Injured duck

[Ninaand moe]

Hi I have a 8 week old duck that has sustained leg injury’s.
Not sure what to do.
Eating and drinking fine.
Can not stand and when it tries it balances on its knee section and cries.
It happened about three days ago.



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[Yardmom]

What is the normal diet for the duckling? Is it currently getting extra niacin or other supplements?

 

[Jenbirdee]

please answer @Yardmom and also tell us did you see an event of injury or you just noticed that the legs got weak. can you share pictures of the legs do they look and feel normal are they warm or swollen anywhere?
ducks need extra niacin to keep their legs strong , when I have ducklings, I feed them a duckling starter and also add 1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast per cup of feed so they get the extra niacin they need. But if a duck or ducklings legs have grown weak - start to give one ML of liquid b complex per day, you can give a little dish of treat like mealworms with the liquid on it. Make sure she gets it all I get the liquid b complex durvet brand i get at tsc or online

 

[Ninaand moe]

Thanks for your reply, unfortunately I had the duck put down. Thanks