2 week old ducklings whistling when breathing

[alva1832]

This has been going on for about a week now. Some information on how I'm keeping them; they have water deep enough to dunk their heads in, using specialised duckling feed. Have been using pine shavings from the day i got them. They look perfectly normal otherwise (eating, drinking) just when resting two of them start whistling, i do notice them breathing abit faster too. I'll post a picture of my set-up. I posted this not in the duckling forums by accident reposting here. Any advice is appreciated.

 

[Jenbirdee]

This has been going on for about a week now. Some information on how I'm keeping them; they have water deep enough to dunk their heads in, using specialised duckling feed. Have been using pine shavings from the day i got them. They look perfectly normal otherwise (eating, drinking) just when resting two of them start whistling, i do notice them breathing abit faster too. I'll post a picture of my set-up. I posted this not in the duckling forums by accident reposting here. Any advice is appreciated.

Can you post a little video of them whistling? I had some ducklings who whistled and turned out to be drakes. There was nothing wrong with them. It was just their voice was like that for a while. I’d like to hear what your sound like if you upload your video to a host like YouTube or Vimeo and then post the link here.
And as for faster breathing-how many weeks old are there and What is the temperature in your Brooder, they might be too warm

 

[alva1832]

Can you post a little video of them whistling? I had some ducklings who whistled and turned out to be drakes. There was nothing wrong with them. It was just their voice was like that for a while. I’d like to hear what your sound like if you upload your video to a host like YouTube or Vimeo and then post the link here.
And as for faster breathing-how many weeks old are there and What is the temperature in your Brooder, they might be too warm

thanks for the reply ill post a video once theyve settled down. They are welsh harlequin though and were sexed at birth (female) and one of them has started making honking noises. the whistling kind of sounds like when you have a blocked nose and you're trying to breathe

 

[Jenbirdee]

How many weeks old are they and what is the temperature in their brooder?

 

[alva1832]

How many weeks old are they and what is the temperature in their brooder?

Two weeks and a half now, here's the video might have to turn sound up to hear.

 

[alva1832]

Oh sorry temps are 27 celsius in their brooder.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Oh sorry temps are 27 celsius in their brooder.

Thanks so that’s like 80F which is a little too warm they are in 3rd week of life and only need 75F then in a few days only 70F - that’s maybe why they’re doing the panting or fast breathing -

I think I heard one sneeze they just need to keep dunking their head in the water to clean out their nares . Make sure that there is always clean water That’s deep enough for them to get their whole head in. They need it to keep their eyes cleaned too.
They’re adorable

As long as they are eating drinking and pooping there is probably not any blockages . I have always used pine chips with 100s of ducklings and never had a problem with them eating them or getting them stuck in their throat or anything.
Are you giving them any treats beside their duckling starter feed?
Because if you give them anything else beside their duckling starter Feed, you have to also provide a dish of grit on the side. You can get chick grit at a Feed store or online. Don’t mix it in with their food. You just provide a dish of it. A small dish next to their food.

 

[alva1832]

Thanks so that’s like 80F which is a little too warm they are in 3rd week of life and only need 75F then in a few days only 70F - that’s maybe why they’re doing the panting or fast breathing -

I think I heard one sneeze they just need to keep dunking their head in the water to clean out their nares . Make sure that there is always clean water That’s deep enough for them to get their whole head in. They need it to keep their eyes cleaned too.
They’re adorable

As long as they are eating drinking and pooping there is probably not any blockages . I have always used pine chips with 100s of ducklings and never had a problem with them eating them or getting them stuck in their throat or anything.
Are you giving them any treats beside their duckling starter feed?
Because if you give them anything else beside their duckling starter Feed, you have to also provide a dish of grit on the side. You can get chick grit at a Feed store or online. Don’t mix it in with their food. You just provide a dish of it. A small dish next to their food.

Thanks for the reply, yeah its quite hot here in Australia not much i can do with the temps, I turn off the brooder heater when the sun rises though. Maybe ill put some ice in their water before I go to work. Should I see a vet or just keep watching them closely?