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Have a duck about six weeks old that is extremely pigeon toed.  Any help in what to do for him?
 
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Hi, Valerie and welcome

Do you have a picture?

What kind of rations are you feeding and how long have you had him? Is this a new condition for him?

It might be a niacin deficiency if he's only eating chick feed.
 
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Is your duck better, Valerie?
 
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I have a duck that is about a year old she was fine walking and running with the other ducks. A few months ago she stopped running and now she barely walks she usually just stands in one spot. I started looking into it and found out she is very pigeon toed and she keeps tripping over her feet and then can't get back up. I decided to take her in with me so I can keep a closer eye on her I found that they make duck splints but will they help her? I let her swim in the bathtub so she still gets exercise, I feed her chicken and duck feed but make her salads with peas, carrots, apples, celery, oats, cucumber, and the bags full of different kinds of leafs. What can I do to help her?
 
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Welcome to permies, Aspen!

What breed of duck?

Have you tried soaking a little whole wheat overnight to give your ducks extra B-vitamins? My ducks get commercial chicken feed along with veggies, but chicken feed doesn't have enough B vitamins for ducks, but the soaked wheat in the bottom of their bucket makes sure they dunk their heads to clean their nares as well as giving them extra vitamins, and as a bonus, they adore it.
 
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Thank you jay, she is a pekin duck. I have not tried it but I definitely will, thank you very much.
 
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We just add brewers yeast to the feed.
 
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