Rouen duck can’t walk

[Janessa201811]

I went outside to my coop this morning to give water, and she was fine, went back out about 2 hours later and she was limping around dragging herself. I checked her feet and everything seems fine. She’s still eating and drinking

 

[Miss Lydia]

Has she been laying and did she lay today?
Wondering if it maybe this issue https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/obturator-paralysis.1438777/

and if she is laying and hasn't laid today do you have Calcium Gluconate?

 

[Janessa201811]

Has she been laying and did she lay today?
Wondering if it maybe this issue https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/obturator-paralysis.1438777/

and if she is laying and hasn't laid today do you have Calcium Gluconate?

She is 8-9 months so I’m wondering if maybe this could be her first egg? And she’s having issues? She has lots of oyster shells.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Very well could be. Oyster shells are a good way to get extra calcium but if they are having trouble laying an egg then Calcium gluconate is the best out there to get it moving. If you have other calcium tablets or capsules you can try using them too.

 

[Janessa201811]

Very well could be. Oyster shells are a good way to get extra calcium but if they are having trouble laying an egg then Calcium gluconate is the best out there to get it moving. If you have other calcium tablets or capsules you can try using them too.

Definitely gonna have to get some. Would my local feed store have this?

 

[Miss Lydia]

They might try calling it will probably be in the cattle section but it works so good on poultry, actually, a member here had her duck get egg-bound and the vet used this to get the egg moving.
I've used it many times and many others here have too. Most of the time it only takes 1 dose but sometimes they have to have more than one depending on where the egg is inside.
here is info
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...bound-ducks-preliminary.959537/#post-14940303

 

[Miss Lydia]

How's is your Rouen doing today?

 

[Janessa201811]

How's is your Rouen doing today?

No luck finding Calcium Gluconate at both of my local feed stores. I gave her a warm bath today wich she enjoyed

 

[Miss Lydia]

Can you possibly order online? Amazon and Ebay carry it.

How is she today since she had a warm bath. That can help them relax and if they need to lay it can help but not always.

 

[Janessa201811]

Can you possibly order online? Amazon and Ebay carry it.

How is she today since she had a warm bath. That can help them relax and if they need to lay it can help but not always.

She seems to be fine. It’s hard to sense lethargicness as she’s not walking, she just kinda lays theyre. Fully aware of her surroundings tho, turning her little head listening to me when I talk lol. Eating, drinking.