MY DUCK CAN'T STAND or WALK, HER LEGS SEEM TO CRUMPLE

[Miss Lydia]

I need ergant help my duck want propyl walk she feeds and drinks good she lives with two other ducks a turkey,rooster and some chickens it is freezing down here to plz help what do I do !!!???

How old is your duck?
how long has she been like this?

What do you feed your ducks and what is their set up?
could she have injured herself?
any other symptoms ? wounds etc

What part of the world are you in and can you bring her inside in a box or dog crate ,bath tub anyplace where she can be warm and get some special TLC?
and some pics may help also. is this both legs or only one? is there swelling redness? have you checked bottom of her feet?

 

[Amiga]

I second what Miss Lydia wrote - if it's very cold there, it could be frostbite. Pictures would help. But please let us know more.

 

[Chickenlayer101]

She can not walk on any legs and I live in australia where it is quite cold right now and I do not know how old she is I checked everywhere on her and no I juries and has been like this for atleast two days

 

[Chickenlayer101]

 

[Chickenlayer101]

And it feed her free range pallets

 

[Miss Lydia]

And it feed her free range pallets

Do you know if she has been laying eggs? could she be egg bound?

Okay you might want to think about putting her in a nice warm tub of water let he float around some and see how she moves her legs in the water, also if she is egg bound sometime floating in warm water make them relax enough they can lay the egg if it's stuck, if your comfortable doing this you can also use something like KY or vaseline and put it on your finger and gently insert into her vent and see if you feel and egg, Do it very carefully or feel on the outside while she is floating down around the vent and see if you can feel an egg.Sometimes the egg can press on nerves in the back and cause lameness. Just a few things you can do. If you can get hold of some Calcium citrate or cal gluconate you can add some to her feed and see if she'll eat it. or crush a tums up in some water and give it to her to drink, This is if she is egg bound of course we don't know if that is what is wrong since vets we aren't so it you have access to a good vet maybe that might be an option?You could also try adding some Brewers yeast to her feed 1 Tab to 1 cup of feed, we see lameness in waterfowl quite often that are fed feed formulated for chickens it doesn't have adequate amounts of niacin in it for waterfowl and they can end up lame and have neurological issues also. Again just something you might try.
Right off i think I'd try the warm water deep enough she can float just to see how she is using her legs with weight of her body off them, let us know and please don't leave her unattended while in water right now.

 

[Chickenlayer101]

Thank you so much for the advice and I will try the warm bath if she is egg bound and will also find proper duck feed for her and I am one of thoughs perianoid people and is hoping it is not parasites

 

[Amiga]

I would get her indoors where it is above freezing, like 40F - that's about 4C I think. Even a bit warmer would be helpful for her I think.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thank you so much for the advice and I will try the warm bath if she is egg bound and will also find proper duck feed for her and I am one of thoughs perianoid people and is hoping it is not parasites

If concerned about parasites you might want to take a poo sample to your vets, they can tell you if she has worms. I'd call first and ask but i see it would be no different than taking a sample of a dog or cat.

 

[Chickenlayer101]

Thank you I will be taking her to the vet and will keep u posted