Duck suddenly cant walk

[Tvigs103]

Came outside to my duck sitting in the concrete with her legs straight out behind her. I went to pick her up and she isn’t moving her legs at all and typically hates being held. She drank water and besides her legs is moving around just fine.
Does anyone know what this is? A vet wouldn’t be accessible until tomorrow unfortunately.

 

[SolarDuck]

What do you feed your ducks?

 

[Miss Lydia]

How old is your duck?Don't see drake feather if a female is she laying and when was the last time? Sometimes when they have an egg stuck it will press on the nerves running down the back and can cause paralysis.

 

[Tvigs103]

What do you feed your ducks?

They free range in the backyard during the day but they also eat Mazuri waterfowl breeder pellets and sometimes mana pro duck and goose layer.

 

[Tvigs103]

How old is your duck?Don't see drake feather if a female is she laying and when was the last time? Sometimes when they have an egg stuck it will press on the nerves running down the back and can cause paralysis.

She’s 9 months old and from last laid yesterday. I didn’t feel anything in her abdomen.

 

[Tvigs103]

How old is your duck?Don't see drake feather if a female is she laying and when was the last time? Sometimes when they have an egg stuck it will press on the nerves running down the back and can cause paralysis.

She also defecated right after I found her so I don’t think she’s egg bound but it was very watery with some solid material

 

[KaleIAm]

She also defecated right after I found her so I don’t think she’s egg bound but it was very watery with some solid material

My duck defecated while being eggbound - and I took her to the vet for radiographs and a confirmed diagnosis of being eggbound. My duck has also had obturator paralysis and been unable to walk from the egg pushing on her nerve. Sometimes the nerve gets really compressed and it takes a while to recover even if the egg had moved on.

But it could be something else, and personally I always think a vet is the best option.

 

[Isaac 0]

If you are unable to see a veterinarian, I suggest moving her inside into a warm, stress-free area, and start off by offering her some electrolyte fluids such as Gatorade, or Pedialyte.
After doing so, a calcium supplement would be advised to help with muscle contractions in the case that there is an egg currently stuck in her oviduct.
Calcium gluconate can be found at most feed stores in the cattle aisle; you can dose the duck 0.2ml per pound orally.
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/durvet-calcium-gluconate-500-ml