FortCluck
Hatch-a-Long Queen
We went to a chicken swap last week and bought two Muscovies. One was really wobbly since minute we got it home... I assume the breeder knew this animal was wobbly and not in perfect health, but that's a story for a different day.
Some days she doesn't fall at all, but today she has fallen twice and could not get back up. I picked her up and put non-slip grip duct taped to an xl dog kennel floor, it seems to be helping.
I've been giving her supplements like vitamin b complex, nutritional yeast, and I use all flock raiser feed with oatmeal/herbs/rooster booster vitamins added to it.
I really don't know what is wrong with her and I am very upset at this point. She is such a beautiful duckling and I really want her to recover. She does not seem to be suffering, the only suffering I can see is when she can't get off the ground but now she is in a kennel with non-slip grip so she can walk.
There are no veterinarians that do ducks in the area so I am basically left to my own knowledge (I used to work in a veterinary office as a vet tech). I have not seen any physical signs or indicators that the animal is hurt, I do believe that this might be a spinal issue or something neurological that happens when hatched.
Any advice or help you can give me would be great...
Some days she doesn't fall at all, but today she has fallen twice and could not get back up. I picked her up and put non-slip grip duct taped to an xl dog kennel floor, it seems to be helping.
I've been giving her supplements like vitamin b complex, nutritional yeast, and I use all flock raiser feed with oatmeal/herbs/rooster booster vitamins added to it.
I really don't know what is wrong with her and I am very upset at this point. She is such a beautiful duckling and I really want her to recover. She does not seem to be suffering, the only suffering I can see is when she can't get off the ground but now she is in a kennel with non-slip grip so she can walk.
There are no veterinarians that do ducks in the area so I am basically left to my own knowledge (I used to work in a veterinary office as a vet tech). I have not seen any physical signs or indicators that the animal is hurt, I do believe that this might be a spinal issue or something neurological that happens when hatched.
Any advice or help you can give me would be great...