My duck can't walk

[Duckyismylove]

Can you help? My duck can't walk properly...and it seems like he has swollen feet...what should i do?

 

[Duckyismylove]

Please help

 

[cheezenkwackers]

The more information you can give, the better the advice. So, I have several questions for you:
How old? Peking? When did it start? What does he eat (main food and snacks)? Does he take any vitamins? What substrate (gravel, grass, shavings, etc.) is he usually walking on? Does he free-range? Could he have been injured? If you feel his feet and legs are there warm places? If so, where?

 

[Duckyismylove]

Thank you for your reply i hope my answers are complete
He is 5 months...not a Peking...he has been like this for about 5 days...i give him so many different foods but the main is wheat...i give him noodles and tomatoes and cucumbers as well...i hadn't been giving him vitamins since i realized his problem....after that i gave him some calcium and d3...he mainly walks on rug ...he doesn't have enough space to walk properly but at least 2 hours a day...he hurt one of his feet once but we immediately applies a bandage...it was for about 1 month ago.yes i think his feet are warmer than before...in the hocks and fingers...

 

[Jenbirdee]

let’s start with diet; Is there any way you can get some proper duck feed for him where you live?
the best diet to stay healthy and have strong legs is a duck feed or an all-flock feed and add 1 Tbsp of nutritional yeast per cup of feed. nutritional yeast contains the extra B vitamins the ducks need to have strong legs. Niacin mainly is what ducks need for their legs. it is also in brewers yeast , some people add that to their duck feed instead. You can even give niacin from capsules made for people, sprinkled in the duck food., but it can’t be the extended release kind or the no flush kind.
next about the leg swelling and warmth , you said there was an injury a month ago , i wonder if it was an open wound? how does the injured spot look now? i wonder if there could be an infection and maybe an antibiotic would help. @Miss Lydia knows more than i do about that

 

[Duckyismylove]

let’s start with diet; Is there any way you can get some proper duck feed for him where you live?
the best diet to stay healthy and have strong legs is a duck feed or an all-flock feed and add 1 Tbsp of nutritional yeast per cup of feed. nutritional yeast contains the extra B vitamins the ducks need to have strong legs. Niacin mainly is what ducks need for their legs. it is also in brewers yeast , some people add that to their duck feed instead. You can even give niacin from capsules made for people, sprinkled in the duck food., but it can’t be the extended release kind or the no flush kind.
next about the leg swelling and warmth , you said there was an injury a month ago , i wonder if it was an open wound? how does the injured spot look now? i wonder if there could be an infection and maybe an antibiotic would help. @Miss Lydia knows more than i do about that

Unfortunately we don't have duck food here
And yes it was an oppen wound but we washed it immediately and the wound was in his left leg...now i can send you better pics....i can't see anything in his feet....he can't walk properly by his right leg....he prefers to sit

 

[Jenbirdee]

what country are you in? Can you get poultry vitamins like 'Nutridrench' or 'Poultry cell?'
Can you get this (see picture below) "liquid vitamin B complex"and give 1 ml over a little treat make sure he gets it all ?

I think what he needs most is the Niacin
Here is article all about Niacin deficiency
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/niacin-deficiency-in-waterfowl.1367557/

 

[Duckyismylove]

let’s start with diet; Is there any way you can get some proper duck feed for him where you live?
the best diet to stay healthy and have strong legs is a duck feed or an all-flock feed and add 1 Tbsp of nutritional yeast per cup of feed. nutritional yeast contains the extra B vitamins the ducks need to have strong legs. Niacin mainly is what ducks need for their legs. it is also in brewers yeast , some people add that to their duck feed instead. You can even give niacin from capsules made for people, sprinkled in the duck food., but it can’t be the extended release kind or the no flush kind.
next about the leg swelling and warmth , you said there was an injury a month ago , i wonder if it was an open wound? how does the injured spot look now? i wonder if there could be an infection and maybe an antibiotic would help. @Miss Lydia knows more than i do about that

 

[Duckyismylove]

what country are you in? Can you get poultry vitamins like 'Nutridrench' or 'Poultry cell?'
Can you get this (see picture below) "liquid vitamin B complex"and give 1 ml over a little treat make sure he gets it all ?

I think what he needs most is the Niacin
Here is article all about Niacin deficiency
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/niacin-deficiency-in-waterfowl.1367557/

Sorry we don't have lind of this...
We're in Iran...I'll read this thanks
We give Ducky a Ad3e with niacin for some days but it's like before...isn't it an arthritis?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sorry we don't have lind of this...
We're in Iran...I'll read this thanks
We give Ducky a Ad3e with niacin for some days but it's like before...isn't it an arthritis?

When giving Niacin it isn't a quick fix it can take days weeks or months depending on how long the duck has had the problem.
I'm not familiar with Ad3e can you explain what this is?
Where do you keep your duck and what kind of bedding or ground is the duck on?
We do realize in other parts of the world people feed differently than we do and wheat is a good source of feed but at his age he does need the extra niacin. 10 mg per day.
here is info on feeding wheat.
https://happyfarmyard.com/can-ducks-eat-wheat/
I'd make sure wheat is his main source of diet with the other things you mentioned as treats.
people who have poultry in Iran feed this mainly as their chicken, ducks ,geese diet? or is there chicken feed too?