Ducking advice needed

[Shannonjonson]

Hi guys I’ve not long had my pekin duck he’ll be 2 weeks old in a few days (he currently has a sibling hatching right now) but I’ve noticed recently that when he’s eating he sounds stuffy? But only when he’s eating? He has proper duckling crumbs with added duckling grit and everything he needs, he also has a deep bowl for him to dunk his head into and blow his airways clear? So I don’t think he’s got anything stuck that I can see as he’s not stuffy any other time? He’s just stuffy sounding when he eats? Could he just be eating too quickly? what do you guys think?

 

[sourland]

Sounds as if it is a result of eating dry feed too rapidly - not to worry.

 

[Shannonjonson]

Sounds as if it is a result of eating dry feed too rapidly - not to worry.

Thank you! I thought as much! He’s my first little baby so I thought I’d check! Google can be the worst thing sometimes

 

[Isaac 0]

Could you post a video of him breathing? TO post a video, upload it to a video platform like Yotube or vimeo, then copy/paste the link here.

 

[Shannonjonson]

Could you post a video of him breathing? TO post a video, upload it to a video platform like Yotube or vimeo, then copy/paste the link here.

Of course!! here’s a video of him eating any other time he breaths fine? You can hear it more towards the end of the video! He does have a deeper bowl but he’s just deciding to drink out the chick one in this video!

 

[Shannonjonson]

Could you post a video of him breathing? TO post a video, upload it to a video platform like Yotube or vimeo, then copy/paste the link here.

This is him breathing normally literally just after he’s finished eating! For comparison, when he hatched he was quite big so I’m not sure if he’s just a big fatty and gobbles his food too quick

 

[Isaac 0]

Thanks for the videos.

Pekins, along with a few other heavy-weight breeds tend to breathe heavier than smaller weight breeds. The breathing could also be related to her eating feed too fast. Besides the point, she appears to be quite happy and healthy, so I'd just leave her be.