Limping Female Pekin Duck - what should I do to heal her?

[tayjamieson]

Hello,
I hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day. So I previously had a duck pass away after she had been limping/immobile for a few weeks out of the blue. I came home and she was passed away laying by the coop with the other ducks and it was really heartbreaking. Now I have another one of my female ducks who has been limping for at least a couple of weeks now.

When I look closely at the foot she limps on, the ankle looks quite a bit larger then the ankle on her other foot. Unlike the duck I had that passed away after limping for weeks, this girl still manages to walk around and explore almost as much as the others do. She often will find a safe spot in the shade to rest while the other girls are foraging. I have 2 Male Pekin ducks that I have been keeping separate from the girls for a couple of months now.

I have been frequently checking her foot for cuts and black marks as I heard that is a sign of Bumble Foot which is a staph infection caused by a cut typically on the bottom of a duck's foot and often it will look like a black mark on the bottom of their foot. If the staph infection is left untreated it can spread and ultimately cause death (this is what I read online anyhow).

Any advice, help, insight, etc. is greatly appreciated. I'm just worried she will end up passing away like my last girl duck who was limping for a while.

Thank You!!!

 

[chickens really]

Many things can cause lameness. Sprains, egg issues, botulism, diet, etc.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Have you tried anything to and help her? @tayjamieson

If there is swelling she may have injured her ankle and inflammation is there. Can you post a picture?

 

[casportpony]

Can you post pictures and a video?

 

[tayjamieson]

Can you post pictures and a video?

Hey guys I'm so sorry I should have included photo's. I did actually record a video but it won't allow me to upload a video onto my thread post unless it's from a social media platform. Anyways, below are some photo's let me know what you guys think! I wrote a description with the photo's so you have a better idea of what you're looking at.

#1 Photo: Both of her feet

#2 Photo: The foot/ankle she is limping on

#3 Photo: Her Right Foot (non-limping one)

#4 Photo: Bottom of her left foot which she limps on

 

[Miss Lydia]

Looking at her foot from the bottom on pic #4 is that swelling in that left toe area?

 

[Miss Lydia]

You need to put your video on you tube or Vimeo then copy an paste here.

 

[tayjamieson]

Many things can cause lameness. Sprains, egg issues, botulism, diet, etc.

Her eggs seem to be OK and we currently feed her layer crumble by Nutrena, and once or twice a week we give them black oil sunflower seeds and/or scratch feed. We also supplement crushed oyster shells/coral/granite mixture and offer that daily for them to eat as they please. I keep their water feeders clean, I scrub them with soap and water every 2 days about otherwise they stink and have a green sludge on the inside of them. I have 22 hens and 1 rooster, along with my 6 ducks; 4 females and 2 males.

I've been hearing about using nutritional brewers yeast daily adding into the water feeders for both ducks and chickens, I've heard it helps support their bones/immune systems - does anyone use that with their flocks? I'm thinking I should get some and start adding it every day since this is the second duck I've had with a injury like this.

 

[tayjamieson]

You need to put your video on you tube or Vimeo then copy an paste here.

okay let me see if I can do that quickly here.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I use Nutritional yeast and just sprinkle it over their feed 1 Tab per cup of feed mine love the taste and it actually has more niacin than brewers yeast.