panting duckling

I have a week and a half old duckling. It seems to always overheat. I don’t like the cold so my house is always set to about 75-76 degrees. When I turn the heat lamp on for even a few minutes he completely overheats and starts panting and breathing with his mouth open. I know I’m not supposed to...

1) Black Swedish Duckling, 3 weeks old, 1.47 pounds 2) Panting and “quacking” at the same time when laying down. Acts normal when standing. Started some wheezing today. 3) Panting has been present 3 days, wheezing started today. 4) Not really sure, one pants under the heat source only. 5) No...

Hello once again, Werburga has me back with more questions. I brought her out today for her swim while I changed out her old bedding. Long story short, nothing eventful happened, but once I was bringing her inside I noticed a red mark on her beak, then what appeared to be a grayish-green bit of...

I feel like a new mom all over again constantly worrying about my ducklings 😭 Dill has been panting so I turned down the heat on the heat lamp. I read that panting could be associated with heat or illness. Dill has been fine otherwise-eating, pooping, vocal, and energetic. He/she is currently...

I have four Pekins, they are about 6-7 weeks old. They are all doing well, eating, swimming but tonight they are all panting. Normally, they bed down nicely, and they went about their normal routine, (I can tell time by these guys), but all four of them are clearly panting. It’s not warm or...