Call Duck labored breathing - please help!

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My 1 year female old call duck started labored breathing. She is breathing out of her mouth hard. There is nothing in her nostrils or throat (that I can see). She has no mucus or watery eyes. The only symptoms are the hard breathing and she sounds like she’s sneezing. I have attached a video of her breathing. Please ignore a little rustling in the background. 🦆 I clean their coop everyday and they have lots of room and fresh air. So ammonia or dust is ruled out. And they have access to a clean man made pond to swim.
There aren’t alot of vets who will see ducks near me, the earliest I could get an apt is Monday and they are 1.5 hours away. If anyone can please help tell me if I can do anything I would greatly appreciate it!

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0b1QMjO8BxYKoRCWkbDJIslrg
 
My 1 year female old call duck started labored breathing. She is breathing out of her mouth hard. There is nothing in her nostrils or throat (that I can see). She has no mucus or watery eyes. The only symptoms are the hard breathing and she sounds like she’s sneezing. I have attached a video of her breathing. Please ignore a little rustling in the background. 🦆 I clean their coop everyday and they have lots of room and fresh air. So ammonia or dust is ruled out. And they have access to a clean man made pond to swim.
There aren’t alot of vets who will see ducks near me, the earliest I could get an apt is Monday and they are 1.5 hours away. If anyone can please help tell me if I can do anything I would greatly appreciate it!

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0b1QMjO8BxYKoRCWkbDJIslrg
Aw... poor baby. Does she have anything stuck in her throat? I don't know very much about ducks personally, but I'll tag a few people who do

@New duck mommy 2021 @BelovedBirds
 
I’m starting to think it’s an infection because her devoted boyfriend, also a call duck, sounds like he is also sneezing a lot. Almost like a sneeze / clearing his throat. Like when they clear their nose. But that’s the only symptoms he has. I ended up separating them together so they aren’t stressed out and I am pretty sure they prob have the same thing.
 

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