Hi everybody. I have a question for you. I have a duck with a hurt leg. She laid down in the mud and stayed there as the mud started to solidify. When she jerked her leg out she hurt it. At first she was limping around and seemed okay. I kept my eye on her and she seemed like she was getting better. She was well enough to run completely away from me whenever she saw me knowing that I had my eye on her! Seems like she was bullied by some other ducks and it looks like her condition worsened so I brought her in and crated her. She seems to be regaining strength in her leg, can stand. But has difficulty walking still. I took her to the vet, she said that it looks like she broke the lower part of her leg and suggested hobbles. I've heard of this with baby ducks, has anybody ever heard of this with an adult? She suggested keeping the hobbles on for 3 weeks.. one of my concerns is how do I let her swim to clean herself with hobbles on? I mean obviously I can't unless I take the hobbles off. I have a duck diaper on her in the house, its keeping mess to a minimum. Are the hobbles a good idea or should I look into making her a sling? I asked the vet if hobbles usually work on adult ducks and she kind of insinuated that she didn't know that it was worth a try. The hobbles do help keep her leg under her..I'm just not sure and need more opinions thanks