new duckling

[CelticOaksFarm]

It's sounds like wry neck/star gazing. Without photos though and seeing in person it is hard to tell. However any "breeder" who claims skeletal without seeing the bird shouldn't be used a source of info in my oppinion.

 

[Miss Lydia]

It's sounds like wry neck/star gazing. Without photos though and seeing in person it is hard to tell. However any "breeder" who claims skeletal without seeing the bird shouldn't be used a source of info in my oppinion.

Celtic, pics are here. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ment-in-egg-dark-spot-updates/90#post_9657871 post 89

 

[Wynette]

often times when a newly hatched duckling is having balance issues or "star gazing" (where the head flips to the side/back) it is common practice to use one of the following: 1- Poultry Nutri Drench, or 2- Poly ViSol baby vitemins (NO IRON) found at WalMart, target, most pharmacies. Give one drop by mouth as soon as you get it. Then continue to offer daily until the issue corrects itself. You can add 1-4 drops in the drinking water as well to help boost their system.

Celtic - for chicks, we use 3-4 drops of Poly or Nutri-Drench, twice daily - it's just one drop, once daily, for ducklings? Just wanted to confirm - thanks!