Coughing ducklings worrying me?!

[laurendoc]

I'm new to owning ducks and have 2 female Aylesburys both 12 weeks old. They are still inside the house as there run is a work in progress at the mo.

They both have little fits of coughing then have a drink and seem to sort them selves out. The littler duck (Polly) seems to do this most on an evening and sounds a little wheezy whilst coughing, the rest of the time she's fine eating and preening. The other (Penny) just randomly coughs throughout the day but doesn't sound wheezy.

There is no nasal discharge and they have access to constant water.

Is this normal? Any input and advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Ameraucanas]

You should call a vet. It is probably not a serious problem. You could research possibly using vetrx.

 

[laurendoc]

I'm going to make an appointment on Monday if this continues. I've read some threads on the internet and the symptoms look like it could possibly be gapeworm? I'm looking into worming. VetRx is a possibility I'm going to research it further. Thanks for the suggestion.