Farmerjim87
In the Brooder
- Apr 30, 2018
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Ive got a 4-5 week old pekin duck thats had a problem for 2 weeks or so. I am unsure what's wrong. I have 6 other ducks and the sick one is noticeably smaller. It's hunched over all the time, will frequently rock flack and forth, seems to be unable to stand up straight. It's feathers don't appear to be coming in right. No obvious stopping problems, no blood. Continues to eat and grow, just not at the same pace as the others. It was not isolated from the others for at least the first week, so im not sure its an infectious process. I have been supplementing nicotinic acid in the water and brewers yeast in the food. I use Purina flock raiser. It also seems more lethargic, short of breath, and has markedly worse hearing than the others.
I've attached a pic. Any idea what's wrong? I can't imagine it's got niacin deficiency with the supplementation it's been gettibg. I've thought about coccidiosis but there's no diarrhea and none of my chickens or other ducks have it. I'm almost thinking it's got a neurologic or developmental issue. Any advice would be appreciated
I've attached a pic. Any idea what's wrong? I can't imagine it's got niacin deficiency with the supplementation it's been gettibg. I've thought about coccidiosis but there's no diarrhea and none of my chickens or other ducks have it. I'm almost thinking it's got a neurologic or developmental issue. Any advice would be appreciated