My Island Of Misfit Ducks

[Seven_Hale]

I seem to be a magnet for what my daughter terms “oddballs”... this will be the 4th duck that has come home with me that has had an issue... happily I am learning (with much thanks to many of you) to help them as much as possible, and and 2 of the 4 have actually recovered and will be normal ducks now!
But for my newest (4th) little duckling.... she came home at a few weeks old with a club? Foot. She is still very young- MAYBE
5-6 weeks? Is there a way to splint it or brace it to help it grow correctly? IF SO where do I find the instructions? I was a medic, so splints aren’t new to me- but duck anatomy is! LOL
I appreciate the input. I’m hoping the more I learn, the faster I can address any issues as they comes up- and with my older ducks nesting I’m sure there’s more to come. Thanks in advance!

 

[Miss Lydia]

You might try a shoe and bless you for caring enough to want to help these ducklings.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/duckling-with-leg-foot-abnormalities.1184479/#post-18695158

 

[room onthebroom]

You might try a shoe and bless you for caring enough to want to help these ducklings.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/duckling-with-leg-foot-abnormalities.1184479/#post-18695158

x2! You are definitely my kind of person!!!

 

[quackiemama]

X3, kudos to you

 

[Gray Farms]

Cut a piece of cardboard to match the bottom of the "normal" foot. And use some vet wrap to fix it to the bottom of the "abnormal" foot. You may also have to put hobbles on its legs to keep both feet squarely under its body when walking. Naturally you'll have to change it every few days.