Duck boogers?

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Here is an odd question. Do ducks get boogers? What brought me to wonder this you ask? Lucy of course! Since I brought Lucy and Roan home I noticed Lucy clicks every now and then. I only noticed this because I sometimes rehab orphaned baby squirrels and the first thing we look for is clicking (means lung infection in squirrels). I was pretty sure it didn't mean that in ducks who drunk their faces in water from a young age so I decided it was nothing to worry about. I've had them about 2 weeks now and I believe they are right at 3 weeks old. This morning Lucy was breathing heavy and just sounded a bit off. I checked her over and she seemed fine but the breathing continued for over 30 min so I decided something was not right. I got her a deep bowel of water and she immediately started to dunk her head and clean her nasal passages. When she finished I could see something in her left hole. It looked like a bit of food water logged and stuck. I wiped her nose and that triggered a sneeze, and what was stuck popped half way out. I quickly wiped it off with a q-tip. Up close it doesn't look like food it looks like a booger. An even better question, can ducks have allergies? She does a lot more sneezing than Roan.
 
I'm pretty certain that basically any animal can have allergies, ducks included. And I'm also pretty darn sure that ducks create mucous, again, like most animals. It's entirely possible she's allergic to something in the environment. Or she might have a cold?

What sort of an enclosure does she live in? Are they outside yet, or are they still in a brooder in the house/shed?
 
AmyJane725 said:
I'm pretty certain that basically any animal can have allergies, ducks included. And I'm also pretty darn sure that ducks create mucous, again, like most animals. It's entirely possible she's allergic to something in the environment. Or she might have a cold?

What sort of an enclosure does she live in? Are they outside yet, or are they still in a brooder in the house/shed?
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They have been inside since I got them. They were in a chick corral in the spare room but now that they are bigger they have full run of the spare room (it is completely empty except for their stuff) They have been outside for an hour or two on warm days.
 
Seems like a possibility. I'd imagine a lot of the respiratory issues that people have extend to the rest of the animal kingdom as well. I wonder what a person can do for that. A duck can't really use an inhaler...
 
I would get some VetRx at a Tractor Supply and put it in here water(just several drops), put several drops in her bedding, and maybe rub a little on her bill so she can smell it. This should help clear up those lungs...and if not...it could be a bigger problem.
 
Aprylb said:
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What is VetRX exactly?
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AmyJane725 said:
Seems like a possibility. I'd imagine a lot of the respiratory issues that people have extend to the rest of the animal kingdom as well. I wonder what a person can do for that. A duck can't really use an inhaler...
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I don't know where you are but I'm in Georgia and it's getting to be pollen season. Could that be it?
 

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