Tilted head in duckling...

momma_raven

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I have a two week old duckling that was fine this morning but is now tilting her head slightly to the left. Any idea what would cause this? She has been doing fine with our other little duckling until now. He looks fine....
 
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I have a two week old duckling that was fine this morning but is now tilting her head slightly to the left. Any idea what would cause this? She has been doing fine with our other little duckling until now. He looks fine....
Could be a niacin deficiency 2 weeks is around the time they show symptoms usually once started on Niacin or Brewers yeast it rights itself pretty quick. Some times it can show up as a neurological problems and also weakness in the legs where they will literally go lame. very important to treat asap. Plain Niacin 150 meg per gallon of water or 1 tab of brewers yeast to a cup of feed. used daily till 10 weeks of age. It has to be plain niacin mixed well in water or nutritional yeast or brewers yeast not baking yeast. If your using chick starter which most of us have to use it doesn't have the amount of niacin that water fowl need and some seem to need more than others.

She didn't injure herself some how? that could be another cause.
 
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There wasn't anything in the brooder that she could have gotten hurt on. I was feeding them chick starter and just bought all flock raiser. I will get some Niacin asap. Thanks so much for all of your help!
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There wasn't anything in the brooder that she could have gotten hurt on. I was feeding them chick starter and just bought all flock raiser. I will get some Niacin asap. Thanks so much for all of your help!
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Then I would treat as a niacin dif. Please let us know how she is doing. and safe for your other duckling to have it too.
 

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