Jittery 2 Week Old Duckling

[Miss Lydia]

They are so adorable Just want to pick them up and smooch on them.

 

[chickens really]

They are so adorable Just want to pick them up and smooch on them.

I bet you just would...lol...They are adorable aren't they...

 

[casportpony]

How is he today?

 

[CayugaJana]

To me it looks like the leg muscles are weak. Causing the twitching/trembling and it can’t properly keep its balance. Use the nutri drench even if it’s expired. The vitamin content may just be a little lower than stated. I would also add the niacin like others suggested. Although my Pekins were bigger, they had the same issues. Shaking leg muscles, however theirs legs started to turn in. But is corrected after about 1 week on the liquid b complex. I can’t remember the mechanism, but niacin is needed to build muscle and make energy for their cells I believe.

They sure are cute. I’m jealous!

 

[Miss Lydia]

@shyBadger any updates?

 

[shyBadger]

To me it looks like the leg muscles are weak. Causing the twitching/trembling and it can’t properly keep its balance. Use the nutri drench even if it’s expired. The vitamin content may just be a little lower than stated. I would also add the niacin like others suggested. Although my Pekins were bigger, they had the same issues. Shaking leg muscles, however theirs legs started to turn in. But is corrected after about 1 week on the liquid b complex. I can’t remember the mechanism, but niacin is needed to build muscle and make energy for their cells I believe.

They sure are cute. I’m jealous!

Thanks - that makes sense to me.

@shyBadger any updates?

Thanks for checking up on him! I bought new nutri drench and got the vitamin B complex - plus some dried mealworms as a special treat (ducklings were scared of them -_- ). He still seems about the same atm, but I am going to give him some time. He's still curious and eating/drinking/pooping/snuggling his buddies, so he doesn't seem to be miserable or anything like that.

 

[CayugaJana]

Thanks - that makes sense to me.


Thanks for checking up on him! I bought new nutri drench and got the vitamin B complex - plus some dried mealworms as a special treat (ducklings were scared of them -_- ). He still seems about the same atm, but I am going to give him some time. He's still curious and eating/drinking/pooping/snuggling his buddies, so he doesn't seem to be miserable or anything like that.

Lol! Mine are at first too. I crunch the mealworms and leave them. They eventually get too nosy and try them and realize they are awesome.

 

[shyBadger]

Lol! Mine are at first too. I crunch the mealworms and leave them. They eventually get too nosy and try them and realize they are awesome.

Glad it isn't just my weirdos!
I tossed in a pile for them and they all walked around them eyeballing them and refusing to step anywhere near them. It was pretty funny!
On the other hand, the 3 day olds were trying their darnedest to munch on them, but they had a lot of trouble crunching them up. I broke them up into smaller pieces ( ) and they eventually figured it out. The 2 week olds got over it and had eaten them all by the morning. Scary old bugs!

 

[Miss Lydia]

@CayugaJana uses meal worms to sneak in the B Complex to her ducklings pretty cool idea.