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Poorly duck?? First time duck mom not sure if this is a worrying sign!! Help please

If they aren't huddling together or showing signs of being cold, then everything sounds okay. I can see you're taking very good care of them, and must care about her a lot!
I tagged someone knowledgeable in my earlier post, so hopefully she sees the thread soon, may have some thoughts on this.
@New duck mommy 2021 is this something you've observed? You've had many more ducklings than I have!
I haven’t seen this in ducklings
I know when my older birds are uncomfortable or in pain they do this with their wings and tail down
Is she normally this vocal ? She seems to be mumbling as I call it a lot
Have you let them bath yet ? Any signs of her feet turning in or favouring a leg at all ?
To young for egg issues so we can. Rule that out
Being indoors means nothing toxic she found have eaten
Only thing I can think of is she is either to warn , has niacin issues starting or she needs to really dunk her head. The bowl does look a little shallow for that age but pictures can make things look different too
 
If they aren't huddling together or showing signs of being cold, then everything sounds okay. I can see you're taking very good care of them, and must care about her a lot!
I tagged someone knowledgeable in my earlier post, so hopefully she sees the thread soon, may have some thoughts on this.
@New duck mommy 2021 is this something you've observed? You've had many more ducklings than I have!
Thank you!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
 
I haven’t seen this in ducklings
I know when my older birds are uncomfortable or in pain they do this with their wings and tail down
Is she normally this vocal ? She seems to be mumbling as I call it a lot
Have you let them bath yet ? Any signs of her feet turning in or favouring a leg at all ?
To young for egg issues so we can. Rule that out
Being indoors means nothing toxic she found have eaten
Only thing I can think of is she is either to warn , has niacin issues starting or she needs to really dunk her head. The bowl does look a little shallow for that age but pictures can make things look different too
Yes to be fair whenever I’m in the room she chats away to me 😂 attention seeker ❤️ Yes she’s bathed I do feel like her one leg is a little caggy she’s been like that since pretty much day one like I’m questioning if she’s got a tiny limp & the one leg more slightly turned but again it’s so subtle I look and think is that even a limp or is it just her little waddle??
The bowl is massive it does look small on that video tbf!!! I’ve not long changed it again however having said that she only puts her full bill in her water she never dunks her full head only in the bath/ sink, I can’t see this being the reason though because they’d just about ten mins prior been in a little sink bath. Xx
 
Yes to be fair whenever I’m in the room she chats away to me 😂 attention seeker ❤️ Yes she’s bathed I do feel like her one leg is a little caggy she’s been like that since pretty much day one like I’m questioning if she’s got a tiny limp & the one leg more slightly turned but again it’s so subtle I look and think is that even a limp or is it just her little waddle??
The bowl is massive it does look small on that video tbf!!! I’ve not long changed it again however having said that she only puts her full bill in her water she never dunks her full head only in the bath/ sink, I can’t see this being the reason though because they’d just about ten mins prior been in a little sink bath. Xx
I’m thinking niacin issues then
How often and how much brewers yeast do you add ?
I prefer nutritional yeast. I give 1tbs to 1 cup feed till 12 weeks. Because she is showing signs with leg I would get her durvet vitamin B complex says injectable but for ducks it’s oral. 1ml a day for 2-3 weeks. Can take a little bit to see full improvements
 
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I’m thinking niacin issues then
How often and how much brewers yeast do you add ?
I prefer nutritional yeast. I give 1tbs to 1 cup feed till 12 weeks. Because she is showing signs with leg I would get her durvet vitamin B complex says injectable but for ducks it’s oral. 1ml a day for 2-3 weeks. Can take a little bit to see full improvements
I do the same 1 spoon per cup of food, I’ll give that a try though! Thank you for your help!!
 

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