Wheel Chair for duck

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[BYCforlife]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens! I might have some ideas, but I'm no good at drawing them out. If you can find wheels that spin/turn really easily, you could make your wheelchair like a little car. All you would have to do is make a pvc box-frame that could easily fit your duck, make a fabric cradle with leg holes, and then make an axle with some metal rod to fit your wheels onto. Light wheels, of course.

 

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[Cadence A Waller]

Welcome to BYC! I hope that you find some good ideas for your duck wheel chair.

 

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[Bamabexchicks]

This is Buttercup, my Pekin Duck that cannot walk on his own. So, to this soft hearted old fart, he is worth giving a chance at life, as an indoor companion. He has already taken to the water therapy a have for him twice a day and he just loves being in the same room with us. I am now working on a design for a wheel chair for him, he has use of his legs, but cannot support his weight, he can only stand for a second or two then he falls down. With all the research I have read, I have only found one other wheelchair for a duck but not the best design. Thinking of using Pex pipe and fittings, I have lots of these parts, so it would help on my tight budget. Using Pex Pipe would be light weight and easy for him to move around. Any ideas for designing the wheel chair would be grateful. Yea, try typing on a keyboard with a duck laying his head on your arm trying to sleep.

I'm thinking it would be pretty easy to modify a light weight skateboard. Take the wheels off and then cut out the center and screw in a sling to keep his legs centered. Use blocks to raise it up off the axle so his toes dont drag and replace wheels. Then just fit padding and straps to the appropriate places.

 

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[Melky]

Here are a couple examples of wheel chairs for your duck.
https://www.google.com/search?q=duc...8&hl=en-us&client=safari#imgrc=sNf5oWbeavBEWM:

https://www.google.com/search?q=duc...8&hl=en-us&client=safari#imgrc=t4VeuBPttrVNZM: