Duck sneezing

[pirateped]

Our drake has had this sneeze for a few weeks now - no other symptoms, feeding normally, as active as ever, no discharge, nothing else out of the ordinary. Anything I should look out for or should I just contact the vet to find out more?

Thank you,

Peter

 

[Isaac 0]

That is actually a courtship display "grunt whistle". Nothing to be concerned about, just him showing off to the females.

 

[pirateped]

Ok...that is interesting. I never saw our previous drake ever do that, in all the 7.5 years he was alive.

 

[pirateped]

Isaac, just watching him, not sure about this. Sounds the same, but he does this randomly and not even looking at the female. He also has a cough sometimes, without the whistle or the rising up. I’ll keep a closer watch on him to monitor his behaviour.

 

[Isaac 0]

Isaac, just watching him, not sure about this. Sounds the same, but he does this randomly and not even looking at the female. He also has a cough sometimes, without the whistle or the rising up. I’ll keep a closer watch on him to monitor his behaviour.

How long has this been going on?

Try to get a video of him coughing if you can, and post it here.

 

[Trisseh]

My fellas do this and then run around the yard with their heads low showing off; doesn’t matter if the girls are even nearby. Based off of this particular video I see nothing to be concerned about, but for sure take more of other behaviours if he’s doing something different. (And by no means am I an expert, only going off of my own birds’ behaviour).
they amaze me with the range of sounds and motions they make, and it seems like I learn something new every day when I watch them.

 

[pirateped]

My fellas do this and then run around the yard with their heads low showing off; doesn’t matter if the girls are even nearby. Based off of this particular video I see nothing to be concerned about, but for sure take more of other behaviours if he’s doing something different. (And by no means am I an expert, only going off of my own birds’ behaviour).
they amaze me with the range of sounds and motions they make, and it seems like I learn something new every day when I watch them.

Thank you. I’ll keep a close eye on him. I’ve just never seen this behaviour before. We’ve only had him a few months, and previous drake we had for 7.5yrs and he never did this. Will let you know

 

[pirateped]

How long has this been going on?

Try to get a video of him coughing if you can, and post it here.

Hi Isaac, about 2 weeks I think. I’ll see if I can catch him coughing.