Wobbly duckling. What to do?

[Miss Lydia]

Beautiful little ones. Great news too. Thanks for update and pic.

 

[Zrach]

Trek, our blue Swedish, is walking so much better! I just hope her wings will get better. They are still crooked.

 

[PirateGirl]

Ducklings grow soooooo fast. Can you post an updated photo that shows her wings?

 

[Zrach]

Here are a couple

 

[Miss Lydia]

Have you wrapped for angel wing?

 

[PirateGirl]

Yes, this looks like it may be the start of angel wing! Do a search on BYC and/or Youtube and you should find some different ways you can try and wrap it. It may or may not get better, but I'd bet you can stop it from getting worse.

 

[Zrach]

Thanks! Ill get right on that today! Thank you.

Does one wing look like it is too high and one looks like it is too low? Or is it just the low wing that needs help?

 

[PirateGirl]

Thanks! Ill get right on that today! Thank you.

Does one wing look like it is too high and one looks like it is too low? Or is it just the low wing that needs help?

It's the "low" wing, or the left wing that is the problem wing. For some reason angel wing is more common in the left wing. It's also sometimes called dropped wing or droop wing. When ducklings are growing, especially when they start getting those flight/wing feathers, sometimes the wing muscle isn't strong enough to hold up their wing in the right position as it is getting heavier with those feathers. Over time (since they are still growing) this can lead to a permanent deformity. If you wrap the wing, in theory, it will be properly supported and held in good position while the duckling is still growing so ideally this stops the deformity from happening.

I want to say your girl has such a perfect white bib without a single blue feather in it, she's lovely!

 

[Duckies Mom]

I'd go and get some liquid B complex it can be given to any other ducklings you have too but when one is showing niacin deficiency giving the liquid B complex seems to help them quicker. You can get human at most stores that sell vitamins or go to TSC and buy in the cattle section.. TSC is 1 ml a day over feed or treats just enough of either so she gets full amount of the liquid. Or if you get human b complex it's 3ml day since it isn't as concentrated as TSC. Usually once started if niacin def and most likely it is they recover pretty quick possibly a week or less depending on how long it's been going on. So very important to get them started asap.

Hello my baby duck is doing the same thing.I have been giving all my baby ducks Brewers yeast with niacin and garlic, that l bought from Fresh Eggs Dailey. 1 /2 tsp per 1 cup of food. I'm also giving them MannaPro Duckling an gosling starter grower. It has 22% protien.I have 5, baby ducks and they are 2 weeks old. only one has trouble. I went to the health food store and bought liquid Vitamin D-3 drops. (400 lU per 4 drops) an also just plain Brewers Yeast.How much of the vitd -3 should l give them or the one an should l also sprinkle the yeast on there food? Just want to thank you ahead of time any information you can give me l would soon appreciate it.This is my first batch of ducks an l thought l was fully prepared l guess not! So thank you so so much for helping me. Teresa