My duckling needs help! :(

What brand of food are you feeding exactly? I would suggest putting a stuffed animal in there for him to snuggle with, then he wont be alone. A mirror is a good idea as well

What is the feed? Do you make it yourself? Or is it a brand name? Ducks need a lot of protein, and if their diet isn't correctly met it can cause issues like this.
It's a Polish brand high quality feed made specially for ducklings and gooslings needs so they have perfect amount of protein. I used this feed before and my ducklings grew into strong ducks, they don't get angel wings or any problems caused by their feed.
 
What brand of food are you feeding exactly? I would suggest putting a stuffed animal in there for him to snuggle with, then he wont be alone. A mirror is a good idea as well.
It's a Polish brand feed. It's called Kurka Naturka (i know wierd but you know, it's not english) it's dedicated for ducklings and gooslings so this feed has perfect amount of protein for them, also farmer that i got my ducklings from recommended it. I fed my other ducklings this brand of feed and they are healthy ducks right now, they don't have angel wings or any issues caused by feed. Also i placed a duck plushie to make duckling a bit more happy
 
How is your duckling doing today? Were you able to get a better photo of his legs?
It's great! I bring it back to his brothers and sisters and they started to cuddle to him. Lil guy started to eat and was first to food bowl. I was watching him carefully and now i know that it's right leg bone kinda sticks out bit too much. Also it's hard for him to walk because his right foot steps on his left foot. I saw that he's doing better with eating and standing. I took some photos of him but it wasn't easy to do, because he didn't get used to me enough and runs away as soon as i get a bit closer. Let me know if pics are bad quality, I will try to do my best to take as good pictures as possible. Also let me know if i can take Lil guy to vet/if vet would help his leg to fit in like it should. (it's so big mess on pics because i was changing the bedding)
 

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It's great! I bring it back to his brothers and sisters and they started to cuddle to him. Lil guy started to eat and was first to food bowl. I was watching him carefully and now i know that it's right leg bone kinda sticks out bit too much. Also it's hard for him to walk because his right foot steps on his left foot. I saw that he's doing better with eating and standing. I took some photos of him but it wasn't easy to do, because he didn't get used to me enough and runs away as soon as i get a bit closer. Let me know if pics are bad quality, I will try to do my best to take as good pictures as possible. Also let me know if i can take Lil guy to vet/if vet would help his leg to fit in like it should. (it's so big mess on pics because i was changing the bedding)
Great to hear he's doing better!

Maybe @Isaac 0 can help out. He might know if B vitamins supplements could help.
 
Great to hear he's doing better!

Maybe @Isaac 0 can help out. He might know if B vitamins supplements could help.
OK! Thanks for your advice!💗 I oficially called small duckling Lil guy and my mum is vet helping with farm animals, so i asked her what it can possibly be with his leg. She said that it's okay just Lil guy is a bit younger than his siblings, that's why he is small and he doesn't know how to walk. And that bone thing is because he is a bit more skinny. Hopefully he will get even better when he will grow up. Thanks again! :D
 
OK! Thanks for your advice!💗 I oficially called small duckling Lil guy and my mum is vet helping with farm animals, so i asked her what it can possibly be with his leg. She said that it's okay just Lil guy is a bit younger than his siblings, that's why he is small and he doesn't know how to walk. And that bone thing is because he is a bit more skinny. Hopefully he will get even better when he will grow up. Thanks again! :D
This isn't something that is normal for young ducklings. Most young ducklings look exactly like the others, and should have normal legs. Its likely there is something else going on. l can't quite get a visual on what it could be, but I don't think its something he will grow out of.
Let see what @Isaac 0 says.
 
This isn't something that is normal for young ducklings. Most young ducklings look exactly like the others, and should have normal legs. Its likely there is something else going on. l can't quite get a visual on what it could be, but I don't think its something he will grow out of.
Let see what @Isaac 0 says.
I feel like it's not normal too but anyone else thinks I'm overdramatic about the situation so i will wait for any better help that i can get.
 
The pictures provided allow very little visualization of the leg so it's hard to make out what might be the problem - from what I can see it does appear abnormal, and could be the result of a nutritional deficiency, an injury, or a malposition that occurred during the incubation period. Over the internet, it is hard to say which of those it might be.

Considering the problem is the result of the former condition mentioned, you could start the bird on a poultry vitamin for a week or two and see if there are any improvements. Keeping the duckling on padded grouds with plenty of traction would be suggested. Hopefully, the angulation in the leg will correct itself.
 
The pictures provided allow very little visualization of the leg so it's hard to make out what might be the problem - from what I can see it does appear abnormal, and could be the result of a nutritional deficiency, an injury, or a malposition that occurred during the incubation period. Over the internet, it is hard to say which of those it might be.

Considering the problem is the result of the former condition mentioned, you could start the bird on a poultry vitamin for a week or two and see if there are any improvements. Keeping the duckling on padded grouds with plenty of traction would be suggested. Hopefully, the angulation in the leg will correct itself.
Thanks for advice. I will do my best to make injury heal, and i will do things that you recommended. If something will get worse i will post about it. Thanks so much again!
 

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