davtat67 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Hi everyone , (yes another newbie ) having kept chickens for quite a while we have now got 8 mixed breed ducks . one of which recently is having problems staying on its feet it can walk without limping swim ok and is eating fine but when standing its legs are shaking and is sitting down again as quick as poss then heavy breathing as if in distress, we cleaned all of our sheds at the weekend and sprayed with duramitex as there was a small problem in a nearby shed but all of our other stock is ok we dont think it has anything to do with the spraying . can anyone advise us please . many thanks Dave & Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 sorry i havent got a clue! maybe you should call the vet to be on the safe side?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I agree - a vet would be best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davtat67 Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 sorry i havent got a clue! maybe you should call the vet to be on the safe side?? may be overeacted as she was fine today when we let her out , back to her usual bossy ways ,but many thanks for the reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 That's good to hear - just a temporary blip then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 sorry i havent got a clue! maybe you should call the vet to be on the safe side?? may be overeacted as she was fine today when we let her out , back to her usual bossy ways ,but many thanks for the reply ah I think I had a simular problem! we used some anti mite stuff they use on horses! provided by the vet! we were told to balth her in a small amount. i did this and all but one were fine but one. it was as if she had been on a night out drinking. she was almost paraletic so to speek. couldnt walkk straight, kept collapsing. withing about an hour she seemed to sober up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davtat67 Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 sorry i havent got a clue! maybe you should call the vet to be on the safe side?? may be overeacted as she was fine today when we let her out , back to her usual bossy ways ,but many thanks for the reply ah I think I had a simular problem! we used some anti mite stuff they use on horses! provided by the vet! we were told to balth her in a small amount. i did this and all but one were fine but one. it was as if she had been on a night out drinking. she was almost paraletic so to speek. couldnt walkk straight, kept collapsing. withing about an hour she seemed to sober up! Hi ,the symptoms you described sound a lot like ours ducks problem complete with a lot of tail wagging a friend next to us keeps horses , I will ask if she has any mite powder for the horses and give that a try . many thanks for the input ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davtat67 Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 That's good to hear - just a temporary blip then Hi , lets hope so but we will keep a close eye on her for a while yet just to be safe.( they be come an extension of your family , complete with their own characters ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 ah I think I had a simular problem! we used some anti mite stuff they use on horses! provided by the vet! we were told to balth her in a small amount. i did this and all but one were fine but one. it was as if she had been on a night out drinking. she was almost paraletic so to speek. couldnt walkk straight, kept collapsing. withing about an hour she seemed to sober up! Hi ,the symptoms you described sound a lot like ours ducks problem complete with a lot of tail wagging a friend next to us keeps horses , I will ask if she has any mite powder for the horses and give that a try . many thanks for the input ! It was a liquid! If I get time I will go down to the shed and have a look as to what it is called! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davtat67 Posted October 4, 2008 Author Share Posted October 4, 2008 ah I think I had a simular problem! we used some anti mite stuff they use on horses! provided by the vet! we were told to balth her in a small amount. i did this and all but one were fine but one. it was as if she had been on a night out drinking. she was almost paraletic so to speek. couldnt walkk straight, kept collapsing. withing about an hour she seemed to sober up! Hi ,the symptoms you described sound a lot like ours ducks problem complete with a lot of tail wagging a friend next to us keeps horses , I will ask if she has any mite powder for the horses and give that a try . many thanks for the input ! It was a liquid! If I get time I will go down to the shed and have a look as to what it is called! Brill thanks alot Emma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 HI have just joined as am like everyone else saving for a cube! Now with ducks they are very prone to leg feet problems. They can get corns and sores on their feet which from my experience are hard to treat! As they still always want to go out with their counterparts(to keep just one in may cause them stress) A day in is probably a good idea. As we know they love mud/water and depending on the breed ie Aylesbury or campbells can be a hefty bird! The other thing is if htey are out with wild mallards they may try to mate with your domesticated ducks so injury can occur here! Agree cant discount mites and a vet but an awful lot of vets are not use to seeing ducks/poultry and you could end up with a nice vet bill. Unfortunately ducks do go lame. Hopefully it will just be temporary as I have had ducks that have miraculously recovered but if a duck or chicken is that ill the kindest thing is to get it dispatched. Sorry to be so negative but its a catch 22 situation..rest or stress? good luck indie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 ID see a vet first and if they said the same then id ask them to put the animal to sleep as its kinder.Rather like any animal that l loved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusky123 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 One of my drakes had this problem, it turned out he had a massive injury to his chest. We could not see any injury until it was too late. Take your duck to the vet for a checkover. Hope all goes well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
