Help!

[Pip&blossom]

I will do. Im hoping another few weeks and she might be outsidehope resting will help, forgot to say iv been putting her in epsom baths but she will only stay in for a few minutes then starts quacking wanting to be out

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you stay with her when she's in the tub? maybe company would help keep her in long enough for some good exercise. I was going to say toss some peas but she shouldn't drink the ES water since it's a laxative.

 

[Pip&blossom]

Do you stay with her when she's in the tub? maybe company would help keep her in long enough for some good exercise. I was going to say toss some peas but she shouldn't drink the ES water since it's a laxative.

Yeh i sit with her and get soaked ha she cleans herself then wants to be back out and starts getting stressy so dont want to leave her in

 

[Miss Lydia]

They do like to get us wet. lol

 

[Pip&blossom]

Tell me about it shes like having a shark in the bath ha but whatever makes her happy

 

[DuckyDonna]

What about trying some B-Complex? Seems to help with everything especially leg issues. You can get it at tractor supply

 

[Miss Lydia]

Already recommended it, but thanks for the picture.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

She's most likely a white layer. @WannaBeHillBilly has white layers and I think a few of them have had injuries to their legs, maybe he can share what he has done.
They are pretty ducks you have there.

Yes, definitely a White Layer: Fleshy bill and blue eyes. And no, my White Layers have grown up with mostly Runner descendant breeds and are therefore well trained and never had leg problems, other than bumblefoot. (My Black Swedish Magpies do have frequent leg problems, but i assume this is genetic.)
Bazilla Duck had a mild heat-stroke after an exceptional hot day but recovered in a dew hours, so their very dense feathers is their weak point during the hot summer months. They need plenty of water bowls around to cool off.
In regards of the leg, there is not much you can do, other than swim time without Epsom Salt in the water. Epsom salt helps with superficial wounds but has no effect on stretched ligaments, bruised muscles or twisted joints. But if she ingests some of her bathing water - and which duck wouldn't? - Epsom salt will cause diarrhea and loss of minerals. Swim-time and rest will help.
And once she can walk again, she needs exercise, running from here to there and back elsewhere to develop strong legs and muscles. Heavier breeds tend to stuff themselves and then lay down somewhere and rest. Keeping some distance between their food and their water is a first step.
- How old is she?
- Has she started to lay?
With the food problem: All my younger ducks weren't eating pellets, but they all ate crumbles with vigor. Try to grind some pellets up for her and see if she likes those. And opposite to what is commonly said: Some ducks have a very keen sense of taste! She may simply dislike the taste of the pellets. My Ducks love the cheap cat-food from Kroger and Dollar General. I once bought a really expensive bag of Purina, tried feeding it in the morning and most just spit it out and looked really disappointed at me.
Coming to the next point: Injured ducks need extra protein to heal! Try to feed her some dry cat food, then later mix some (crushed) pellets in between to get her taste buds adjusted.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Thankyou for your help. Aw i know their gorgeous all three of them are loved so much. Just wish she was back to that stage of being outside she loves her little boyfriend they both missing each other

O-Oh! - Little boyfriend!
The (not so little) boyfriends are most of the time the reason why my Black Swedish Magpie ducks develop their limps. Duck-XXX is all but romantic, especially during spring time…
I would keep her away from boyfriend until she has healed up good. - And two ducks for one drake is at least one duck short.

 

[Pip&blossom]

Shes been in the house for around 5 month with bumblefoot which we have just gotten rid of so definatly isnt off the drake. She must of twisted her leg somehow when getting foot wrapped as she was in a towel that is when the limp appeared. shes not herself today not eating as she should i dont know if she is just fed up of being in the house or what like i say its not the boys fault he hasnt seen her for months lol