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  1. CharlotteB

    Baby 1 week old mallard duckling, loud, heavy breathing, can't chirp, keeps opening mouth and small

    I left them in a pen outside and it's quite chilly where I am, and he was still breathing very loudly and heavily. Also, how would panting and heat affect it's ability to chirp/quack?
  2. CharlotteB

    Baby 1 week old mallard duckling, loud, heavy breathing, can't chirp, keeps opening mouth and small

    Would that be causing the problem though? I wondered if maybe it was too cold? But the other duckling is perfectly fine so it's not that he is panting or anything like that, I've never seen the other duckling act similarly
  3. CharlotteB

    Baby 1 week old mallard duckling, loud, heavy breathing, can't chirp, keeps opening mouth and small

    Not sure the temp, they are in our garden shed and my dad made a light bulb on a flowerpot contraption which apparently heats up the whole shed, it's a 60watt bulb and is a 30 mins on/ 30 mins off rotation. Their water is about a quarter of an inch deep and I put them in a tub of like warm...
  4. CharlotteB

    Baby 1 week old mallard duckling, loud, heavy breathing, can't chirp, keeps opening mouth and small

    I heard it could be something serious like Aspergillosis but I took it to the vet and he said if it is that there was no cure, and he gave me antibiotics which would get rid of any infection if it's there (the antibiotic is called Baytril) there doesn't seem to be much improvement after 24 hours...
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