Spraddle leg or pulled muscle in 13 day old duckling?

[MarlyMonster]

What do you think @casportpony doing a hobble just to help he keep his leg in proper position for a while might help for a bit.

How long should I hobble him?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Let’s she if @casportpony is in agreement first.

 

[casportpony]

I don't think you should hobble him until we see a video because if this is from an injury, hobbling could make it worse.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks K appreciate your input. Maybe just rest over night will help. I’d def give some type of niacin in brewers yeast or nutritional yeast or liquid b complex.

 

[casportpony]

Thanks K appreciate your input. Maybe just rest over night might help. I’d def give some type of niacin in brewers yeast or nutritional yeast or liquid b complex.

Rest in a small cage or brooder would be what I would do.

 

[MarlyMonster]

https://imgur.com/gallery/OAEF2as

Videos!

Also, they get 1 tbs of nutritional yeast per half cup of starter crumble mash and I give them peas too so it shouldn’t be niacin related.

EDIT: he’s always been off to the left like that btw so that’s unrelated

 

[casportpony]

He looks fine walking across the blue material but gets a little splay-legged when he crawls on you. Since he can walk perfectly on the blue material I suggest that you *not* hobble him. It also looks like he can't get traction on the puppy pad, so I would remove that and keep him on things that he can get traction on.

 

[MarlyMonster]

He looks fine walking across the blue material but gets a little splay-legged when he crawls on you. Since he can walk perfectly on the blue material I suggest that you *not* hobble him. It also looks like he can't get traction on the puppy pad, so I would remove that and keep him on things that he can get traction on.

Yeah it seems to mostly be when he sits on me or just sits down in general that his little leg starts sliding to the side. The puppy pad sliding was only during the video for some reason cuz he’s always had good traction on it so far! Agree on not hobbling him for now since he seems to have improved already from earlier. I may have overreacted

 

[Miss Lydia]

That is so precious! I think you little one will be fine legs look good. It’s okay to over react just means you care

 

[MarlyMonster]

That is so precious! I think you little one will be fine legs look good. It’s okay to over react just means you care

He’s still a little funny today though and just can’t seem to keep his little leg underneath him especially when he stops moving. Should I maybe hobble him for a day or two to straighten him out?