Pigeon toed duckling

[BelovedBirds]

Thank you! I hope so too. That’s the problem I don’t know what breed the ducklings are! Two are quite small and the one is huge.

if you could share a photo, I might be able to tell/or guess the breed!

 

[talkhorsesducks]

if you could share a photo, I might be able to tell/or guess the breed!

Ooo here’s the link to the post I made about it!

if you could share a photo, I might be able to tell/or guess the breed!

 

[DaleFarm]

My 4 week old duckling is pigeon toed. We have only had it for 9 days and did not notice this issue when we got it. We started it on Niacin about 3 days ago. I mix niacin with water and give it to the duckling by syringe. I have add niacin to the drinking water, sprinkled it on the food and also have been giving it peas, but haven't seen any improvement. I spoke with an online bird vet that said I need to take it to an actual vet because of bone deformity. I was hoping to treat this at home. Anyone able to help me? Am I doing enough with the niacin, does anyone know how I can wrap the legs to straighten?

 

[BelovedBirds]

My 4 week old duckling is pigeon toed. We have only had it for 9 days and did not notice this issue when we got it. We started it on Niacin about 3 days ago. I mix niacin with water and give it to the duckling by syringe. I have add niacin to the drinking water, sprinkled it on the food and also have been giving it peas, but haven't seen any improvement. I spoke with an online bird vet that said I need to take it to an actual vet because of bone deformity. I was hoping to treat this at home. Anyone able to help me? Am I doing enough with the niacin, does anyone know how I can wrap the legs to straighten?

That's quite severe
What kind of niacin are you using, and what dosage?

 

[DaleFarm]

That's quite severe
What kind of niacin are you using, and what dosage?

I purchased Nature's Bounty 500 mg gel caps at Walmart. I open up 2 capsules and add to 1/4 cup of water. I give it 15 ml each day along with adding to drinking water and sprinkling on its food.

 

[BelovedBirds]

I purchased Nature's Bounty 500 mg gel caps at Walmart. I open up 2 capsules and add to 1/4 cup of water. I give it 15 ml each day along with adding to drinking water and sprinkling on its food.

Are these capsules flush effect or flush free Niacin?
I'd get them on B complex ASAP, 1ml orally via a treat daily
Most folks here use the durvet brand from TSC

 

[DaleFarm]

Are these capsules flush effect or flush free Niacin?
I'd get them on B complex ASAP, 1ml orally via a treat daily
Most folks here use the durvet brand from TSC

I am not sure about the flush effect or flush free. I was not able to find B complex, but do have a TSC near my work. I will stop there today. Do you know if there is a way to wrap the poor little guys legs to help? I am a little bit in panic mode because I worry that I am too late to help him. This is our first attempt at raising ducklings. We have not had any issues with our baby chicks so this is new to us.

 

[CoriM]

You definitely need the liquid vitamin B complex ASAP. That's pretty advanced. You can put it over treats and also in the water. You can use a dropper, but it's really risky when they're ducklings because they could aspirate it into their lungs and that could kill them. You can't overdose on the vitamin B, so don't worry about that, but the dosage is 1 ml per day. This may have a better response than the capsules you're giving. I'm not sure how to reverse the damage done, or if it's possible, but the liquid vitamin B will strengthen her.