Sick duck

[Txfarm]

I have 6 ducklings that are 4 months old and one of them is having trouble walking and staying up with the others. She is sitting a lot and has trouble keeping her wings up. She is constantly trying to pick them up. They were given brewers yeast from hatching.
Right now she is in the “hospital” with mush and water with electrolytes. Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks

 

[alinas2010]

Sorry to hear about your duckling. I don’t have ducks, but let me tag some duck people.

@Miss Lydia @Jenbirdee

 

[BelovedBirds]

I have 6 ducklings that are 4 months old and one of them is having trouble walking and staying up with the others. She is sitting a lot and has trouble keeping her wings up. She is constantly trying to pick them up. They were given brewers yeast from hatching.
Right now she is in the “hospital” with mush and water with electrolytes. Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks

Any heat or swelling in her legs or feet?
Is she laying eggs yet? Is her tail up or pointing down?
What breed is she?

It could be a few things, but first of let's rule out a niacin deficiency. When she does stand, are her toes pointing inwards? Are her legs bowing inwards at all?

Any ducks having trouble walking or feeling lethargic/tired, we often advise treating for niacin deficiency to be safe. The treatment would be warm (but not hot) soaks, supervised***, so she can get the weight off her feet. About 10 minutes or until she's tired of it per session. Most importantly we advise giving them 1 ml of durvet vitamin b complex per day. This can be purchased at tractor supply- it says injectable but it can be given orally over a treat.

When you say trouble keeping her wings up, is this while standing, using wings to balance and catch herself, or all the time droopy?

Photos are always helpful