Help! Young Peking (6-7 wks) walks on the joints/"knee" of his legs

[BrittAppalachia]

There are some conditions that can have multiple causes, this might be one of them. Can you post a video of him trying to walk on a towel? To post video you need to upload to YouTube or Vimeo then copy/paste the link here.

Here's the video

 

[Miss Lydia]

That one foot is really turned inward Kathy do you think a shoe would help at all?

 

[casportpony]

Here's the video

That looks nutritional to me.

 

[casportpony]

That one foot is really turned inward Kathy do you think a shoe would help at all?

I think he's probably too old for a shoe.

 

[BrittAppalachia]

That looks nutritional to me.

Is there anything I can do that I'm not already doing? I feel so bad about the first week of medicated food without niacin supplement, but since then we've been giving him extra supplements.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'd give B complex a try

 

[BrittAppalachia]

I'd give B complex a try

Do I put it in the water? And how much at a time?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yes you just squirt into their water. @Cayuga Jana can give the amount she used for hers.

 

[BrittAppalachia]

Yes you just squirt into their water. @Cayuga Jana can give the amount she used for hers.

Great thanks! I'll pick some up today.

 

[casportpony]

Is there anything I can do that I'm not already doing? I feel so bad about the first week of medicated food without niacin supplement, but since then we've been giving him extra supplements.

Don't feel bad, many do fine on chick starter without niacin. Some of these pekins need so much more niacin, so maybe he's one of those. As @Miss Lydia pointed out, his feed are also a little turned in, which might be fine for some ducks, but maybe not for these bigger ones.

Are you still planning on taking him to the vet tomorrow? If not, in addition to the niacin, I would maybe consider a sling for him and lots of swimming. When they are walking like this I worry that they will do irreversible damage to their hock joints trying to get around..