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    Pekin won't eat

    One of my female Pekins I noticed today just sitting in the middle of the yard all day. She didn't move at all. Just sat there kind of puffed like she was sitting on an egg. I went to check on her and gave her some water which she did drink. She would not eat anything. I moved her into a crate...
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    What are the chances of this being my lost Pekin

    We have (had) 3 Pekins free range on our property. We have 3 fairly large ponds and they go between 2 of them. About a month ago one went missing. There were no signs of an attack, we heard nothing...no loud quacking and my window faces where they typically stay and the dogs had no reaction...
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    Can mouth breathing be because of stress or pain?

    Hi duckmamma. About 10 mins before he spreadhis wings out as far as they could go and moved his body like he was doing a full body stretch. When I found him he was on his side..not stretched out, just like he had fallen asleep on his side. I don't know if it was something from the egg...
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    Can mouth breathing be because of stress or pain?

    Thank you. Im taking it a lot harder than I thought I would in my rational mind...but once you are up all night and day seeing progress in your mind..and they look at you like momma.. then to not have to care for them..I feel sad but dumb for feeling so sad
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    Can mouth breathing be because of stress or pain?

    Unfortunatly my little Lucky passed tonight. I asked God if he wasn't going to heal to please take him. After 2 plus weeks of around the clock nursing him he was unable to fight anymore. I feel so guilty and sad questioning what I could have done better. Hopefully he is pain free and running...
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    Saxony with Balance Problems

    It's interesting you said lead poisoning..just bc I have been feeding and watering my duckling with issues from my dishes. I went and looked the dishes up online and the manufacturer is know to have lead in their products..so much that they are investigating a toddlers death in Utah.. so I have...
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    Saxony with Balance Problems

    I found this site dealing with my duckling issues. I don't know if it will help, but you might be able to narrow it down http://www.majesticwaterfowl.org/diagnostic%20chart.htm
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    Can mouth breathing be because of stress or pain?

    Thanks for the idea. He's in a crate with towels that I change daily. I have towels around the sides and rolled up around so that when he falls around he won't hit his head on anything hard or get it through the bars. I started taking his food and water out since he would just knock it over or...
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    Can mouth breathing be because of stress or pain?

    It's tough to get him to eat a ton in one sitting. He gets ansy and tries to move around even if I have him propped up. I started making a vitamin cocktail and a syringe to make sure he's getting enough of his vitamins. He had a bunch of energy this morning like he's getting frustrated he can't...
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    Can mouth breathing be because of stress or pain?

    Probably..but he can't get to his food and water very well in his own and I have visions of him being stuck in some position he can't get out of
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    Can mouth breathing be because of stress or pain?

    It's like having a newborn! I would like to sleep at some point without getting up to check on him:)
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    Can mouth breathing be because of stress or pain?

    I turned the light off since it's been so hot here...100 degrees today...ugh..and I don't have the a/c on in his room since I was worried about the fake air. We took a trip outside and he liked sitting in the grass bc he could sit up rather than fall to the side and shuffle his nose through the...
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    Can mouth breathing be because of stress or pain?

    Thanks. Everything is clear with the nostrils. No swelling etc.. Last Thursday I woke up at 4 in the morning to find him in a state of panic, flipping around, no control of head, anything. I started supplementing with niacin, had to syringe food, water mixture in his mouth the first day since he...
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    Can mouth breathing be because of stress or pain?

    my almost 3 week old Pekin has been mouth breathing for the last few days. At first he would stop when I put him in water, but now it's constant. He's going through a lot of other problems too.. Some have gotten better, some not. From what I have read about mouth breathing it could be a sign of...
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    Mosquito Dunks

    You could also go to a feed store or horse tack place. They have tape, or trap n toss. Not the prettiest things, but the bugs are so bad this year since we didn't really have a winter
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