My Pekin Duck is limping

[SEPMJR09]

My husband and I try to feel the pad just to maybe see if there was anything in it we don’t notice anything did not feel anything the duck did not flinch or show any signs of any pain of us rubbing the foot

 

[Miss Lydia]

Maybe a sprain? I have had a Runner that would limp favor one leg and show no signs of trauma so I guessed a sprain kept her in small section of their half acre it took close to 3 weeks before she wasn’t limping. I did add some liquid b complex to her water also.

 

[SEPMJR09]

Maybe a sprain? I have had a Runner that would limp favor one leg and show no signs of trauma so I guessed a sprain kept her in small section of their half acre it took close to 3 weeks before she wasn’t limping. I did add some liquid b complex to her water also.

@Miss Lydia yea I was thinking maybe tweaked it in the yard maybe a little hole or something. I do have Vitamin B complex that I can start adding to their water. They share a water bowl. I only have 2 ducks, how many ML’s should i add to The water? Also, I thought about just keeping them in their pen instead of free roaming to help limit the use of a lot of walking or is it okay to just let them free range and the duck will use the leg how it wants and it will heal on its own?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’d keep them up a few days just to see if there is improvement, I kept mine up since we live in the mountains and she’s a Runner and would be trying to follow her flock up an down. A couple mils In a gal of water should be fine. Or if they have a special treat you can give it to her that way. Then it’s not diluted.

 

[SEPMJR09]

Perfect thanks! Only peas! That’s there absolute FAVORITE! . Yea I will leave them up for a few days and see how that one does. I wish I knew the genders. Idk what they are. They bob their heads at each other (I don’t know what that means ) or they bob their heads in general... I thought it was like a nervous or change of something or scared but maybe I’m wrong, any way to tell gender ? They have deep quite honks. They pretty much have the same honk. One duck is double the size of the other. No curl feathers on the tail like some drakes have.

 

[Miss Lydia]

You may have a Jumbo and Regular Pekin. Only my girls Bob their heads but I don’t have Pekins so don’t want to say yes you have 2 girls.

 

[SEPMJR09]

You may have a Jumbo and Regular Pekin. Only my girls Bob their heads but I don’t have Pekins so don’t want to say yes you have 2 girls.

I believe I do have a jumbo pekin. It’s HUGE and the other is like a standard Pekin I guess. . The big one is way more affectionate than the other one but they are so sweet in general.

 

[Miss Lydia]

And poor babies their legs pay for all the growth and weight too. So keep up with the liquid BComplex. How old are they? 12-14 week. Just went back and read again

 

[SEPMJR09]

And poor babies their legs pay for all the growth and weight too. So keep up with the liquid BComplex. How old are they? 12-14 week. Just went back and read again

Okay! I will add some this evening when I get home. I’ll put a couple ML’s in their water bucket.
Yea roughly 12-14 weeks. Heavens they are huge for that age tho haha. Yea I know I feel so bad for them and the big one. That’s a lot of weight. I usually carry it just cause it’s so affectionate and I love snuggling them

 

[Miss Lydia]

That’s sweet they are soft and cuddly those big ones are! ❤