Duckling breathing funny

[AmyP716]

I have 8 Muscovy ducklings. They were hatched by their mom and are being raised by her. One of them has been breathing funny. It will open its mouth the others are not doing this. They are about 3-4 weeks old. Does anyone know what might be causing this? I will try to attach a video.

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[Jenbirdee]

aww it’s so cute i hope it’s gonna be ok , @Miss Lydia or @casportpony or @HeritageFan might know what’s going on

 

[AmyP716]

aww it’s so cute i hope it’s gonna be ok , @Miss Lydia or @casportpony or @HeritageFan might know what’s going on

Thanks it's my daughters favorite one too. I hope it will be ok.

 

[HeritageFan]

That baby’s crop looks really full-
Is there any odor coming from its mouth?
And, do you have appropriate chick grit available to the babies?
If not, grab some #1 grit for them and allow free access to it
I also highly recommend tossing some coconut oil in the freezer and getting that baby to eat some bits, even if you have to pop them in the beak- maybe 1/2 (half) “pea” sized pieces x 2-3 pieces.
Wait a half hour ish and then gently massage the crop from the bottom towards the top.
It might “vomit” some water if the crop is impacted- don’t panic.
After the first treatment, you can often massage the crop first and follow w the cold pieces of coconut oil.
Just repeat the coconut oil and gentle massage at least twice a day for 3 or so days ... and please keep us posted!

 

[AmyP716]

That baby’s crop looks really full-
Is there any odor coming from its mouth?
And, do you have appropriate chick grit available to the babies?
If not, grab some #1 grit for them and allow free access to it
I also highly recommend tossing some coconut oil in the freezer and getting that baby to eat some bits, even if you have to pop them in the beak- maybe 1/2 (half) “pea” sized pieces x 2-3 pieces.
Wait a half hour ish and then gently massage the crop from the bottom towards the top.
It might “vomit” some water if the crop is impacted- don’t panic.
After the first treatment, you can often massage the crop first and follow w the cold pieces of coconut oil.
Just repeat the coconut oil and gentle massage at least twice a day for 3 or so days ... and please keep us posted!

So she seems a little better today. I gave her ivermectin pour on and also the water with garlic in it. She was still breathing a little weird today but not like she was yesterday. She seems to be slowly getting g better. She still eats and drinks and runs with the others so I'm hoping she can over come this.

 

[Jenbirdee]

how did you do the Ivermectin pour on? Did you do just a couple of drops on the back of her neck or some thing? I’m asking because this is some thing I’ve considered but I’m afraid to try. I read conflicting reports. And some say that it can be harmful to ducks. But I do use the sheep drench ivermectin topically on my chickens.