Rouen duckling can't walk. Help please!!

[pattyhen]

Aww what a cute picture of him. It doesn't look like he is holding his head wrong at all. Thats great that he is getting to use his little legs and not tipping over. Thanks for sharing his pic with us.

Patty

 

[rizonia]

He swims well! It's the only time he is "normal" I think it helps to build those muscles in his neck. Kid he hangs with his siblings at bath time.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I think what your doing is awesome giving this little one every chance at a normal life. Always we encourage a vet if at all possible, especially when meds are involved, so glad your able to take him. Hopefully the vet can help get your little on on the road to a full life with you. I can tell he is loved very much.
Please let us know what the vet says. and keep up the water therapy it is so good for keep those muscles strong. I like that idea of standing in the glass to helps to build his leg muscles up also. Good job.

 

[City farm]

Hello All,
Have gotten some great info among these threads so figured I would join. I have a Rouen duckling who is now 9 days old. I took it in at 3 days old to try and work with it. It can't walk, scoots on its side, and spends most of its time on its back kicking it's legs. Eating and drinking, super energetic, alert. We hand feed it, supplemented with sav a chick, niacin, made it a hobble, I have it standing in a large cup multiple times a day. Finally got it to lay on its belly, and it also swims pretty well. It's smaller than its siblings, but just as spunky. Chirps and looks for me when I leave the room. I have it swimming twice a day, and also massage it's neck, help it to stand, and hold it in proper position to eat. Baby loves Peas. Any advice would help, I have been completely devoted to this little munchkin, and don't want anything to hold it back. My fiancé is picking up some "nutri drench" right now. I'm willing to do whatever it takes. Thank you all!

You sound like a good Moma. When you try to stand him up on his two feet, does he fall back, or do his leg's sprawl out and he flips over?
If he has sprawled leg's you can tie them together above hs joint, keep the band by the belly, not by his webbed feet. Rubber bands work great.. Also, are you keeping him by his sibling's? Or do you let them all swim together? Do they pick on him?

 

[rizonia]

Thank you! I just got a contact for a professor at UConn, so I will be emailing him. When we stand him up or try to put him on his y he falls side to side and rolls I to his back. We've had his legs hobbled just in case. I can't believe how much he has grown already! The other siblings cuddle up to him, but one of them pecks at him, so I keep watch.

 

[rizonia]

He sees them when he swims and yesterday I left him outside for a bit with them to see if they inspired walking. He struggled to get up. He gets on his belly and scoots, the most he's done is a couple of steps then he launches himself forward, like jolts of energy. He sleeps alone, well next to my bed w a stuffed animal and usually a dog or two keeping watch. I have four

 

[pattyhen]

He sees them when he swims and yesterday I left him outside for a bit with them to see if they inspired walking. He struggled to get up. He gets on his belly and scoots, the most he's done is a couple of steps then he launches himself forward, like jolts of energy. He sleeps alone, well next to my bed w a stuffed animal and usually a dog or two keeping watch. I have four

Turbo never scooted on his belly but I know what you mean about the jolt of energy. If he would crouch down and walk he could do a couple of steps but then he would launch his headback and that would throw him off balance. If he could brace himself against something he could walk pretty good. Turbo and Que Sera would sleep togeather until he outgrew the box that he was using to brace himself to stand up. They would lay togeather in the box and it was so cute to see the two of them snuggled up.

Patty

 

[rizonia]

So I feel like this little one hit a major growth spurt overnight! So big and lively. Going to the vet in the morning at 11am. Hoping they have some answers. I also got a contact at the University of Connecticut for a poultry specialist and emailed him and sent videos. I'm waiting to hear back. I will let you all know thoughts. I fear that this little munchkin won't get better and I don't have the time to devote like this forever as in going to nursibg school in the fall full time. I sure do love this little one though and want him to get better! I can't go there in my mind right now, just gotta wait until I ha e definite answers, and keep working with him and praying. People who say they're "just ducks" have no idea.

 

[Miss Lydia]

So I feel like this little one hit a major growth spurt overnight! So big and lively. Going to the vet in the morning at 11am. Hoping they have some answers. I also got a contact at the University of Connecticut for a poultry specialist and emailed him and sent videos. I'm waiting to hear back. I will let you all know thoughts. I fear that this little munchkin won't get better and I don't have the time to devote like this forever as in going to nursibg school in the fall full time. I sure do love this little one though and want him to get better! I can't go there in my mind right now, just gotta wait until I ha e definite answers, and keep working with him and praying. People who say they're "just ducks" have no idea.

They really don't have any idea. We're hoping for good news!

 

[Debs Flock]

So I feel like this little one hit a major growth spurt overnight! So big and lively. Going to the vet in the morning at 11am. Hoping they have some answers. I also got a contact at the University of Connecticut for a poultry specialist and emailed him and sent videos. I'm waiting to hear back. I will let you all know thoughts. I fear that this little munchkin won't get better and I don't have the time to devote like this forever as in going to nursibg school in the fall full time. I sure do love this little one though and want him to get better! I can't go there in my mind right now, just gotta wait until I ha e definite answers, and keep working with him and praying. People who say they're "just ducks" have no idea.

Yes, please keep us posted. Bless your heart for caring for the baby!!