Call duck under the weather?

[carolynm]

I have 4 call ducks, and have been watching one little hen this week. She looks a bit under the weather to me. Not huge obvious signs of illness, but just not quite right. I heard her sneeze the other day and today when all the ducks were laying in the shade she looked slightly puffed and perhaps breathing a little harder than the others, and I think her walking occasionally looks off (though I'm not too sure)? I believe she is eating and drinking fine. I'd like to nip this in the bud if she does indeed have an illness? What can I do for her? I've never had a sick duck before...

I've only had her a couple of weeks, the other duck I got with her seems fine, as do all the others. So she could be suffering from something induced by stress of the move?

 

[Kevin565]

Has she been in any wet bedding? She could have a respiratory infection. Do you live in a very hot climate?

 

[carolynm]

They are housed in a chicken tractor about 4x12 with 1/3 covered. They tend to sleep in the open part on the gravely dirt. It has rained a lot here but the ground is dry (it drains well and is on a slope), and the do have access to cover all the time-I don't put bedding down. I live in CO and she came from OK so if anything the weather is cooler. They go out everyday in their enclosed pen (about 12x12).

I am wondering if she has some kind of respiratory infection going on-if she does how is it treated? I don't have anything in my medicine cabinet specifically for poultry but I do have sheep nutridrench and LA-200 Liquimycin. I don't find the stores around here carry much for poultry so I probably need to order something to give her.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are housed in a chicken tractor about 4x12 with 1/3 covered. They tend to sleep in the open part on the gravely dirt. It has rained a lot here but the ground is dry (it drains well and is on a slope), and the do have access to cover all the time-I don't put bedding down. I live in CO and she came from OK so if anything the weather is cooler. They go out everyday in their enclosed pen (about 12x12).

I am wondering if she has some kind of respiratory infection going on-if she does how is it treated? I don't have anything in my medicine cabinet specifically for poultry but I do have sheep nutridrench and LA-200 Liquimycin. I don't find the stores around here carry much for poultry so I probably need to order something to give her.

I am not sure if Sheep nutri drench is the same ingredients as the poultry but you can resarch it, The poultry nbutri drench is awesome stuff and if you can get her started on some that would be a plus. the sheep just may need to be a bit more watered down. Do you have any oxine ah on hand? here is a link to it's many uses, another product i wouldn't be without. Amoxicillin is recc. for most respiratory infections but I would try these other 2 before going to antibiotics unless you know she is ill. Ans stress could be part of the problem..
http://www.shagbarkbantams.com/oxine.htm