My duck drags itself, and walks when It needs too for running away. HELP!

[CherpNPeep]

Just yesterday night, I went out to place my ducks into their coop and I noticed one of my ducks could not walk, dragging itself into the coop and taking only 2 steps into the coop. I'm not sure what's going on and I'm so terrified that it broke a leg or was bitten.

Then this morning, I woke up and went to check on them, seeing the same thing as yesterday. He still couldn't walk.
However, he did when he was running towards something otherwise, the same drag action.

Someone please help my ducks!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Sorry for your trouble.

What is the age and what are you feeding?

 

[CherpNPeep]

Sorry for your trouble.

What is the age and what are you feeding?

He's 3 months old, and we're feeding it cook rice and lettuce as told! My aunt owns a dozen of ducks and she feeds them the same. Everything is alright with her ducks. All playful and happy.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Your duckling is being deprived of essentials nutrients. A good poultry feed is what they need and probably has a niacin def also.

 

[chickens really]

Ducks require a lot more in nutrition than Lettuce and rice..

 

[CherpNPeep]

Your duckling is being deprived of essentials nutrients. A good poultry feed is what they need and probably has a niacin def also.

Thank you so much.

 

[CherpNPeep]

Your duckling is being deprived of essentials nutrients. A good poultry feed is what they need and probably has a niacin def also.

Oh one thing also, what if It's bitten because there were rats who were running around during the season and my other duck was totally fine.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Have you looked him over for bite wounds or some other kind of injury?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Still duckling can’t be expected be be healthy when feed lettuce and cooked rice they need vitamins and nutrients from their feed even a good quality dog or cat food would be better than what your feeding.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Not trying to sound judgmental we understand that in other countries it’s not always easy to find proper feed but I bet if you googled you could find some things grains and such that would really help get you duckling back walking again if it’s diet related. Are you in the US?