile, honey water helps too as it'll pep him up

 

[CascadiaRiver]

I dont know, seems like splay leg to me....

 

[OodlesOfMoodles]

What brand is the bird. Sorry if English is bad

 

[vallieo]

Ancona Duck