is my duck sick?!?

[AmeraucanaHank]

Hi, i have a Pekin duck that i got at tractor supply in August, is stumbling about and falling head first and is not balanced. WHY?!?

 

[nuthatched]

What do you feed it? How is it housed?

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

What do you feed it? How is it housed?

I give he or she All flock once every morning. and he or she is housed in a dog run outside with hay for bedding by my pond.

 

[nuthatched]

I give he or she All flock once every morning. and he or she is housed in a dog run outside with hay for bedding by my pond.

It could be defincint in vitamin b or niacin, ducks need both and it's not generally found in all flock.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

It could be defincint in vitamin b or niacin, ducks need both and it's not generally found in all flock.

All flock does have niacin (which is vitamin b3). Some do well with no supplements and others need more. Generally the all flock feeds have the minimum a duck would need.
Pekins are known for having leg issues and needing supplemental niacin.

@AmericanaHank it sounds like your duck could benefit by receiving extra niacin. I would get the liquid vitamin b complex and give your duckling 1mL over dome treats per day. You can get it at your local farm supply store. It most likely will say injectable but you can just put it on their food or treats.

 

[CoriM]

Pekins usually need more niacin than what comes in their feed. I wish they were sold with that notice so that people didn't run into so much trouble with them. Get the liquid vitamin B complex as soon as possible and see if that helps. Is she sitting and resting more than your other ducks? Does she have trouble getting up?

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/niacin-deficiency-in-waterfowl.1367557/
this will give you info on Niacin deficiency and what to use to correct it.

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

everybody does not have to worry about her last night she got pulled through the cage by something. i really liked her and now she's died.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am so sorry to hear this
What kind of cage and is it covered in hardware cloth? that is about the only thing that will keep [raccoons ]which can reach in and pull something through fencing out. If you have other ducks I would recommend you asap get hardware cloth and cover the cage completely with it.

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

I am so sorry to hear this
What kind of cage and is it covered in hardware cloth? that is about the only thing that will keep [raccoons ]which can reach in and pull something through fencing out. If you have other ducks I would recommend you asap get hardware cloth and cover the cage completely with it

it is covered chain link. Is hardware cloth like chicken wire?