5 week old Pekin with drippy eyes

[NinaDucks]

Birds don't get colds. They get respiratory infections often caused by fungal spores in wet/soiled bedding. If she were to have an infection, most likely the other birds would already be infected.

My bad, I meant respiratory infection. Other than fixing the waterer, what more do I do? why does she sound congested and hoarse but the others don't? I have changed their bedding every single day for over a month, made sure they had dry hay multiple times a day, too.

 

[Isaac 0]

I would see how she does after providing deep water. Could you post a video of her breathing?

 

[DuckyDonna]

Your brooder looks a bit too small for all those ducks especially with the Pekins being so big. Do you have a kiddie pool you could convert into a brooder so they'd have more room? You could stand cardboard up along the sides of the pool or use a dog fence to keep them in it.

Here is mine with a catch basin for water too.

 

[NinaDucks]

So I got them into bigger dog cages and the Lowes bucket waterers are great solutions - they can dunk their heads. Now the other Pekin is starting to breathe a little stuffy and the other one's eyes (who I originally wrote in about) are cleared up, but both of their nares are wet. The congestion is very light sounding and can be heard when they are quacking. Not so much when just sitting around. They are outside all day now, but not at night. Lots of water action. They aren't acting any different, but I think both of them now have a respiratory infection and I am wondering what, if anything, I should do. Should I separate the Khaki Campbell's from.thrm so they don't also get it?

 

[NinaDucks]

The brooder is about 3 times the size it was they grow overnight!!

 

[Isaac 0]

So I got them into bigger dog cages and the Lowes bucket waterers are great solutions - they can dunk their heads. Now the other Pekin is starting to breathe a little stuffy and the other one's eyes (who I originally wrote in about) are cleared up, but both of their nares are wet. The congestion is very light sounding and can be heard when they are quacking. Not so much when just sitting around. They are outside all day now, but not at night. Lots of water action. They aren't acting any different, but I think both of them now have a respiratory infection and I am wondering what, if anything, I should do. Should I separate the Khaki Campbell's from.thrm so they don't also get it?

Can you post a video of the one who's having a hard time breathing?

 

[Miss Lydia]

If you think they have a respiratory infection they need an antibiotic. A video of what your hearing can help us determine. And help you put your video on you tube or Vimeo then copy and paste it here.

 

[NinaDucks]

Can you post a video of the one who's having a hard time breathing?

I wouldn't say hard time breathing, but a little congested? Or maybe this is just how bigger ducks breathe? I have a little video but can't figure out how to share it... :/ Working on it.

 

[NinaDucks]

I wouldn't say hard time breathing, but a little congested? Or maybe this is just how bigger ducks breathe? I have a little video and am figuring out how to share it

 

[Isaac 0]

I wouldn't say hard time breathing, but a little congested? Or maybe this is just how bigger ducks breathe? I have a little video but can't figure out how to share it... :/ Working on it.

Upload the video to youtube or vimeo then copy/paste the link here.