Duck swallowing non stop and making weird squeaking noise.

If this was the case wouldn’t my 4 other ducks and 3 chickens be exhibiting the same symptoms/behaviors since aspergillosis is contagious and airborne?
I looked on line for any info about the whole flock and only thing I found was a hatchery where Muscovy ducklings came down with it. Of course we all know hatcheries keep way too many poultry packed in one place no wonder the poor things come down with so much disease.
If this was the case wouldn’t my 4 other ducks and 3 chickens be exhibiting the same symptoms/behaviors since aspergillosis is contagious and airborne?
Sure seems like it would.
 
If this was the case wouldn’t my 4 other ducks and 3 chickens be exhibiting the same symptoms/behaviors since aspergillosis is contagious and airborne?
Not necessarily.
But I'm not saying that's for sure what it is either. According to some of the articles online It "may" infect other birds in the flock but the way i understand it it's not an absolute. https://duckdvm.com/condition/aspergillosis
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How's your girl this evening? @Natashamcbride25
She was having trouble walking last night which scared me. But then I went into town and got her this vetRX from our local feed store which says it’s for respiratory issues and when I went back home to give it to her she was trying to get away from me which is an improvement. I did give her some of the medicine in the evening and then by nighttime I went to give her some peas with some chick boost electrolyte water and she started “quacking”. It seems that she may be improving at some times but then others she seems like she is declining by the way she walks and uses her wings to keep her balanced up. But I don’t know if that is contributed to the fact that she isn’t eating as much which is why I am trying to give her the chick boost electrolytes in her water with the peas since the peas are high in sugar.
 
How old is she?have you given her any niacin? I know niacin deficiency doesn’t cause the open mouth breathing but her not having balance can be a sign. When we have one showing symptoms we start them on liquid BComplex TSC carries one brand name Durvet. 1 ml daily. Do you think the Vet RX is helping with the breathing? If you think this is respiratory then an antibiotic might be needed Vet RX is like Vicks vapor rub for humans.
 
I am not sure if it’s respiratory, the only reason why I assume it could be is because of her breathing. And I do believe the vet Rx helped a little. She was in the coop last night and I was watching her on the camera and she seemed to not be doing the open mouth breathing as much. And she seemed to be relaxing more last night.
 

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